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  • Mountaineering
    • Beginner Programs
      • Scrambling Skills and Safety
      • Snow and Ice Long Weekend
      • Intro to Mountaineering
      • Women’s Intro to Mountaineering
      • Youth Mountaineering Course
      • Crevasse Rescue for the Alpinist
      • Navigation 1 (Map & Compass)
      • Navigation 2 (Digital Trip Planning & Electronic Navigation)
      • Wapta Icefields Glacier Hike
      • Luxury Everest Base Camp Trek
    • Intermediate and Advanced Programs
      • Yoho Peaks
      • Intro to Alpine Rock in the Bugaboos
      • Alpine Rock Climbing at Fairy Meadows
      • Intro to Alpine Ice at the Columbia Icefields
      • Castle Mountain Alpine Climbing Adventure
      • Moraine Lake Alpine Classics
      • Rogers Pass Alpinist Camp
      • Bugaboos Granite
      • Tonquin Valley Alpine Climbing
    • Canadian Rockies 11,000ers
      • Mount Temple
      • Mounts Woolley & Diadem
      • Mount Hector
      • Mount Athabasca
      • Mount Joffre
      • Mount Victoria
      • Mount Edith Cavell
      • Mount Assiniboine
      • Mount Robson
      • Other 11,000ers
    • Fast and Light Series
      • Mt Lady Macdonald – South East Ridge
      • Achilles Spire – Mt Andromache
      • Eisenhower Tower – Castle Mountain
      • Mt Victoria – South East Ridge
      • Mt Aberdeen
      • Mount Andromeda
      • Mt Stanley
      • Mt Louis Kain Route
      • Mt Fay – West Ridge
      • Mt Sir Donald – Northwest Ridge
      • Mt Temple – East Ridge
    • One Month Summer Mountaineering Program
    • Private Mountaineering and Guiding
      • Climb Mount Athabasca
      • Bugaboos Climbing Guides
      • Climb Mount Assiniboine
      • Climb Mount Robson
  • Avalanche
    • Avalanche Skills Training 1 – Canmore/Calgary
    • Avalanche Skills Training 1 for Ice Climbers
    • Avalanche Skills Training 1 Refresher
    • Avalanche Skills Training 2 – Canadian Rockies
    • Avalanche Skills Training 2 – Rogers Pass
    • Avalanche Skills Training 2 – Purcell Lodge
    • Avalanche Skills Training 2 – Battle Abbey Lodge
  • Rock
    • Discover Rock Climbing
    • Rock Climbing Level 1 – Outdoor Rock Intro
    • Rock Climbing Level 2 – Sport Lead Climbing
    • Rock Climbing Level 3 – Multi-Pitch Climbing
    • Rock Climbing Level 4 – Trad Rock Leader
    • Lead Climbing Essentials – From Sport to Trad
    • Rock Climbing Level 5 – Rock Rescue
      • Foundational Rock Rescue
      • Advanced Rock Rescue
    • Introductory Multi-Pitch Rock Climbing Days
    • Best of the Rockies Multi-Pitch Climbing
    • Castle Mountain Alpine Rock-Climbing Adventure
    • Rock Leader Camp with Sean Isaac
    • El Potrero Chico Rock Road Trip
    • Private Multipitch and Instructional Rock Climbing
  • Ski
    • Instructional Backcountry Skiing & Boarding
      • Backcountry Skiing & Splitboarding
      • Splitboard Foundations – Intro to Backcountry
      • Women’s Backcountry Skiing & Splitboarding
      • Backcountry Freerider
      • All Mountain Freerider
    • Guided Programs
      • Rogers Pass Powder Skiing
      • Kootenays Powder Adventure
    • Ski Mountaineering & Classic Traverses
      • Intro to Ski Mountaineering
      • Crevasse Rescue for Skiers & Splitboarders
      • Wapta Traverse – 3 Day
      • Wapta Traverse – 4-Day
      • Bow to Yoho Ski Traverse
      • Bugaboos to Rogers Pass Ski Traverse
    • 11’000ers Ski Programs
      • Mt Hector
      • Mount Woolley & Mount Diadem Ski Expedition
      • Mt Columbia Ski Expedition
      • Mt Andromeda Ski Expedition
    • International Ski Trips
      • Hakkōda to Hakuba : Japan’s Ultimate Backcountry Skiing
      • Backcountry Skiing in Chile’s Volcano Region
    • Navigation 1 (Map & Compass)
    • Navigation 2 (Digital Trip Planning & Electronic Navigation)
    • One Month Backcountry Ski Program
    • Private Ski Guiding & Splitboarding
  • Ice
    • Discover Ice Climbing
    • Beginner Programs
      • Ice Climbing Level 1 – Basic Ice
      • Ice Climbing Level 2 – Steep Ice, Anchors & Hazard Management
      • Ice Climbing Level 1 & 2 – Ice Evolution
    • Introductory Multi-Pitch Ice Climbing Days
    • Intermediate and Advanced Programs
      • Ice Climbing Level 3 – Ice Leader
      • Ice Climbing Level 4 – Multi-Pitch Ice Leader
      • Best of the Rockies Ice Climbing
    • Ice Climbing with Sean Isaac
      • Early Season Ice Camp with Sean Isaac
      • Ice Leader Camp with Sean Isaac
      • Advanced Ice Leader Camp with Sean Isaac
      • Mixed Master Camp
      • Steep Ice Clinic with Sean Isaac
      • Ice Lead Clinic with Sean Isaac
      • Advanced Ice Movement with Sean Isaac
      • Mixed Climbing Clinic with Sean Isaac
    • Avalanche Skills Training 1 for Ice Climbers
    • Private Multipitch & Instructional Ice Climbing
  • Mountain Semesters
    • 3-Month Mountain Skills Semester
    • 1-Month Summer Mountaineering Semester
    • 1-Month Ski & Splitboard Semester
  • Hike
  • First Aid
    • 80-hr Wilderness First Responder & Intermediate First Aid
    • 80-hr Wilderness First Responder & Advanced First Aid
    • Wilderness First Responder Recertifications
    • 40-hr Wilderness First Aid
    • 40-hr Wilderness First Aid Recertification
    • 24-hr Remote & Basic First Aid
  • About Us
    • Meet the Team
    • Safety and Risk Management
    • Environmental Stewardship & Responsible Travel
    • Booking Info
    • Location
    • Photo Submission
  • Waiver
  • Mountaineering
    • Beginner Programs
      • Scrambling Skills and Safety
      • Snow and Ice Long Weekend
      • Intro to Mountaineering
      • Women’s Intro to Mountaineering
      • Youth Mountaineering Course
      • Crevasse Rescue for the Alpinist
      • Navigation 1 (Map & Compass)
      • Navigation 2 (Digital Trip Planning & Electronic Navigation)
      • Wapta Icefields Glacier Hike
      • Luxury Everest Base Camp Trek
    • Intermediate and Advanced Programs
      • Yoho Peaks
      • Intro to Alpine Rock in the Bugaboos
      • Alpine Rock Climbing at Fairy Meadows
      • Intro to Alpine Ice at the Columbia Icefields
      • Castle Mountain Alpine Climbing Adventure
      • Moraine Lake Alpine Classics
      • Rogers Pass Alpinist Camp
      • Bugaboos Granite
      • Tonquin Valley Alpine Climbing
    • Canadian Rockies 11,000ers
      • Mount Temple
      • Mounts Woolley & Diadem
      • Mount Hector
      • Mount Athabasca
      • Mount Joffre
      • Mount Victoria
      • Mount Edith Cavell
      • Mount Assiniboine
      • Mount Robson
      • Other 11,000ers
    • Fast and Light Series
      • Mt Lady Macdonald – South East Ridge
      • Achilles Spire – Mt Andromache
      • Eisenhower Tower – Castle Mountain
      • Mt Victoria – South East Ridge
      • Mt Aberdeen
      • Mount Andromeda
      • Mt Stanley
      • Mt Louis Kain Route
      • Mt Fay – West Ridge
      • Mt Sir Donald – Northwest Ridge
      • Mt Temple – East Ridge
    • One Month Summer Mountaineering Program
    • Private Mountaineering and Guiding
      • Climb Mount Athabasca
      • Bugaboos Climbing Guides
      • Climb Mount Assiniboine
      • Climb Mount Robson
  • Avalanche
    • Avalanche Skills Training 1 – Canmore/Calgary
    • Avalanche Skills Training 1 for Ice Climbers
    • Avalanche Skills Training 1 Refresher
    • Avalanche Skills Training 2 – Canadian Rockies
    • Avalanche Skills Training 2 – Rogers Pass
    • Avalanche Skills Training 2 – Purcell Lodge
    • Avalanche Skills Training 2 – Battle Abbey Lodge
  • Rock
    • Discover Rock Climbing
    • Rock Climbing Level 1 – Outdoor Rock Intro
    • Rock Climbing Level 2 – Sport Lead Climbing
    • Rock Climbing Level 3 – Multi-Pitch Climbing
    • Rock Climbing Level 4 – Trad Rock Leader
    • Lead Climbing Essentials – From Sport to Trad
    • Rock Climbing Level 5 – Rock Rescue
      • Foundational Rock Rescue
      • Advanced Rock Rescue
    • Introductory Multi-Pitch Rock Climbing Days
    • Best of the Rockies Multi-Pitch Climbing
    • Castle Mountain Alpine Rock-Climbing Adventure
    • Rock Leader Camp with Sean Isaac
    • El Potrero Chico Rock Road Trip
    • Private Multipitch and Instructional Rock Climbing
  • Ski
    • Instructional Backcountry Skiing & Boarding
      • Backcountry Skiing & Splitboarding
      • Splitboard Foundations – Intro to Backcountry
      • Women’s Backcountry Skiing & Splitboarding
      • Backcountry Freerider
      • All Mountain Freerider
    • Guided Programs
      • Rogers Pass Powder Skiing
      • Kootenays Powder Adventure
    • Ski Mountaineering & Classic Traverses
      • Intro to Ski Mountaineering
      • Crevasse Rescue for Skiers & Splitboarders
      • Wapta Traverse – 3 Day
      • Wapta Traverse – 4-Day
      • Bow to Yoho Ski Traverse
      • Bugaboos to Rogers Pass Ski Traverse
    • 11’000ers Ski Programs
      • Mt Hector
      • Mount Woolley & Mount Diadem Ski Expedition
      • Mt Columbia Ski Expedition
      • Mt Andromeda Ski Expedition
    • International Ski Trips
      • Hakkōda to Hakuba : Japan’s Ultimate Backcountry Skiing
      • Backcountry Skiing in Chile’s Volcano Region
    • Navigation 1 (Map & Compass)
    • Navigation 2 (Digital Trip Planning & Electronic Navigation)
    • One Month Backcountry Ski Program
    • Private Ski Guiding & Splitboarding
  • Ice
    • Discover Ice Climbing
    • Beginner Programs
      • Ice Climbing Level 1 – Basic Ice
      • Ice Climbing Level 2 – Steep Ice, Anchors & Hazard Management
      • Ice Climbing Level 1 & 2 – Ice Evolution
    • Introductory Multi-Pitch Ice Climbing Days
    • Intermediate and Advanced Programs
      • Ice Climbing Level 3 – Ice Leader
      • Ice Climbing Level 4 – Multi-Pitch Ice Leader
      • Best of the Rockies Ice Climbing
    • Ice Climbing with Sean Isaac
      • Early Season Ice Camp with Sean Isaac
      • Ice Leader Camp with Sean Isaac
      • Advanced Ice Leader Camp with Sean Isaac
      • Mixed Master Camp
      • Steep Ice Clinic with Sean Isaac
      • Ice Lead Clinic with Sean Isaac
      • Advanced Ice Movement with Sean Isaac
      • Mixed Climbing Clinic with Sean Isaac
    • Avalanche Skills Training 1 for Ice Climbers
    • Private Multipitch & Instructional Ice Climbing
  • Mountain Semesters
    • 3-Month Mountain Skills Semester
    • 1-Month Summer Mountaineering Semester
    • 1-Month Ski & Splitboard Semester
  • Hike
  • First Aid
    • 80-hr Wilderness First Responder & Intermediate First Aid
    • 80-hr Wilderness First Responder & Advanced First Aid
    • Wilderness First Responder Recertifications
    • 40-hr Wilderness First Aid
    • 40-hr Wilderness First Aid Recertification
    • 24-hr Remote & Basic First Aid
  • About Us
    • Meet the Team
    • Safety and Risk Management
    • Environmental Stewardship & Responsible Travel
    • Booking Info
    • Location
    • Photo Submission
  • Waiver
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