Hiking & Trekking Courses

Discover your hiking tool kit, hike with with a professional guide and naturalist…

Summit Mountain Guides offers day and multi-day instructional programs near Nelson, BC and Western Canada. The vibrant community of Nelson, Kalso and New Denver is home to some of the most wonderful hiking the BC interior.  Its geographical location gives quick access to fantastic trails of the Purcells, Monashees and Selkirks mountains, including Kokannee Glacier, Valhalla, Goat Range Provincial Parks.

For budding naturalists or guides interested in upgrading skills, we offer custom programs in nature interpretation for hikers interesting in understanding the ecology.  You will learn the unique stories behind the biology and ecology linking plant to animal and elevation to critter. 

For recreational hikers or leaders interested in travel skills, we offer navigation course that builds your skills in reading the terrain “before” you get lost as well as tricks for pacing, estimating route times, doing pre-trip research including emergency planning.

Please contact us for more information or to book for training.