The ACC Seeking Donations for Bon Echo Hut Upgrade

The Bon Echo Hut on Lake Mazinaw is one of Canada’s most-used rock climbing shelters and it is in need of renovations.

The hut is a base for climbers visiting Mazinaw Rock, which has been a go-to climbing area for over 50 years. If you’re interested as to just how many routes there are, check out the online guide here.

The hut is a one-of-a-kind place in Ontario and the Alpine Club of Canada (ACC) is currently seeking donations for renovations in 2016.

The ACC released this media statement about where the donations will be going:

For half a century, the Bon Echo Hut has been a welcoming base for exploring the Mazinaw Rock formation on Mazinaw Lake in Ontario’s Bon Echo Provincial Park. With a variety of multi-pitch climbs, campsites, swimming and a wood-fired sauna, the hut hosts nearly 500 climbers a year and demand remains as strong as ever.

Bon Echo Hut is 50 years old and renovations are urgently needed. Together with the ACC National Office, the Toronto Section seeks to raise $80,000 to upgrade the roof, windows, deck, kitchen and the cooking and lighting systems. The revitalized hut will be renamed the Wallace R. Joyce Hut, in tribute to long-time Toronto Section member – the late Wally Joyce.