• Most items are $5.00 per weekend and $10.00 per week with the exception of transceivers and tents which are $10.00 per weekend and $20.00 per week for the four-man tent and  $20.00 per person per week for the Space Station tents.
• Payment in advance and in some cases a deposit of $20 cash per item is required together also with a signed release of liability.
• There is no rental charge for equipment taken out by trip leaders on training exercises.
• Early reservations are recommended.
• If a reservation is not cancelled by at least 24 hours notice to the Gear Manager the Rental will be a debt owing to the Club, subject to the discretion of the Gear Manager in exceptional circumstances,and no further gear will be rented to the member until the debt is  paid.
• Scheduled club trips hold priority over non-scheduled trips and may bump reservations for non-scheduled trips.
• There will be a $5.00 per day late charge if the rental is overdue by more than 24 hours.

Available equipment: (11/11/09)

• Belay Device - 1 Clog figure of 8.
• Bivy Bag - 2 bags, one of which is by Gortex Integral Designs
• Carabiners - 12 regular, 3 locking.
• Crampons - 2 pairs of older-style crampons.
• Crampons - 3 Grivel adjustable, 6 miscellaneous strap on.
• Gaiters - 1 pair light duty,  1 pair snow gaiters.
• Harnesses - 2 adult, 2 kid's ( kid's harnesses and helmets are free but with a refundable deposit of $20 per set).
• Helmets - 6 adult, 2 kid's.
• Ice axes -12.
• Ice screw.
• Ice tools - 3.
• Packs -1 interior frame, 1 exterior frame.
• Personal locator beacon (can only be taken out by trip leaders).
• Pickets - 3 aluminum.
• Pots - 1 set.
• Probes - 10.
• Pulley - 1.
• Radios - 4 Uniden CB radios for use on club trips only.
• Rock shoes - 1 pair size 8.
• Rock gear - miscellaneous antique pitons, hammers, nuts etc.
• Ropes - 3 8.5mm, 2 11mm ( ropes can only be taken out by trip leaders).
• Shears - 1 brush pruning shear.
• Skis - 1 set of telemark skis and skins
• Skis - 1 set Kazama 218 cm cross country skis with Voile bindings
• Skis - 1 set Trak - Alta cross country skis, 205 cm with 3 pin bindings and size 9 1/2 boots and skins.
• Skis - 1 pair Karpor Fishscale Cross Country Track Skis - 190cm
• Skis - 1 pair Rossignol Fishscale Cross Country Track Skis - 210 cm
• Skis - 1 pair Rossignol Down Hill skis with down hill binding  -180 cm ( These would be ideal for conversion to AT skis and can be purchased outright)
• Ski boots - 1 pair size 46 Cross Country 3 pin boots
• Ski bag.
• Ski boots - 1 pair Scarpa plastic telemark boots, size 10
• Ski boots - 1 pair leather ski mountaineering boots -size 9 1/2.
• Ski boots - 1 pair leather cross country ski boots size 44.
• Ski poles - 2 sets of cross country ski poles.
• Slings - 12 5m prussics, 7 2m prussics, 12 3m webbing.
• Snow anchors - 1 SMC, 2 DMM, etc.
• Snow saw - 1.
• Snow shovels - 10.
• Snow shoes - 4 sets.
• Snow shovel.
• Tents - 1 4-man, 2 Mountain Hardwear Space Station 6-metre dome tents.
• Transceivers - 10 Arva 3 antenna digital transceivers (8 in Victoria, 2 in Courtenay)
• Wands - 46 bamboo.
• Waxes - Miscellaneous waxes.

The gear manager...

Most of the equipment is stored with the Gear Manager in Victoria. Please arrange to have the gear picked up at his house.

Mike Hubbard: 250-370-1096, cell 250-888-8370,  email ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )

Up island transceiver/avi-kit rentals from Tim Turay ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ).