Upcoming Trips and Courses

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  • Rope Rescue Technician 2 (RRT2) – Assessment Only (12 Candidates, 2 Instructors)

    Certification evaluation for Rope Rescue Technician Level 2 candidates who have completed RRT2...

    4 SPOTS LEFT
    Jun 26 - 28, 2026
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  • Snow & Glacier Skills Course

    Over an action-packed three days, you’ll learn to manage risk on steep snow slopes and glaciers. On...

    1 SPOT LEFT
    Jun 26 - 28, 2026
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  • Intro to Rock Climbing

    A fun-filled day at the Comox Lake crags introducing you to the exciting sport of rock climbing. Learn...

    6 SPOTS LEFT
    Jul 4, 2026 (day trip)
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Acknowledgement

We at Island Alpine Guides are grateful for the privilege to live, work and play on the unceded, traditional territories of the First Peoples listed below, who have been the stewards of these lands for millennia:
 
Da’naxda’xw, Ahousaht, Scia'new, Ditidaht, Cowichan, Ehatteshaht, Gwa'sala-Nakwaxda'xw Band, Halalt, Heiltsuk, Hesquiaht, Homalco, Hupačasath, Huu-ay-aht, K'ómoks, Ka:'yu:'k't'h'/Che:k:tles7et'h', Klahoose, Kwakiutl, Kwiakah, Kwicksutaineuk-ah-kwaw-ah-mish, Lyackson, Malahat, Mamalilikulla-Qwe'Qwa'Sot'Em , Mowachaht/Muchalaht, Namgis. Nanoose, Nuchatlaht, Nuxalk, Pacheedaht, Pauquachin, Penelakut, Qualicum, Quatsino, Snuneymuxw, Songhees, Stz'uminus, T'Sou-ke, Tla'amin, Tla-o-qui-aht, Tlowitsis, Toquaht, Tsartlip, Tsawout, Tseshaht, Tseycum, Uchucklesaht, We Wai Kai and Wei Wai Kum.

Important - Please Read

All Island Alpine Guides courses and trips take place in an outdoor, wilderness environment. This means that as a participant you will be encountering various risks, dangers, and hazards, some of which include avalanches, cornices, crevasses, cliffs, trees, creeks, rockfall, difficult travel conditions, weather, illness, equipment failure, wild animals, becoming lost as well as the possibility of mistakes being made by IAG guides and instructors.

To participate in these activities you will be required to read and agree to our waivers as part of the registration process. You will also be required to sign the waivers at the start of the course or trip. In doing so you will waive or give up certain legal rights including the right to sue or to claim compensation following an accident.

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Testimonials

Graeme was a great instructor, he was super knowledgeable and very enthusiastic about training and the course overall which made it very easy to stay engaged and gain information. The course went super well, couldn’t really have asked for more.
Andrew B. , Mt Washington » AST1 Washington - for Skiers and Boarders
The whole course went seamlessly, Klemen was a great guide and definitely played a part of the trip being so memorable.
Evan, Tantalus Mountain Skills » Tantalus Mountain Skills
Just a quick note to express my satisfaction with the AST1 course at Mount Washington this past weekend. The course exceeded my expectations in every regard and I came away feeling it was a weekend very well spent. You have a gift in Lyle. He...
Bil Derby, Nanaimo, BC » AST1 Washington - for Skiers and Boarders