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The Ultimate Mountain Guide Experiences 📍Squamish, Whistler & International 🏔Private Guiding, Mountain Education and trips Supported by @arcteryx
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#backcountryskiing#altusmountainguides#skitouring#seatosky#ifmga#altusmtnclub#squamish#multipitch#squamishbc#rockclimbing
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The Spearhead. Whistler’s classic ski traverse. 🏔️
Blackcomb to Whistler across a chain of glaciers and cols. Send it in one big day, or slow it down with a couple of nights camping up high.
→ 13 glaciers, 11 passes
→ 35 km, 2,000 m gain, 3,500 m of descending
→ 1 day or 3
How will you do it?
#skitouring #backcountryskiing #seatosky #ifmga #altusmountainguides
02 Nov 2026
You took the course. Now what?
Mentorship days are the heart of the Altus MTN Club. You plan the tour, read the terrain and make the calls. An ACMG guide comes along to coach your decisions, not make them.
Winter dates: Dec 10, 13 · Jan 7, 17 · Feb 7, 18 · Mar 6, 18. Members only, booked in the app ($189 a day).
All season, Mtn club members also get:
→ Daily guide notes and the guides' Weather Window call
→ Ask-the-guides chat and a partner finder
→ All 13 Altus online courses
→ Member pricing and credit back on every booking
$149 for the season. Join at the link in bio. ❄️
#altusmtnclub #backcountryskiing #squamish #skitouring #altusmountainguides
01 Nov 2026
The scariest thing in the backcountry isn't ghosts. It's terrain traps. 🎃
→ Gullies and creek beds: small slides pile up deep
→ Cliffs below a slope: a small slide, big consequences
→ Trees: getting carried through timber
→ Benches and road cuts: debris stops and stacks
Spotting them is one of the first things we teach on AST 1.
#avalanchesafety #ast1 #backcountryskiing #seatosky #altusmountainguides
31 Oct 2026
Keep the learning going this winter.
The Altus Mtn Club keeps you close to our guides all season. You get daily guide notes and field obs from the Sea to Sky, plus the Weather Window call, the avalanche forecast and mountain weather in one app.
→ Daily guide notes and member field obs from the Sea to Sky
→ Avalanche forecast and mountain weather in one place
→ Ask the guides: post a question or chat
→ Partner finder and “split a guide” posts
→ A skills tracker for what you’ve been taught, practised and mentored
→ Access to Altus online courses
→ Member pricing on Altus courses and trips
→ Credit back on what you spend, kept 12 months
→ Members-only mentorship days
All in one app on your phone. $149 a year.
Link in bio to join.
#altusmtnclub #seatosky #skitouring #backcountryskiing #squamish
30 Oct 2026
The Haute Route. Chamonix to Zermatt on skis. 🏔️
7 days, about 120 km, under Mont Blanc, the Grand Combin and the Matterhorn. Huts at night, glaciers by day, and a finish in Zermatt you won't forget.
→ April 3–9 or April 10–16, 2027
→ 6 guests per IFMGA guide
→ Huts, hotels, meals and lifts included
Spots are limited. Link in bio.
Images @scottymacdonald
#hauteroute #chamonix #zermatt #ifmga altusmountainguides
29 Oct 2026
Last call: 15% off winter courses ends Saturday, Oct 31. ⏳
Use code “LOCKIN15” at checkout on AST 1, AST 1+ Ski Touring Skills, AST 2 and our ski touring courses.
27 Oct 2026
October on the Chief hits different.
Cool air, sticky granite, quiet belay ledges. Fall is when guides get excited, because the friction is the best it gets all year.
The catch: the rain is coming. We usually get a few more good weeks.
Want one last big route before winter? Private days are open. Link in bio.
New on the blog: why October might be the best month to climb in Squamish.
#squamishclimbing #multipitch #squamishbc #rockclimbing#altusmountainguides
29 Sep 2026
Ten frames from a season in the mountains, summit high-fives, big peaks and long days on Squamish granite. Thank you to every client who roped up with us this year.
See yourself in here? Tag yourself and your climbing partner.
Fall climbing days still open. Link in bio.
#squamishclimbingf #multipitch #squamishbc #rockclimbing #climbingguide
28 Sep 2026
Last month, I took a 4 Day Advanced Mountaineering Course with @altusmtnguides
Over the 4 days we covered things like glacier travel and crevasse rescue skills, short roping on alpine rock, transitions between travel modes (glacier, snow, rock), routefinding, pitched snow climbing, technical descents, and decision making in complex terrain.
We got heli-ed in to the Tantalus Range, a mountain range just across from Squamish that is a mountaineers playground, with many glaciers, serrated peaks, and mixed snow/rock objectives.
The perfect place to teach mountaineering skills.
The course was a mixture of sandboxed learning in safe environments to learn skills, and then putting everything into practice by heading out on real alpine objectives.
Having started dipping my toe into alpine objectives with a couple guided climbs last year in South America (Cotopaxi (5,897m) in Ecuador & Huayna Potosi (6,088m) in Bolivia)
and having started to really dive into scrambling last year, it felt time to have some formal education so I could start tackling increasingly complex peaks safely.
Especially as my ambitions evolve.
The alpine environment is very different from what I’m used to in rock climbing. The rock is way chossier, the routes are often not well defined, there are way more hazards, and you often have to deal with glaciers and snow.
There’s a lot more decision-making involved to manage risk and strike the balance between safety and speed.
Leaving this course, I definitely feel more confident heading into the alpine. I feel equipped with a good base of skills to stay safe in the mountains, to recognize the areas of knowledge that I still lack, and perhaps most importantly, to recognize when the risk is beyond my current ability to manage and call it a day.
Shoutout to Ross & Drew for being fantastic guides.
If you’re interested in venturing into the alpine, I would highly recommend taking a course with Altus.
They provide a wide range of courses led by fully-certified ACMG/IFMGA guides covering mountain skills in climbing, skiing, and mountaineering - as well as custom guided trips or courses.
Check them out for your next mountain adventure!
27 Aug 2026
Did the annual Sir Donald lap yesterday. Perfect weather and a great team made for a very civilized day in the hills.
Great to work with @altusmtnguides and @phatburgerinparadise on this one. And nice hanging out at the bivy with @girthhitchguiding.
#alpineclimbing
#glaciernationalpark
#rogerspass
26 Aug 2026
Mount Sir Donald NW ridge undoubtedly one of the most classic modern alpine routes anywhere. A great recent trip with a great group.
26 Aug 2026
If mountaineering has been on your list, we'd love to show you what's possible.
Explore our upcoming trips through the link in our bio.
#altusmtnguides #alpineclimbing #mountaineering
27 Jul 2026
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