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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 again offering a full range of courses in Squamish and in our NEW Classroom in North Vancouver! We can also can put together any level […]

Article by k1l1manjar0 / What's New

2014-08-14

Rope Rescue Systems for Skiers and Climbers

A common question from our students is “how many times have you had to perform a technical rope rescue?” Though technical rope rescue systems are rarely used by most recreational climbers, if you do find yourself faced with the task of assisting someone who is having challenges or is injured, knowing basic rescue systems will […]

Article by Brian Jones / News Update / crevasse rescue, rock rescue, rope rescue, rope systems, squamish rock rescue, technical rope rescue

2014-04-18

First Aid in the backcountry

I have been having a lot of discussions about Wilderness First Aid lately. Many folks wonder what distinguishes Wilderness First aid courses and training from other traditional First Aid courses. First, we need to to look at the level of support that we can expect to have when we respond to an accident or medical […]

Article by Brian Jones / News Update

2014-01-24

Argentina 2014

On January 14th, 17 Canadian Army Cadets from across the country converged on the small mountain town of Bariloche in the Patagonia region of Argentina. Their goal? To complete a 10 day expedition through the lakes and mountains of the wild and spectacular Patagonian Nahuel Huapi National Park. Canada West Mountain School organized and lead […]

Article by Brian Jones / News Update

2013-12-09

Winter 2014 Guides and Instructors pre-season training session

Changing seasons is always great. I look forward to the winter snow season because I get to head out again with all the Guides and Instructors I haven’t seen during the summer! On Thursday, December 4,  18 Canada West mountain School Guides and Instructors showed up in the backcountry of Whistler to shake out the […]

Article by Brian Jones / News Update

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