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The Value of Certification
ACMG certification is your assurance that any member you hire has been trained and assessed to the accepted standard of an internationally recognized, professional body
ACMG guides and instructors are trained to provide experience based decision making in the field and to balance two important facets of your trip – the feeling of adventure and your safety from objective hazards. Guiding is an elegant blend of art and science – a delicate synergy of experience and intuition. One must assess factors such as weather, snowpack quality, avalanche hazard, rock fall potential, crevasse and serac danger, route or terrain selection, daylight and distance, and continuously weigh them against your capability and objectives.
Canmore
An awesome small local company that focuses on ski guiding. Kevin Hjertaas, Scott Thumlert and Martin Lefebvre are both impressive skiers, great teachers and overall great human beings. They also offer an online-based AST-1 this Fall. Check em out!
Sawback was founded by Tom Wolfe in 1995, running mountain hiking trips for groups. Since then we have expanded programming to offer just about any mountaineering adventure you could imagine. Tom is a trained and internationally certified Mountain Guide and a member of the Association of Canadian Mountain Guides (ACMG) and the International Federation of Mountain Guides (IFMGA). More Details.
Located in Canmore, Alberta at the gates of Banff National Park, Yamnuska Mountain Adventures is one of Canada’s premier providers of mountaineering, rock & ice climbing, backcountry skiing, hiking and trekking experiences in the Canadian Rockies. For over 40 years, they have hosted thousands of clients from Canada and all over the world. Their brand is known for quality mountain experiences, safety and well-organized itineraries. All Yamnuska Mountain Adventures climbing guides are certified through the Association of Canadian Mountain Guides. Check em out!
Cloud Nine Guides is a guide service and mountain school of internationally certified mountain guides located in Canmore, Alberta, in the heart of the Canadian Rockies. They offer guiding and instruction in Ice Climbing, Rock Climbing, Mountaineering, Backcountry Skiing / Splitboarding and Avalanche Skills Training (AST) education courses.
From Ascents of the Matterhorn in Switzerland and the towering Granite of the Lofoten in Norway, to Deep Water Soloing in Spain and Deep Powder Skiing in Canada - they have adventure trips and travel for any inspired mountain adventurer.
Squamish
From day trips in the Sea to Sky to overnight basecamp adventures out of Pemberton, we’re happy to set up a program that suits exactly what you’re hoping for. We only work with the best ACMG or IFMGA certified guides who have years of experience navigating the zones you want to explore. We offer group or private programs, for beginners to experts - the possibilities are endless out here!