Upcoming Trips and Courses

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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...

    5 SPOTS LEFT
    Jul 17, 2026 (day trip)
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  • Intro to Rock 102

    Start your outdoor climbing journey with an introduction to technical systems and movement on rock....

    2 SPOTS LEFT
    Jul 25 - 26, 2026
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  • Rock Refresher

    Refresh skills and tighten up safety systems with this one-day rock refresher course. Perfect for...

    6 SPOTS LEFT
    Jul 31, 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

Great atmosphere established by the instructors. Lots of practice and learning even though it was an exam.
AJ, RRT2 Assessment - Squamish » Rope Rescue Technician 2 (RRT2) – Full Course (6 Candidates, 2 Instructors)
Overall experience was great. The instructor (Graeme White) met me where I was at and filled in any gaps of knowledge required to progress my skills. Excellent communication skills, good knowledge of trad skills, excellent ability to translate...
Stephan Vecsey, » Learn to Lead Trad
Thanks again for a great course; it was so great to do the course on my home turf, because I now see that terrain in a whole new light. It actually made me more confident about going into avalanche terrain back there, because I have some tools to...
Jimmy Thomson, Vancouver, BC. » AST1 Cain - For Skiers and Boarders