Comments from our students, guests and friends:Mount Arrowsmith Alpine Skills Long Week end, June, 2010 I can't wait to get out again! It was an incredible course and I am so glad to have taken it, definitely ignited something. Anna Clark, MEC staff Victoria. AST1 Mount Cain 6-7 February, 2010. You did a great job with making the course professional while keeping it entertaining and fun. I felt you did a great job of balancing the safety and technique messages while keeping it realistic and relating it to real situations and decision making. I would and have recommend the level 1 Avalanche course to anyone who wants to explore any out of bounds areas whether they are skiers, boarders, snowshoe or hikers. I really liked the layout of the course and how you used what we were actually seeing (good and bad techniques) and experiencing as learning tools instead of just using theory. I am eager to get out and put some of my new skills to practice and continue learning in the outdoors! Tod Gilbert Nanaimo BC Mount Matchlee: Mountain Skills Course July 24,25 and 26 of 2009 Thanks again to Jan Neuspiel of Island Alpine Guides for an amazing experience! In the last couple of years I have taken various climbing instruction, an avalanche course and a guided mountain hike/climb on Vancouver Island. All three outdoor educators/guides (Cliff, Karen and Jan) have been outstanding! My most recent adventure was a helicopter fly in to Matchlee Mountain. Three days of excellent instruction at a magical location, all under blue skies and warm weather; and to top it off a climb to the summit! My climbing partner (Albert Pozar) and myself looked forward to this trip as a once in a life time adventure?now we say a helicopter fly in mountain experience with IAG will be an annual event! Dale Combs; Duncan BC Comox Glacier Climb, July 1, 2009 "Thank you so much for looking after everyone so well - the organization really was fantastic. Having the camp all ready for us upon arrival was just sooooo welcome, the morning room service coffee was above and beyond, as well as so unexpected and of course the confidence you gave us all was incredible." Miranda Jones, Courtenay. BC. White Cross Ski Tour 2009 "I really enjoyed this and will do it again with you. Thanks for your wonderful stories, intimate knowledge of the terrain and relaxed way of getting everything to work like clockwork." Wayne Shtybal, Saanich, BC "My two 15 year old sons and I took the AST 1 course last weekend. I came away from the two days with a keen appreciation of how little I knew about avalanche danger. The boys actually admitted that they had learned a lot! And they had fun.Jan was great. I look back at this being one of the best things I have done for my kids in a long time. It could save their lives. Thanks." Paul Cosulich, Vancouver BC. |
