The BCMC is a group of like-minded individuals who participate in outdoor activities. The club was established in 1907 and in September 2019 reached a new milestone of 1,300+ active member accounts. The club organizes mountaineering, rock climbing and back country skiing trips throughout the year. The BCMC holds monthly socials, offers courses to members and represents the interests of mountaineers and back country skiers in British Columbia.

Azim Gheychisaz (Persian: عظیم قیچی‌ساز) was born in 1981 in Tabriz, Iran. He is a member of the Iranian national mountaineering team and has become one of Iran's most influential mountaineers, serving as a mentor and role model for new generations of elite Iranian climbers. His educational background includes a degree in machinery from technical high school, and he is a student of Physical Education at the University of Tabriz.  His status as the first Iranian to climb all 14 Eight-thousanders without supplementary oxygen imbues his accomplishment with immense national pride and cultural significance. This achievement was officially recognized at the highest levels of the Iranian government, evidenced by congratulations from President Rouhani. This depth of recognition validates his role as a pioneering figure representing a significant non-Western voice in the upper echelons of extreme altitude mountaineering.

 

Location: The Anza Club, #3, West 8th Ave., Vancouver | 19+ | Doors Open: 7:00 PM, Event Starts: 7.30 PM