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Canada West Mountain School

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 (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
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      • 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
      • Expeditions 2024
    • 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)

2014-10-24

John Furneaux

John-Furneaux3(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.

John has lead the successful Canada West Everest Expeditions in 2008, 2010 and 2011.

He continues to seek out new areas to explore and has been responsible for many challenging first ascents in Squamish, the Waddington Range of BC’s Coast Mountains and in Alaska. As well, John has climbed in the Yukon, Alaska, Himalayas and throughout the west coast of North America.

John leads our Expeditions to Mount Everest, Cho Oyu, Mount Waddington, Kilimanjaro, Mt. Kenya and Mount Logan as well as teaching on many of our Mountaineering and Winter climbing courses. His calm manner, enthusiastic attitude and wealth of experience will make your time with CWMS a memorable one. He lives in Squamish, BC, where he spends most of his free time climbing, skiing and mountaineering.

Article by k1l1manjar0 / Instructors + Guides

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