Jana, do you need the skis for an AST course? If so, talk to the rentals manager at mec as they may agree to rent you a pair for a course.
Edward: have you come across retailers willing to rent someone else's gear and take responsibility for it? It would be perfect for the club but unlikely for a retailer to want to take that responsibi...
Scott, there are no guidelines at this point regarding gas/transportation costs. The bottom line is that we are open to anything reasonable, especially if the membership at large really supports a cer...
I don't see any reason why the club couldn't have both PLBs and a sat phone, so we're not facing an "either or" decision. However, the issue in renting equipment to members is always about logistics:...
I reached a similar conclusion to you, Ben, and bought a ResQlink PLB in order to have a reliable SOS alert capability (get the SAR in). The downside is that if you're dealing with any kind of a compl...
Short clip on U-Tube on the new InReach SE. The fact it uses the Iridium network is a big plus. This is a cool unit but it will be good to hear more about how well it works in the field.
http://www.y...
That's also very good feedback, Alison. You mentioned a firmware issue with the InReach. I didn't come across that. Can you tell me more?
That's good feedback, Peter. Thanks. It does seem like the SPOT has worked well for many in SW BC.
I agree Peter. Sat phone is the most versatile device, but also costly and/or inconvenient to rent for every time one goes on a day or weekend trip out of cell range. That's where having a PLB or SEND...
Yup, no problem, Ben. Just wanted to confirm that I understood correctly.
Scott: how do you think we should go about "advertising" the trip forum to increase usage? Any suggestions? Of course newsletter and e-News, but any creative ideas? Maybe sending an email to trip orga...
hey Ben, is your suggestion the same as my idea #1 in my original post? Only show the 15 most recent Topic names (with the number of posts in it shown in brackets). Take a look at my first post and le...
That's right, Scott. As a TO I post something to the Trip Forum when the trip is full or a few days before the trip start so that as many participants as possible become aware of the trip forum. They...
I recently put together a spreadsheet comparing the main options available out there. It's not perfect, but may be interesting to others. You can view it (or download) here:
https://drive.google.com/...
Scott: The Trip Forum currently is limited to participants &TO and doesn't allow a choice for who is subscribed or not. It's also not accessible through (or shown on) the Forum page and isn't shown on...
Good feedback!
The Trip Forum is open to all participants (including TO) at all times. Also, all messages posted (by TO or participants) are automatically broadcast by email to the TO and all partici...
The Web Team identified a new Partner List as the next item to tackle. We are just starting to define what we will be doing. I will take a look at whether we can do something simple in the short term...
yes, trip planning forum is only accessible to the registered participants on a trip and the broadcast emails are sent to participants only. I'm niot sure why, but some participants don't seem to post...
Hey Peter, thanks for the feedback regarding Forum posts on the Home page.
Regarding picture uploading, do you mean uploading into a Forum post or uploading into the "Members Pictures" section of...
A couple of suggested changes to the Forum:
1. List the last 15 active topics on Home Page (instead of the current system of last 8 most recent posts). This means that topics won't roll-out of vie...
Groupon Discount available: $39.95 for 5 visits at THE HIVE. Read the fine print to make sure that it works for you (must not have climbed there in the past 12 months, etc).
http://www.groupon.com...
Skied many of the good lines at Paul's Ridge on Thursday. About a foot of good powder on top of a hard/settled base. Still early season conditions, but could ski from the parking lot. It was definitel...
That's good to hear. I'll contact you and Alena/Peter to see if maybe we can try them side by side at the ANZA. Would be great to try in the room before buying one.
something to try next batch of snow in town! :) What's with the bald eagle in Calgary...?
Climbing chalk looks about as scary as climbing really bad ice with bad pro. Not for the faint at heart!!!