Membership

The ACC Columbia Mountains Section is an affiliate of the Alpine Club of Canada and a registered BC society.

CMS events are either free, or run on a cost-recovery basis, and are organized by local volunteers. We rely on your membership fees to keep the club running smoothly, be able to adequately train volunteer leaders, hire guides for courses, replace and fix club gear, and keep our trails and rec sites maintained.

If you are able, please consider donating to our section, or volunteer with us!

New members can purchase both memberships at the same time on the ACC website:

  1. Go to https://alpineclubofcanada.ca/ 
  2. Click ‘Join Now’
  3. Create and account
  4. Select ‘ACC National Membership
  5. Scroll down to ‘ACC Section Memberships” and click ‘+’
  6. Select “Columbia Mountains Individual Membership (Adult) – Annual”
  7. Scroll down to Click next, then Confirm membership and proceed
  8. Congrats! Welcome to the ACC Columbia Mountains!

Existing ACC members can purchase a section membership on the ACC website:

  1. Go to https://alpineclubofcanada.ca/ 
  2. Click ‘Join Now’
  3. Sign in to your existing account
  4. Scroll down to ‘ACC Section Memberships” and click ‘+’
  5. Select “Columbia Mountains Individual Membership (Adult) – Annual”
  6. Scroll down to Click next, then Confirm membership and proceed
  7. Congrats! Welcome to the ACC Columbia Mountains!

To attend ACC Columbia Mountains trips and events you must be registered both to the Alpine Club of Canada and the Columbia Mountains section. 

More ACC Member Benefits:

  • Reduced rates at our backcountry huts and the ACC Canmore Clubhouse Hostel.
  • 15% off on all products in the ACC store.
  • 50% off apparel and 40% off The North Face gear. (Up to $2,000 per member, twice a year.)
  • $10 discount on the latest edition of the Canadian Alpine Journal (When purchased at the same time as joining or renewing your ACC membership.)
  • access to ACC leadership manuals and handbooks.
  • access to the ACC’s slate of guided mountain adventures including the annual General Mountaineering Camp