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Mountain guiding | Avalanche skills | Outdoor instruction

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    • Courses

      • AST Refresher
      • AST-1 PLUS (Seymour/Whistler)
      • AST-1 PLUS (Squamish)
      • AST-1 PLUS (Powell River)
      • AST-1 Classic (Seymour)
      • AST-1 Classic (Whistler)
      • AST-1 for Snowshoers
      • AST-2 (4-day course)
      • AST-2 (2 weekends)
      • AST-2 (Powell River)
    • Preparation

      • Preparing for your AST Course
      • Avalanche Training FAQ
  • Skiing
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      • Backcountry Skiing & Splitboarding
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    • Guided Trips

      • Whistler Private backcountry
      • Garibaldi Neve Traverse, BC
      • Spearhead Traverse, BC
      • Mt Waddington, BC
      • Pantheon Range, BC
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      • Squamish Rock 1/2-day Private
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    • 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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  • First Aid
    • Wilderness First Aid

      • Intro Wilderness First Aid w/CPR
      • Wilderness First Responder Bridge (40 hr)
      • Advanced Wilderness First Aid (40 hr)
      • Wilderness First Responder (80 hr)
      • WFR – Re-certification  (3 days)
      • CPR Certification
  • 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
  • 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

  • Hiking & Scrambling
    • Hiking program

      • Mountain Navigation
      • Overnight Backpacking
      • Wilderness Survival
    • Scrambling

      • Scrambling Essentials
      • Blackcomb Peak, BC
  • Expedition
    • Americas

      • Mt Logan – 2019
      • Aconcagua, Argentina
      • Mt Waddington, BC
    • 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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