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Gardner Club Breakfast
Looking forward to the spring thaw and warmer weather for outdoor activities? Join us on Thursday May 8 for the 2025 Gardner Club Breakfast; Calgary’s best networking and fundraiser event for outdoor adventurers. This year our keynote speaker, Pascale Marceau, will entertain attendees with stories of her adventures through Canada's frozen north, including her upcoming sailboat voyage from the Great Lakes all the way to Canada's High Arctic. Your support of the event helps the Chinook Scout Foundation run Scouting programs and immerse area youth in outdoor activities and learning.
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Featured Speaker: Pascale Marceau
Explorer · Mountaineer · Engineer
Born and raised in Sudbury, Ontario annealed me for the cold. I later called Ottawa home which opened up weekend warrior stomping grounds such as the Adirondacks, NY and the Green Mountains of Vermont where I discovered backcountry skiing and mountaineering.
Having devoted a huge chunk of my working life pioneering a world-first waste-to-energy process, I have now left behind a corporate world of "cram it all in my 3-weeks of vacation per year mountaineering trips" for a balanced life as a consultant on risk management. Now based out of the Canadian Rockies, I can focus on outdoor pursuits.
Nord Hus 2025
In April 2025, the Nord Hus will begin its journey, setting sail from lake Superior, to explore the far reaches and little-known areas of West Greenland and the Canadian High Arctic.
The Nord Hus is a Brent Swain designed, 36-foot, blue-water sloop, customized for high-latitude sailing. Its robust steel hull, insulated with spray foam, can navigate icy water while keeping the crew warm in cold weather.
Updates from this 6,000-nautical-mile sailboat voyage will be recorded on my website at: www.pascalemarceau.com
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Notable Accomplishments and Awards:
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2023 49-day ski Ellesmere Island and around the East Coast of Devon Island
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2022 4-month cultural journey in Northwest Greenland during Polar night
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2021 First all-woman ascent of Mt.Lucania, YT (5,226m)
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2019 First recorded winter ascent of Mt. Wood, YT (4,860m) & first female winter ascent of a major peak in the subarctic
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2018 First recorded ascent of Jeannette Peak, BC (3,089m)
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Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society
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Proud Ambassador for Hilleberg The TentMaker
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Elected member of the Society of Woman Geographers
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Tickets & Event Information
Entry to the venue and seating will start at 7:00am, with breakfast being served at 7:30am. After preliminary remarks and introductions, the featured speaker will take the stage for roughly an hour.
Tickets are available through the Tickets section below. Single tickets will be seated at a table of 8. There is also an option to reserve an entire table of 8 for you and your guests. Ticket purchasers will receive a tax receipt as per Canada Revenue Agency. Additionally, donations may be made to the Chinook Scout Foundation to support scouting in southern Alberta.
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