Advanced mountaineering courses in Canada
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Join David, IFMGA/ACMG certified mountain guide, on these challenging 5-day advanced mountaineering courses in the Canadian mountains!
Rockies
+1 Days
Jun - Aug
High
Intermediate
Description
This advanced course in mountaineering is a 4 to 5 day program where participants will be able to take their mountaineering skills to the next level!
During this challenging course, climbers will be able to ascend various peaks where some of the topics that we will cover are:
Advanced rope handling
Advanced snow and glacier excursion
Improvised snow, rock & ice anchors
Ice climbing & alpine rock climbing
Ascent & descent development in mixed alpine terrain
Risky management and leadership
Advanced navigation, route planning & mountain weather
Advanced crevasse rescue
Our flexible itinerary, will vary depending on weather conditions and course location. This 4 or 5 day trip may take place in the Selkirk mountains, the Canadian Rockies or the Coast mountains. Some of the areas we may visit will be the Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park, the Horseshoe Glacier, and more.
Regarding weather conditions, mountain weather is difficult to predict for more than one day ahead**.** In summer, temperatures should be expected to go from 10C to 28C during the day to even below zero at night.
Additionally, all participants must be in great physical shape and have both rock climbing as well as mountaineering experience.
Suitable for advanced and adventurous climbers, if you are ready to take on this adventure in the Canadian mountains, request to book this trip and get ready for a experience you’ll never forget!
If you have no experience, you are also welcome to try one of our introduction courses!
Itinerary
Day 1: Drive, hike in & set up camp
After an early start, we will drive to the trail head and hike into the backcountry location selected for the course. Once the camp is established, we will spend the remainder of the day reviewing and learning skills like movement on snow & ice, rope management, advanced navigation & route planing, hazard management & leadership. When ever possible, the instructor will give participant the opportunity to practice leadership skills.
Day 2: Skills Review Day
Day 2 focus is to review, standardize and integrate some of the advanced mountaineering skills and techniques. Some of the topics covered in this section include advanced snow and glacier travel, ice climbing as well as advanced crevasse rescue. We will also continue building on yesterday’s skills.
Day 3 to 5: More Skills and Peak Ascents
The focus on these last 3 days is to ascend various peaks and routes while continuing to work on various mountaineering skills and give ample leadership opportunities to participants. Topics covered in this section include: ascent & descent progression in mixed alpine terrain, improvised snow/rock & ice anchors and alpine rock climbing skills.
Participant will be responsible for choosing some of the objectives and the skills they are interested on expanding on. On the last day, we will try and accomplish one last peak ascent before hiking out and returning to civilization. The exact return time is flexible and depends on participant goals and needs
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On this program we offer participants access to all the technical equipment at no extra charge. This includes: -harnesses -helmets -belay device -carabineers -ice axes -crampons -and much more.
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