Alpine Club of Canada

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ACC!

In 2006, the Alpine Club of Canada celebrates its centennial![Centennial announcement]

The Alpine Club of Canada (ACC) is Canada's national mountaineering organization. Based in Canmore, Alberta, it has been a focal point for Canadian mountaineering since its founding in 1906.

The club is the leading organization in Canada devoted to mountaineering, climbing, and the multitude of issues facing enthusiasts of alpine sports and the outdoors.

The ACC maintains sections[ACC regional sections] across the country to focus on local issues and access, and to provide a more personal community to alpine enthusiasts in various regions and cities. The club also maintains membership in the Union Internationale des Associations d'Alpinisme (U.I.A.A.), provides year-round mountain adventures and an extensive system of alpine and backcountry huts[ACC huts and hostels] throughout the Canadian Rockies, the ACC has grown from its early inception into a full-fledged mountaineering organization with a strong foundation of volunteer, professional and corporate support. The club's goals remain the promotion of adventure, access, environmental responsibility.

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