• Kamouraska - Quebec's Little Known Sport Climbing Mecca
• Pat Boswell Toronto Section Hut Review
• Classic Climb: Bonnie's Roof

With generous subsidies from the Gunter Stefan Memorial Leadership Fund, the Section will nominate at least two members to attend the National Alpine Club of Canada’s The North Face Summer Mountaineering Leadership Course in the Bugaboo’s/Vowells in August 2008.

Toronto Section Camp 2008-Tantalus Range, B.C.
Dates: Saturday August 9th-Sunday August 17th
Access:From Vancouver and chopper from Squamish
Group size: 20-32 (both Toronto and Vancouver sections)
Accommodation: Tantalus and Haberl Huts
Deposit: $250.00 Payable to ACC Toronto Section (Contact Rob for mailing address)
Camp cook will be included
All those interested and inquiries to be directed to Rob LeBlanc at (416)571-0894 or

For more information, check out the following link:

http://bivouac.com/ArxPg.asp?ArxId=137

The Fall 2007 newsletter has arrived!

• Annual General Meeting
• New Sauna at Bon Echo
• Finished Business — Boris and Veronika Kaschenko
• Fine Kentucky Climbin' — Will Richardson-Little
• The Whirlwinds of "Oh-Seven" — Andriy Kolos
• The Carbonate Range — Roger Wallis
• We're So Gully-able — Dave Britnell

The Spring 2007 newsletter has arrived!

• Access: Earth Day Clean Up
• Bon Echo: Everything you ever wanted to know — Geoff Hodgson
• John Turner: Life and Climbs — Kit Moore
• Squamish Top Ten List — Karen Woo & Leo Markle
• Tales of my Wanderings — Katherine Smith
• The Art of Donkey Loving in Huaraz — Dave Britnell

by Andriy Kolos
In August 2005, Danylo Darewych and Andriy Kolos were able to align schedules and climb again in the Rockies. Like previous trips, with big eyes – planning on climbing all the big gems, back-to-back, resting during the ride between trailheads…

Special 50th anniversary publication: A Guide to Rock Climbs at Bon Echo

To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first climbs at Bon Echo, the Toronto Section of the Alpine Club of Canada is pleased to present a special large format limited edition hard-cover version of A Guide to Rock Climbs at Bon Echo.

by Kit Moore, photos by Mark Lord

If you love multi-pitch trad climbing, or want to try it, read on; here is the W5 - what, where, when, who and why - for Bon Echo 2006. For those of you who already know and love Bon Echo, please consider making your first visit on the weekend of May 6-7, to help put the dock in, cut and split firewood, and clean up the hut and grounds. This weekend is free of charge, provided you're willing to work half-day to help open up for the season.

Rob LeBlanc and friends learn some important truths about French wine, cuisine and climbing in Chamonix 2005 - A Complete Euro Experience

The fourth annual Chamonix trip (August 27th to September 11th) was a tremendous success this year owing to the near perfect weather (only 2 rainy days), the size of the group (11 off and on) and the size of the condominium (larger than some French departments).