Ice Climbing Courses

Summit Mountain Guides offers day and multi-day guided Ice climbing near Nelson, BC and Western Canada. Please contact us for more information.

Intro to Ice Climbing

Join highly qualified instructors and guides on this exciting 2 to 3 day introductory ice climbing program.

The focus of the intro course is to give you the basic skills and confidence with modern ice climbing technique on vertical ice and mixed terrain. Enjoy learning in small student groups. We will also introduce and review basic movement skills and safety, belaying and rope management while climbing lots of ice.

Take your adventure to the next level and invest a 3rd day climbing a classic multi-pitch ice route in the Canadian Rockies. This will give you the opportunity to apply your newly learned skills and climb with a professional ice guide.

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