Altus Mtn Club
The global mountain adventure club, built to connect, educate, and inspire our community.
Education
Mountain education is a core value of the Altus Mtn Club. We have structured our content delivery to educate our members whilst achieving an inclusive, approachable, and accessible learning environment. First off, we have custom one-of-a-kind online courses ranging from Glacier Travel to Top Rope Climbing. We are continually creating online courses and content to educate our members. Coupled without our extensive online content, we run face-to-face courses, taught by ACMG guides, structured to bring people together to learn how to play in the mountains safely.
Community
Connecting and building up our community is integral to the Altus Mtn Club. We believe in the empowerment of engaging with each other and our hobbies. Ultimately learning skills and experiencing what the mountains have to offer is what brings us together, and uniting under these common goals is what the Altus Mtn Club is all about. To foster this environment, we provide a platform through three methods: online community, events, and trips.
The Altus Mtn Club is designed to create better accessibility to high-level education, outdoor experiences and connection with other mtn enthusiasts.
Online Courses
Our team of certified guides has created a range of online courses to teach you the skills to feel more comfortable adventuring outdoors. As well as to serve as an ongoing resource to brush up on any skills you might have lost during the offseason. Courses will continue to be added from Ski Touring, Rock Climbing, Alpine Climbing, and Trail Running. All online courses range from 1 - 5 hours in duration.
Outdoor Courses
With the Altus guides team and teaming up with other local guiding businesses, you will have access to a range of outdoor courses in your local community. Accessible education from certified guides.
Events
Community is the key element to safe and enjoyable mountain adventures—building momentum from your peers, inspiration from pros, or finding your next adventure partner. We create opportunities to continuously grow our mountain community from free skills events, evening slide shows, or our annual Winterstoke and Skyfest festivals.
Mountain Consulting
Knowledge is power, and we want to share our knowledge! All Mtn Club members can chat with one of our certified guides for advice on gear, conditions, route beta, and more. We are here to help you decide and prepare for your next outdoor adventure.
Brandywine
- Access to online community
- Early access to courses and events
- Access to all online courses
- Free entry to events
- 10% off Altus courses and trips
- Access to mountain consulting
- 45 Altus credits per month
- Access to skills clinics
Summer Pass
- Access to online community
- Early access to courses and events
- Access to all online courses
- Free entry to events
- 10% off Altus courses and trips
- Access to mountain consulting
- Free access to summer courses*
- 1 day guided group alpine or rock climbing
- Free access to skills clinics
Winter Pass
- Access to online community
- Early access to courses and events
- Access to all online courses
- Free entry to events
- 10% off Altus courses and trips
- Access to mountain consulting
- Free access to winter courses*
- 5 days guided group backcountry skiing/boarding
- Free access to skills clinics
Details
Altus course credit - Members can apply credit accumulated each month to any Altus trips or course. 1 credit = 1 dollar in value
Free access to winter course (for winter pass) - Members can join any course one time per winter run by Altus Mountain Guides. Excluding Big Mountain Skiing and Backcountry Mastery 1. Subject to course availability.
5 days guided group backcountry skiing/boarding (for winter pass) - Members can join any guided group trip with Altus Mountain Guides. Subject to trip availability.
Free access to summer courses (for summer pass) - Members can join any course one-time per summer run by Altus Mountain Guides. Excluding Advanced mountaineering course. Subject to course availability.
1 day guided group alpine or rock climbing (for summer pass) - Members can join any guided group trip with Altus Mountain Guides. Subject to trip availability.
Access to skills clinics
No, if you would prefer to pay a one-time annual amount you certainly can. Contact us for details.
You are welcome to cancel or downgrade your membership down at any time. Cancelling or downgrading would eliminate any applicable Altus credit.
All courses offered by Altus Mountain Guides excluding Big Mountain Skiing and Backcountry Mastery 1.
Heck yes, join our community to keep in the loop or if you are within striking distance of Whistler, Vancouver, or Revelstoke you could join us for a course or backcountry trip.
Unfortunately, there is limited availability for both courses and trips so we recommend you sign up as soon as possible.
Skills Clinics
Keep the learning going
Put your skills to the test and develop your climbing techniques even further with one of our top-up clinics. Available all summer long for students who took part in any of our rock climbing or Mountaineering courses!
These clinics give you the chance to get back on the rock with a guide and get the best tips and tricks for progression. You’ll be able to continue developing and improving your climbing techniques, building on the foundation you learned from your course.
Simply book your clinic on one of our scheduled dates, and get yourself out to the crag to put your skills into practice!
*Clinics are available for participants that have taken part in any of our rock climbing or mountaineering courses in 2021*
The Goods
Length: 0.5 Days
Location: Squamish, BC.
Meeting Point: The Squamish Adventure Centre
Prerequisites: Have previously completed a 1-day rock course with Altus
Season: Scheduled dates all summer
Max Guest to Guide Ratio: 8:1
Price: Free for Altus participants
What you get
- Half-day out on the rock with an ACMG guide
- All technical equipment (shoes, harness, helmet, and group gear)
- The opportunity to take your climbing skills to the next level
Top Rope Anchors
- May 22
- June 19 (ladies only)
- July 17
- August 21
- September 18
Traditional climbing
- May 23
- June 20 (ladies only)
- July 18
- August 22
- September 19
Rock rescue
- May 30
- June 27
- July 25
- August 29
- September 26
Multi-pitch climbing
- May 30
- June 27
- July 25
- August 29 (ladies only)
- September 26
Sport climbing
- May 29
- June 26
- July 24
- August 28 (ladies only)
- September 25
Online Courses
Avalanche Skills - Level 1
Introductory
Crevasse Rescue / Glacier Travel
Intermediate
Split Board / Ski Touring Intro
Introductory
Crack Climbing
Advanced
Backcountry Camping/Backpacking
Beginner
Backcountry Cooking
Beginner
Alpine Efficiency
Advanced
Mountain Consulting
Our head guides are available to consult on skills, route beta, or outdoor plans to help you prepare and be safe on your own mountain adventures!
- Help develop your skills
- Advice on route conditions
- Help to choose appropriate routes
Events
Sky Fest (Squamish) July 17 - 25 2021
Register
Winter pre-stoke (Squamish) October 23, 24 2020
Register
Winterstoke (Whistler) January 26 - 30 2022
Still Have Questions or Concerns?
Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions, concerns or requests on how we can make this the best trip ever!!!
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Altus mountain guides is a group of motivated professionals dedicated to providing our clients with outstanding quality in the mountains with safe adventurous trips. From our base in Squamish and Whistler BC we provide you access to the most amazing mountain experiences the West Coast has to offer. Our exciting itineraries showcase the Coast Range but reach beyond to the interior ranges of the Selkirkʼs and Purcellʼs and onto the Rockies. We also offer trips internationally from the historic and classic European Alps to the windswept wilds of Patagonia.