$245.00 / person
(at 4:1 ratio) Next Trip: Jun 28, 2025 (day trip)-
2 spots available. $245.00
Course Location: Comox Lake Crags
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Add-ons
As per our Cancellation Policy, your trip or course is 100% non-refundable after 30 days prior to the trip/course start date. Purchasing this addon will allow you to cancel your trip/course within that 30 day time period for reasons of injury, illness or family emergency, and will provide you with a credit for the full value of your trip/course fee which can be be used on any Island Alpine Guides or Hike Vancouver Island trip or course or trip for up to one year from the start date of the trip/course originally booked. This credit is non-transferable to another person.
Newly Released 2024 Edition! Covering over 300 climbs in the Comox Valley area, including local winter ice and illustrated with lots of coloured photos.
About
- Anchor building
- Rope and station management
- Various station belay methods
- Safe and efficient lead belaying & climbing
- Switching over from climbing to rappelling
- And more if time allows
- 1 day of instruction with an ACMG guide
- Group technical gear
- Personal technical gear (harness, helmet, carabiners, belay devices, climbing shoes)
- Transportation to and from meeting point
- Food
- Accommodation
- Clothing
- Personal equipment
Location
- Comox Lake Crags (Cumberland)
Itinerary
Questions? Check out our FAQ page for details, or send us an email.
Pre-course homework:
Please ensure you are comfortable with the following basic knots:
- Figure 8 follow-through
- Figure 8 on a bight
- Overhand
- Double overhand
- Double fisherman’s
- Clove hitch
- Prussik
- Munter hitch
Gear List
- Harness
- Helmet
- Belay device & locking carabiner
- Climbing shoes
- T-shirt or long-sleeve (ideally loose-fitting)
- Pants (ideally loose-fitting, tapered at the ankle)
- Rain gear (jacket and pants)
- Mid-weight insulating jacket
- Approach shoes (something that will provide some support on trails to the climb)
- Toque and/or sun hat
- Sunglasses that block 100% UV
- Sunscreen
- SPF lip balm
- Lunch (pre-prepared) and snacks
- Water bottle
- Notebook and pencil (Rite in the Rain recommended)
- 30L backpack
Testimonials
Both Nicole and I really enjoyed the course immensely. Thanks for the great attitude and your incredible amount of knowledge. You really know how to teach well and are a pleasure to climb with.Paul Barrette, Vancouver, BC.
Couldn't have had a better instructor for us. Lyle was very knowledgeable, encouraging and calming. He tailored the course for us and what we needed to know. We got everything we wanted out of it. It was great!Paula Frigon, Edmonton, AB.
Amazing. Very safety focused. Learned everything we needed to in a supportive environment. Will be participating in more courses in the future.Kathryn and Shawn,