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Mountain guiding | Avalanche skills | Outdoor instruction

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    • Courses

      • Custom Avalanche Training – 2023/24
      • AST Refresher 2023/24
      • AST-1 Seymour (Midweek)
      • AST-1 Classic (Seymour)
      • AST-1 Classic (Whistler)
      • AST-1 Classic Snowshoe
      • AST-1 PLUS (N. Van & Whistler)
      • AST-2 (2 weekends)
      • AST-2 (4-day course)
    • Preparation

      • Preparing for your AST Course
      • Avalanche Training FAQ
  • Skiing
    • Backcountry Courses

      • Backcountry Skiing & Splitboarding
      • Ski Touring Weekend
      • Ski Mountaineering
      • Crevasse Rescue 23-24
      • Winter Snow Camping 2023/24
    • Guided Trips

      • Custom Backcountry Skiing
      • Garibaldi Neve Traverse, BC
      • Spearhead Traverse, BC
      • Mt Waddington, BC
      • Pantheon Range, BC
  • Custom
    • Custom Programs

      • Private Avalanche Training – 2023/24
      • Custom Backcountry Skiing
      • Custom Ice Climbing
      • Custom Alpine Instruction & Guiding
      • Custom Hiking & Backpacking
      • Private Squamish Rock (Full day)
      • Private Squamish Rock (1/2-day)
    • Contact us today to create your custom course, tour or expedition!

      Canada West Mountain School specializes in private, customized training and Guided trips. We work extensively with schools, clubs, companies and individuals to arrange everything from 1-day class sessions to International expeditions.

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  • Hiking
    • Hiking program

      • Mountain Navigation
      • Wilderness Survival
      • Overnight Backpacking
      • South Chilcotins Wilderness
      • Garibaldi Wilderness
      • Custom Hiking & Backpacking
    • NEW! South Chilcotin Wilderness traverse

      Join our 7-day wilderness adventure hiking though the sub-alpine wilderness of the Dickson Range in the South Chilcotin Mountains north of Pemberton. More details here –  South Chilcotin Wilderness Traverse.

    • Scrambling

      • Scrambling Essentials
      • Blackcomb Peak, BC
  • Mountaineering
    • Alpine Training

      • Mountaineering Essentials
      • Complete Mountaineering
      • Alpine Skills Week
      • Intermediate Alpinism
      • Crevasse Rescue
      • Mountaineering Refresher
    • Guided Alpine

      • Mt Garibaldi
      • Mt Matier, BC
      • Mt Joffre, BC
      • Tantalus Range, BC
      • Mt Waddington, BC
      • Bugaboos, BC
  • Squamish Rock
    • Rock Courses

      • Squamish Rock Intro (1-day)
      • Top-Rope Anchors (1-day)
      • Top-Rope Anchors (2-day)
      • Sport Lead Rock Climbing
      • Trad Lead climbing
      • Lead Multi-pitch
      • Rock Rescue
      • Private Squamish Rock (1/2-day)
      • Private Squamish Rock (Full day)
    • Guided Rock

      • Guided Rock – Alpine
      • Squamish Rock Classics
    • Ice Climbing

      • Advanced Ice
      • Ice Essentials

  • 1st Aid
    • Wilderness First Aid

      • Intro Wilderness First Aid (2-days)
      • Advanced Wilderness First Aid – 40 hr
      • Wilderness First Responder (80 hr)
      • WFR – Re-certification  (3 days)
      • Wilderness First Responder Bridge (40 hr)
  • Expeditions
    • Americas

      • Mt Logan – 2023
      • Mt Waddington, BC
      • Aconcagua, Argentina
    • Europe & Africa

      • Swiss Alps Classics
      • Mt Elbrus, Russia
      • Mt Kenya, Kenya
      • Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
    • Asia

      • Khan Tengri, Kyrgyzstan
      • Ama Dablam, Nepal
      • Mt Everest, Nepal
Home / Archives for k1l1manjar0

2014-11-05

Sunset at 3000ft

Setting up camp in the mountains  of BC

Article by k1l1manjar0 / slideshow

2014-11-05

Inspecting Slider 2

Examining the snow in Squamish, bC

Article by k1l1manjar0 / slideshow

2014-10-29

Wilderness First Aid courses

Picture of a Wilderness First Aid course

We have finalized our dates for WFA courses for Fall of 2015. All the course dates can be found at our Wilderness First Aid courses Page. This season we are […]

Article by k1l1manjar0 / What's New

2014-10-29

Linda Knight

Canada West Mountain School Office Manager Every organization needs someone to keep all the pieces together, and Linda does an exceptional job of keeping our Guides in line as well […]

Article by k1l1manjar0 / Instructors + Guides

2014-10-29

Dr. Stephen Wheeler

Medical Consultant to Canada West Mountain School Steve Wheeler is a physician specializing in Emergency Medical Care, based in Victoria, BC. Steve works with our Guiding and Instructional team in […]

Article by k1l1manjar0 / Instructors + Guides

2014-10-29

Brent Hillier

(CAA Active member, Avalanche Skills Instructor) Brent has been working in the outdoor industry since 2008. Before teaching with Canada West Mountain School he was a professional ski patroller on […]

Article by k1l1manjar0 / Instructors + Guides

2014-10-29

Peter Buchholz

(CAA Active member, Avalanche Skills Instructor)

Article by k1l1manjar0 / Instructors + Guides

2014-10-29

John Grant

(CAA Active member, Avalanche Skills Instructor) John has been working in leadership roles in the outdoors for over the past decade, operating outdoor adventure programs in rafting, canoeing, snowmobiling, backpacking […]

Article by k1l1manjar0 / Instructors + Guides

2014-10-29

Jen McGuinness

(CAA Professional member, ACMG Top Rope Climbing Instructor, Avalanche Skills Instructor) Jen has a passion for exploring BC’s mountains and sharing remote wilderness experiences with people of all skill levels. […]

Article by k1l1manjar0 / Instructors + Guides

2014-10-29

Bruce Wilson

(ACMG Backpacking Guide, CAA Professional Member) Bruce, an ACMG certified Backpacking Guide, has diplomas in Outdoor Recreation Management and Outdoor Leadership from Capillano College in North Vancouver, as well as […]

Article by k1l1manjar0 / Instructors + Guides

2014-10-29

Lars Andrews

(ACMG/IFMGA Mountain Guide, CAA Professional Member) Lars has grown up in the mountains of BC and is passionate about taking people of all abilities out and sharing the mountain experience. […]

Article by k1l1manjar0 / Instructors + Guides

2014-10-29

Conny Amelunxen

(ACMG/IFMGA Mountain Guide, CAA Professional Member) Conny has had numerous first ascents of big walls around the world, from Squamish to Baffin Island to Patagonia, including the notable first ascent […]

Article by k1l1manjar0 / Instructors + Guides

2014-10-29

Dary hemmons

(GSGA Ski Guide, CAA Professional Member) Whether it be Ski Patrolling, Avalanche Rescue Dog Handling, Guiding, Avalanche Forecasting & Control  or Instructing Avalanche Courses, Dary has been working and exploring […]

Article by k1l1manjar0 / Instructors + Guides

2014-10-29

Dave Sarkany

(ACMG Ski Guide, CAA Professional Member) An experienced Ski Guide, climber, mountaineer, backpacking guide and mountain photographer, Dave has been instructing CWMS courses since 1993. Dave, an ACMG Ski Guide, […]

Article by k1l1manjar0 / Instructors + Guides

2014-10-29

Rich Prohaska

(ACMG/IFMGA Mountain Guide, CAA Professional Member) Rich has spent his life exploring the various mountain regions of the world, establishing many new alpine and rock routes from Antarctica to Greenland […]

Article by k1l1manjar0 / Instructors + Guides

2014-10-24

Rich Haywood

(ACMG Asst Ski Guide; CAA Professional Member; CANSI Level 3 Tele Instructor) Skiing since a very young age and professionally involved in the snow sport industry since 1985, Rich has […]

Article by k1l1manjar0 / Instructors + Guides

2014-10-24

Mat Valade

(ACMG/IFMGA Mountain Guide) Mat is an ACMG/IFMGA certified Mountain Guide who has been working on the Alpine and Rock Program for Canada West since 2012. His winters are spent guiding […]

Article by k1l1manjar0 / Instructors + Guides

2014-10-24

Pierre Hungr

(ACMG/IFMGA Mountain Guide, CAA Professional Member, CANSI Level 1 Tele instructor) Pierre works on our Mountain and Rock program during the summer – we’d love to have him year-round, but […]

Article by k1l1manjar0 / Instructors + Guides

2014-10-24

Chris Lawrence

(ACMG/IFMGA Mountain Guide, CAA Professional Member) Chris’s understated manner belies his depth of experience as a truly professional instructor and guide in the mountain environment. An ACMG/IFMGA certified Mountain Guide […]

Article by k1l1manjar0 / Instructors + Guides

2014-10-24

Jamie Selda

(ACMG Rock Guide; ACMG Asst. Ski Guide; and, CAC Active member and AST Instructor) Jamie has been working full time in the Outdoor Education and Guiding field for over 15 […]

Article by k1l1manjar0 / Instructors + Guides

2014-10-24

John Furneaux

(ACMG/IFMGA Mountain Guide; CAA Professional Member) John is a certified ACMG/IFMGA Mountain Guide who has been inspiring Canada West Mountain School participants on his expeditions and courses for many years. […]

Article by k1l1manjar0 / Instructors + Guides

2014-10-23

Another Adventure

Camping in the snow on an expedition into the snowy region of XYZ.

Article by k1l1manjar0 / slideshow

2014-10-15

Brian Jones

(ACMG/IFMGA Mountain Guide, CAA Professional Member) Canada West Mountain School Owner and Lead Guide A certified ACMG/IFMGA Mountain Guide, Brian has spent many years building a strong and successful year-round […]

Article by k1l1manjar0 / Instructors + Guides

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