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Yamnuska Gear Reviews

As Canada’s leading provider of guided mountain adventures and a trainer to military organizations around the world, we are constantly asked by our guests for opinions on gear.  As we all know, choosing the right gear is a very important personal decision.  To help our guests make decisions Yamnuska’s guiding team will be doing a […]

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British Army Mountain Skills and Adventure Training

Yamnuska Mountain Adventures is pleased to announce that the western Canada based adventure training section of the British Army Training Unit Suffield (BATUS) has opted to extend their current contract with Yamnuska by an additional year. We are thrilled to continue our position as a provider of mountaineering, climbing and skiing training for this highly […]

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Rope Rescue Dynamics with the MSS

I spent 3 days last week with the Mountain Skills Semester group teaching rope rescue. The first two days were spent at the Yam bluffs, learning the different tools that a climber can draw from to effectively rescue their injured partner from steep climbing terrain. We were able to cover: counter balance lowers, tandem rappels, […]