Upcoming Trips and Courses

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  • Rock Rescue

    Learning to enact rock rescue is an essential skill for anyone who climbs, particularly multi-pitches....

    6 SPOTS LEFT
    Apr 27 - 28, 2024
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  • Learn to Lead Sport

    This one-day course is an excellent entry-point into the world of sport leading. Under the eye of a...

    4 SPOTS LEFT
    May 4, 2024 (day trip)
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  • Intro to Multi Pitch Climbing

    Learning to multi pitch climb opens up a huge world to the rock climber allowing us to climb...

    4 SPOTS LEFT
    May 5, 2024 (day trip)
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Acknowledgement

We at Island Alpine Guides are grateful for the privilege to live, work and play on the unceded, traditional territories of the first peoples listed below, who have been the stewards of these lands for millennia:
 
Da’naxda’xw, Ahousaht, Scia'new, Ditidaht, Cowichan, Ehatteshaht, Gwa'sala-Nakwaxda'xw Band, Halalt, Heiltsuk, Hesquiaht, Homalco, Hupačasath, Huu-ay-aht, K'ómoks, Ka:'yu:'k't'h'/Che:k:tles7et'h', Klahoose, Kwakiutl, Kwiakah, Kwicksutaineuk-ah-kwaw-ah-mish, Lyackson, Malahat, Mamalilikulla-Qwe'Qwa'Sot'Em , Mowachaht/Muchalaht, Namgis. Nanoose, Nuchatlaht, Nuxalk, Pacheedaht, Pauquachin, Penelakut, Qualicum, Quatsino, Snuneymuxw, Songhees, Stz'uminus, T'Sou-ke, Tla'amin, Tla-o-qui-aht, Tlowitsis, Toquaht, Tsartlip, Tsawout, Tseshaht, Tseycum, Uchucklesaht, We Wai Kai and Wei Wai Kum.

Important - Please Read

All Island Alpine Guides courses and trips take place in an outdoor, wilderness environment. This means that as a participant you will be encountering various risks, dangers, and hazards, some of which include avalanches, cornices, crevasses, cliffs, trees, creeks, rockfall, difficult travel conditions, weather, illness, equipment failure, wild animals, becoming lost as well as the possibility of mistakes being made by IAG guides and instructors.

To participate in these activities you will be required to read and agree to our waivers as part of the registration process. You will also be required to sign the waivers at the start of the course or trip. In doing so you will waive or give up certain legal rights including the right to sue or to claim compensation following an accident.

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Testimonials

Graeme is a fantastic instructor. Our group had a wide array of skills and Graeme was able to navigate all of our experiences levels while providing valuable knowledge to all. I appreciate the array of terrain he took us through and indepth...
Tara S. , » AST+ Theory to Practice - Mount Washington
The introduction to lead climbing course was a learning experience of a lifetime. The teaching was superb and brought the best out of me at a pace that was suitable to my needs and compatible with my goals. Perhaps most importantly, it challenged...
Michelle Hawkins, Courtenay, BC » Learn to Lead Trad
Low pressure assessment, lots of learning opportunities, approachable instructors, mentorship, teaching the reason behind steps and procedures, confidence building, having members from other SAR teams. Thank you!
Simona , » BC Search and Rescue - Rope Rescue Technician 1