Have you started to venture outside to the local crag but wish you could get up some of the taller walls or to the top of a peak?
Our Intro to Multi-pitch Climbing course is our second level of four climbing courses that will help you gain the confidence to climb trad multi-pitches outside. The multi-pitch course focuses on rope management, switching leads, what gear to bring, how to be efficient in switch-overs and different systems for groups of two, three and four.
No matter your background, our Intro to Multi-pitch Climbing course will teach you the required skills. Many experienced climbers will tell you that when it comes to safety, it is important to get into the right habits from day one. Taking one of these courses will ensure just that. And who better to teach you than long time Bow Valley climber Kris Irwin.
Get professional orientation to the spectacular rock climbing on offer in the Bow Valley and kick off your climbing career right this summer with the ACC!
BOOKING INFORMATION
Date:
JUNE 10TH – 11TH, 2023
Price: $350 + TAX
MORE INFORMATION
Please try to register online before calling. If you are having issues please try to have your emergency contact information and course questionnaire filled out before calling.
OR Call: (403)-678-3200 ext 213
Rock Climbing Hazards
What are the risks
Hazard Mitigation
Hazard Mitigation
Hazard Mitigation
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Your “classroom” could be anywhere from the front range crags in Kananaskis all the way through to the “back of the lake” crags at Lake Louise. The climbing areas will be determined by your guide(s) based on a number of factors i.e. weather, distance, group size and dynamics.
Wherever the location the camp will start with going over rope techniques on the group and then transfer onto the wall with the guide to eventually the guide just supervising as you do your own small multipitch with other participants. The course will go over what gear to bring, how to manage the ropes while climbing, how to climb in a party of 2, 3 and more, what to check while your climbing to stay safe and other considerations. By then end of this camp you should feel confident to go up a multipitch climb with a partner.
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Novice
For those that already lead climb sport and with rope-handling and belay skills, this is the course for you. Difficulty of grade is not important for this course as hard skills will focus on rope management development. This course is designed for those that already sport climb and want to develop multipitch skills.
Food
To keep the cost of this course as low as possible for participants, food will not be provided as part of the course. So please brink along your peanut butter and jelly sandwiches (or favoured alternative), a packed lunch and some snacks for both days.
Accommodation
If you are traveling from out of town we recommend staying in Canmore. There are various hostels and hotels to choose from including our very own clubhouse with hostel style accommodation. Located on a high bench overlooking the Three Sisters, Ha Ling and Mount Rundle, our purpose built hostel is the perfect place to relax while completing your course.
For full details on the Canmore Clubhouse accommodation click here
Guiding
This camp will ensure a maximum 6:1 participant to guide ratio to ensure you get sufficient one-on-one coaching. Our guides know the Bow Valley inside out and will be able to recommend future routes and crags to further your skills.
The ACC hires guides certified by the Association of Canadian Mountain Guides (ACMG). Visit the ACMG website to learn more about what they do!
Rentals
If you don’t have everything on the gear list and aren’t ready to invest in your own, there are many awesome local businesses that rent out all of the equipment you will need. Be sure to reserve your rentals ahead of time to make sure everything you need is available for you when you need it.
KRIS IRWIN
Kris is an ACMG Alpine Guide and lives in Banff with his wife Ellen and their daughters Aria and Annie. He is certified to lead all types of rock, ice, and mountain climbs and has been climbing in the mountains at home and abroad since 2004. Although he feels most at home on the classic ice climbs in the Rockies he has also made several first ascents in Alaska in the past few years. Kris is one of the most active waterfall ice climbing guides in the winter and in the summer can be seen leading guests throughout the Rockies, Bugaboos and Rogers Pass. An excellent instructor and personable guide, Kris always gets rave reviews from his guests
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