The Summit Bid 2024
Help Invest In The Future Of The ACC's Facilities and ACMG Members
If you value the ACC’s legacy of mountain leadership, our extensive hut system, and our advocacy for the protection of the Canada’s alpine environments, will you help us make this year’s online auction our most successful event yet?
Since our inception more than 116 years ago, the ACC has been deeply committed to defining responsible outdoor leadership, shaping meaningful mountain culture, and advocating for the preservation of Canada’s mountain environment. Auction bids directly fund this continuing legacy and we thank you for your support!
This year’s auction will raise money to support ACC Sustainable Energy Projects and the ACMG’s .
Ready to rock?
The Summit Bid Auction includes:
The Summit Bid Auction includes:
Mountain gear
The Summit Bid auction has always been a place to get great deals on great mountain gear and this year is no different. We’re landing the latest models, styles and colours of hard and soft goods from a huge range of the best brands anywhere.
Mountain Art
Check out last year’s collection of fantastic fine art donations from some of Canada’s foremost and up-and-coming mountain artists.
Mountain Experiences
Guided days in the mountains, VIP tickets to big events, vacations to sunny beaches. Adventures you didn’t even know were on your bucket list.
Your Donation Goes A Long Way.
All proceeds from the 2024 Summit Bid Auction will directly support the Simon Parboosingh Assistance Fund and ACC Sustainable Energy Projects.
For many of our members, huts are at the heart of their connection to the club. But did you know that huts are also the key economic driver for the ACC? The economic input from our huts allows us to then support other funds and initiatives. By donating to the auction you will help us make our huts more sustainable and long-lasting for continued use in the future so that the ACC can continue to support the alpine community.
Simon Parboosingh Assistance Fund
The Simon Parboosingh Assistance Fund exists to provide ACMG members, staff, and volunteers with a source of emergency funding in the event of a personal crisis. Many ACMG members work independently and do not have access to the same benefits as employees.
History
Simon Parboosingh was a guide candidate participating on an assistant alpine guide exam when he was killed in an avalanche accident on Mt. Athabasca, in 1994. The Simon Parboosingh Assistance Fund was created in 1996 and has been supporting ACMG members through donations in his name ever since.
ACC Sustainable Energy Projects
This project aims to incorporate many technologies intended to reduce the overall carbon footprint of each hut, and increase huts’ longevity. These technologies include construction materials with insulated panels, solar power, wind power, and an electrical system that can be remotely monitored from the ACC’s office in Canmore.
The ACC’s huts also allow for the introduction of new, more environmentally-responsible energy and waste management systems, as new technology becomes available. Ongoing research being conducted by the ACC and government land managers is examining other options including remote wind-power and micro-hydro systems, as well as methods for reducing the mass of black water residues that need to be removed by helicopter.
Partner With Us.
Showcase your best and brightest in 2024
Partner with us as we bring Canada's premier auction of mountain gear, art and experiences to life.
One of our essential fundraising tools, the Summit Bid auction reaches 10,000 of our members across the country once a year for one month’s time. Your donation reaches a targeted audience of mountain lovers young and old who share our values and love for adventure, an active lifestyle, and the sanctity of the mountain environment.
Donating to the auction is the ultimate expression of support from the ACC’s outstanding partners whose investments help our club in many ways, most directly by supporting the ACC Sustainable Energy Projects and the ACMG Simon Parboosingh Assistance Fund in 2023. Sincere thanks go out to all of our donors for their generous ongoing support!
Past Summit Bid Donors Include:
Past Mountain Artists Donors:
Past Mountain Gear & Experiences Donors:
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