Vancouver Mountain Guides

Our last mountaineering course!

$799

Don’t miss out on the Spearhead Range!

Sept 10-13
$799
Intro Mountaineering

New Date Added!
Sept 10-13
Thursday-Sunday
6 spots to fill

Location: Spearhead Range

We will be camped below Mt. Torrey in the spectacular Spearhead Range of the Coast Mountains with 13 glaciers!

Alpine ice climbing is one of the many skills we might cover.

You will be immersed in spectacular alpine scenery.

1-Day in Squamish learning rope ascending, navigation, and basic climbing skills.

3-Days immersed in the alpine! This is where we elevate your skills from backpacking to mountaineering.

Cost: $799 each (+5% GST)

Whistler/Blackcomb Gondola fee $95 NOT included but, the gondola is worth the cost to have quick access into incredible alpine terrain within minutes. Spend more time learning alpine skills instead of hiking.

ACMG Alpine Guide, Ian Welsted, successfully guided Mt. Garibaldi this Sunday. He wrote a great conditions report for the ACMG reposted here.

Shaping up to be a great summer!

Mt, Garibladi update from ACMG Alpine Guide, Ian Welsted. He successfully summited with our VMG guest, Robert, very early Sunday morning, and was down the face before things deteriorated in the sun.

Mount Garibaldi post cycle Guided Rob, a friendly Welshman, over the solstice. Found easy travel and almost completely supportive steps up to the bergschrund at 7 am. We followed a tongue of impressive debris from a previous schrund collapse which had scoured a tongue below the face and deposited large blocks. The initial pla...

Mt. Garibaldi Summit this morning!!

Ian Welsted guided our guest, Robert, to the summit of Mt. garibaldi in the wee early morning hours while you were all sleeping. Great work to both and congratulations on summitting.

Ian reported the conditions to be, “in great shape right now”. Further details to follow once they are down.