Winter mountaineering courses in Canada
Come join a certified mountain guide on this 3-day winter mountaineering courses in Canda and get the chance to ascend a local peak!
Rockies
3 Days
Jan - Mar
High
Intermediate
Description
I have organized this intense 3-day program in order to take your snow, ice & glacier skills to the next level!
During this winter mountaineering course, participants will learn the essential skills
hopefully get a chance to ascend a local peak.
3 day course is a concise introduction to mountaineering where adventurous mountaineering students as well climbers with some previous experience on mountaineering and rock climbing,
we will focus on snow, ice and glacier travel skills.
Adventurous mountaineering students as well climbers with some previous experience on mountaineering and rock climbing ,
The skills covered include:
Review of ice axe and crampon use
Movement skills on ice terrain
Self-arrests, rope handling & glacier travel techniques
Snow & ice anchors
Crevasse rescue
Hazard management & preparedness
Route selection & emergency procedures
Navigation (maps, compass and GPS skills)
Peak attempt
Keep in mind that depending on the weather conditions and the length of the course we may not cover all topics.
Before we start our course, we will have a pre-trip meeting where we will review our planned itinerary and current weather conditions. You will find the details below!
Regarding our accommodation, during this 3-day course we will be staying in a remote mountain hut or backcountry camp location.
Price includes
- Accommodation included
- Guiding fee
- Permit and entrance fees
Price details
- Services NOT included:
- 5% gst tax
- dinners & breakfast meals on trip, available for $45/night
- personal clothing, overnight equipment, mountaineering boots
- personal lunch & snacks
- travel to meeting location and accommodation prior to field portion trip
- transportation to trail head
- gratuities
- trip interruption, cancellation insurance or medical insurance
- additional costs incurred if changes made to itinerary due to weather
Itinerary
Day 1 to 3: Remote mountain hut or backcountry camp location
On these intense 3 backcountry based days we will focus on snow, ice and glacier skills and hopefully get a chance to ascend a local peak. The proximity of the mountain environment will provide with many learning opportunities for the students. Some of the topics that will be covered include movement skills on mixed, snow and ice terrain, ice axe and crampon use, self-arrests, snow and glacier travel skills, navigation (maps, compass and GPS skills), preparedness, emergency procedures, hazard assessment, safe route selection, snow & ice anchors, roped travel on glaciers and crevasse rescue fundamentals
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About the guide
E-S Adventure Guides
4.6
(36)
Mountain Guide
One of our certified guides will take you skiing and climbing to some of the best spots in North America. In the USA we offer trips in California, Colorado, Maine, Alaska, Oregon, Arizona, Washington, Montana, Nevada, Texas, Utah and Vermont. And in Canada, you'll find tours in Quebec, Alberta and British Columbia.
Languages
English
What people are saying about E-S Adventure Guides
David
Great guides and great snow!
Peggy
Will was great wise and fun to spend the day with.
Phillip
Guide cancelled within 48 hrs and I was unable to find someone else and so far I’ve not been refunded. Put a small dent in my otherwise great trip to Revelstoke.
Lucie
All perfect
Amanda
Guide was very experienced and very patient with us. We learned alot and he tried to fit in all the knowledge he could in one day, super awesome. A little tough going back and forth to get the trip set up hard to tell if the site is sketchy until you see reviews but all worked out. Ended up with an awesome day with an awesome guide. Overall pretty satisfied and thankful!
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