Comments from our students, guests and friends:

Colonel Foster Traverse August, 2010.

Rich is a very skilled and extremely capable guide who I learned a lot from and without whom I would never have been able to complete this trip. It looks like we were the first party to summit both the SouthWest and the Main peaks this year according to the registry. We stayed at the excellent bivvy shelter on the main summit and had a great sunrise. Everything went according to plan and there was a great mixture of mixed climbing, route finding moving on snow, excellent rock and not so excellent rock. Overall an extremely intense and exhilarating experience and worked out well with the 4-day time period. Next summer may be Rambler Peak or some other interesting adventure. I shall be in contact.

Rod Szasz, Tokyo, Japan.

Complete Mountain Skills Fly-in August, 2010.

Thanks for an awesome trip. I've gained an immense appreciation for what you do and a thirst to continue on.

Carol Ann Patterson, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Intro Rock and Long Week end Mountain Skills June/July, 2010.

I recently went through the Intro to rock course and then did the Long weekend mountain skills course with Jan from Island Alpine Guides.  What can I say?  Both were excellent!  Jan is a great mentor and has a ton of experience. I have since put many of the skills that I learned to use on a week long hiking trip in Strathcona Park.  Doing these courses with Jan has certainly taken my hiking skills "up a notch".  I plan on doing more courses with I.A.G in the future.

Russ Henry, Nanaimo, BC.

BC.Mount Arrowsmith Alpine Skills Long Week end, June, 2010

I can't wait to get out again!  It was an incredible course and I am so glad to have taken it, definitely ignited something.

Anna Clark, MEC staff Victoria.

AST1 Mount Cain 6-7 February, 2010. 

You did a great job with making the course professional while keeping it entertaining and fun.  I felt you did a great job of balancing the safety and technique messages while keeping it realistic and relating it to real situations and decision making.  I would and have recommend the level 1 Avalanche course to anyone who wants to explore any out of bounds areas whether they are skiers, boarders, snowshoe or hikers.  I really liked the layout of the course and how you used what we were actually seeing (good and bad techniques) and experiencing as learning tools instead of just using theory. I am eager to get out and put some of my new skills to practice and continue learning in the outdoors!

Tod Gilbert Nanaimo BC

Mount Matchlee: Mountain Skills Course July 24,25 and 26 of 2009

Thanks again to Jan Neuspiel of Island Alpine Guides for an amazing experience! In the last couple of years I have taken various climbing instruction, an avalanche course and a guided mountain hike/climb on Vancouver Island. All three outdoor educators/guides (Cliff, Karen and Jan) have been outstanding!

My most recent adventure was a helicopter fly in to Matchlee Mountain. Three days of excellent instruction at a magical location, all under blue skies and warm weather; and to top it off a climb to the summit!

My climbing partner (Albert Pozar) and myself looked forward to this trip as a once in a life time adventure?now we say a helicopter fly in mountain experience with IAG will be an annual event!

Dale Combs; Duncan BC