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Canada West Mountain School

Mountain guiding | Avalanche skills | Outdoor instruction

  • Avalanche
    • Courses

      • Private Avalanche Training – 2020/21
      • AST Refresher 2021
      • 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
  • Custom
    • Custom Programs

      • Squamish Rock (Custom)
      • Squamish Rock 1/2-day Private
      • Custom Hiking & Backpacking
      • Custom Alpine Instruction & Guiding
      • Private Backcountry Skiing
      • Private Avalanche Training – 2020/21
      • Custom Ice Climbing
    • 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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  • Skiing
    • Backcountry Courses

      • Backcountry Skiing & Splitboarding
      • Ski Touring Weekend
      • Ski Mountaineering 2021
      • Crevasse Rescue
      • Winter Snow Camping
    • Guided Trips

      • Whistler Private backcountry
      • Garibaldi Neve Traverse, BC
      • Spearhead Traverse, BC
      • Mt Waddington, BC
      • Pantheon Range, BC
  • Rock & Ice
    • 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
      • Squamish Rock 1/2-day Private
      • Squamish Rock (Custom)
    • Guided Rock

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

      • Advanced Ice
      • Ice Essentials

  • Alpine
    • Alpine Training

      • Crevasse Rescue
      • Mountaineering Refresher
      • Mountain Skills Essentials
      • Complete Mountaineering
      • Alpine Skills
      • Intermediate Mountaineering
      • Tantalus Range Alpinism
    • Guided Alpine

      • Mt Logan, Canada
      • Bugaboos, BC
      • Mt Garibaldi, BC
      • Mt Joffre, BC
      • Mt Matier, BC
      • Mt Waddington, BC
      • Tantalus Range, BC
  • Hiking & Scrambling
    • Hiking program

      • Mountain Navigation 2021
      • Wilderness Survival 2021
      • Overnight Backpacking
      • South Chilcotins Wilderness – 2021
      • Garibaldi Wilderness week
      • 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 2021
      • Blackcomb Peak, BC
  • First 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)
  • Expedition
    • Americas

      • Mt Logan – 2021
      • 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

2014-10-29

Linda Knight

l_knightCanada 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 as ensuring everyone on our programs is looked after from the moment they first contact our office!

A graduate of the Canadian Tourism College Adventure Tourism program, Linda has a passion for adventure and has explored many wilderness regions around the world, including Nepal, Bhutan, Morocco and many wilderness areas throughout North America.

Linda lives in North Vancouver, BC with her family and can also be found running the local North Shore trails when she’s not busy dealing with keeping CWMS running smoothly.

Article by k1l1manjar0 / Instructors + Guides

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