Yamnuska Mountain Adventures

Guided Skiing, Climbing, & Mountaineering In Canada

Barry Blanchard

Howdy, and welcome. I’ve been guiding since December of 1981 when I taught the first of many introductory ice climbing courses with Yamnuska Mountain School. I’ve been guiding with Yamnuska ever since and I am proud to say that I am an Internationally Certified Guide (UIAGM/IFMGA) and that I have been truly global in my approach to my profession having guided on 6 continents. I am for hire and would be happy to guide and instruct you in rock climbing, ice climbing, mountaineering, alpine climbing, expedition climbing, ski touring and avalanche safety training. I really enjoy introducing people to my home range, the magnificent Canadian Rockies, or to help folks get to the top of their dream peaks wherever they may be. Let’s get out climbing and skiing! CLICK HERE TO BOOK BARRY ONLINE

The Calling – I’ve been writing about climbing for pretty much as long as I have been doing it. When my first book, The Calling, a Life Rocked by Mountains, won the 2015 Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain Literature, I said to the audience, “I don’t know how many Boardman Tasker winners cry, but I am. Thank you so very, very much.” It meant a lot to me, I hope you get to read my book. To buy the book, click here. The Calling - Barry Blanchard
The Audiobook – One of the most embarrassing things about reading your own work for an audiobook is looking at a word that you’ve written, know how to spell, know the word’s meaning, but don’t know how to pronounce it! Thankfully that only happened a half dozen times during my reading of The Calling. Give it a listen if you’re looking for a road tripping book, or if you’re just looking for an adventurous book to listen to. Listen to this preview clip: http://bit.ly/2mUfLfE
To buy the audiobook, click here: http://bit.ly/2mj3wrz
Speaking Engagements – I’ve spoken to hundreds of audiences over the last four decades. A lot to climbing groups and associations as well as a number of after dinner presentations at corporate and professional meetings. A mountain is an arrow pointing up and I get excited on sharing how climbing mountains has lifted me and my partners physically, intellectually, emotionally; how climbing has soothed my soul.
Recent Audiences:
The Dartmouth Lawyers Association
Total Cardiology
The Association of Canadian Pension Management
RBC Dominion Securities
The American Society of Microbiology

phone: 1 403 609 1321
email: barryblanchard3@gmail.com

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