Upcoming Trips and Courses

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  • Learn to Lead Sport

    This one-day course is an excellent entry-point into the world of sport leading. Under the eye of a...

    4 SPOTS LEFT
    Aug 1, 2026 (day trip)
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  • Learn to Lead Trad

    This two-day course is an excellent entry-point into the world of trad and leading. Under the eye of a...

    4 SPOTS LEFT
    Aug 2, 2026 (day trip)
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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
    Aug 2, 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

I thought your Intro To Rock course with Graeme was excellent. Graeme was extremely professional and taught the course at just the right pace for our group as we had all had a little bit of experience climbing but were looking for a refresher and...
Grayson Kerr, Victoria, B.C. » Intro to Rock 102
Great day. Insanely DEEP day. Joe was professional, knowledgable and on-it, as per usual (...). The day was epic. Would highly recommend to anyone, and everyone in our group was really happy with it. My hip-flexors however have never been so fried.
Marc B., » Mount Cain Backcountry Tour
Graeme was an awesome instructor to work with. Her provided an opportunity for everyone to contribute their observations and thoughts towards decision making. Mt. Cain was a spectacular location that provides a variety of real avalanche terrain to...
Anon., » AST2 Cain - For Skiers and Boarders