Cloud Nine Guides
Ultimate mountain experiences for inspired adventurers.
Located in Canmore, Alberta, the gateway to Banff National Park.
Join us for single or multi-day adventures in rock climbing, waterfall and glacier ice climbing, mountaineering, backcountry ski touring, splitboarding, and licensed avalanche education.
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Our team of IFMGA and ACMG Certified Mountain and Specialty Guides are recognized as senior professionals and educators with an exemplary safety record in trips and programs provided across the globe. With decades of local experience in the mountains of Western Canada, we provide trips, programs, skills courses, and experiences for all ability levels from novice to expert.
Browse our selection of featured trips below, and contact our full time Program Managers by phone or email any time for additional trip information or booking assistance.
SUMMER Adventures - Trips & COURSES
L1 - Outdoor Lead Lesson
Level 1 - Take your climbing from the Gym to the Crags. This Learn to Rock Climb Series Course is provided with our partners at the Calgary Climbing Center for $235/student.
L2 - Multi-Pitch Systems Course
Level 2 - The Sport Multi-Pitch Systems Course. Get the systems and skills to safely climb the long routes for $525/student.
L3 - Rock Rescue Systems Course
Level 3 - Essential skill sets for climbers in both single and multi-pitch environments for $525/student.
L4 - Trad Rock Systems Course
Level 4 - Learn to place high-integrity traditional and natural protection. Lead your first traditionally protected pitch with our Guides beside you all the way up for $525/student.
The BMC
Check out our 6-Day Beginner Mountaineering Course: the premiere intro to mountaineering for $2500/student.
CREVASSE RESCUE SYSTEMS
Essential Skill Sets for Travellers in Glaciated Terrain, from responding to crevasse falls to glacier morphology & travel techniques. Starting at $515/seat.
Mount Athabasca
Climb the AA Col or one of the Technical North Face Routes of Mount Athabasca this Summer, starting at $334/person.
Mount Assiniboine
Book a Guided Ascent of one of the most popular and iconic Canadian Rockies Summits this Summer!
PREP FOR YOUR BEST WINTER YET WITH
AST 1 - CANMORE, BANFF & LAKE LOUISE
Ready for your AST 1 this season? Seats available every weekend from November to February, or book a private course with your crew! Starting at $299/seat.
AST 1 - REVELSTOKE
Private Group AST 1 Courses available this season in Revelstoke for you and your crew of 6 or more. Starting at $355/seat.
AST 1 - GOLDEN
Private Group AST 1 Courses available this season in Golden, BC for you and your crew of 4 or more. Starting at $355/seat.
AST 1 - LETHBRIDGE & FERNIE
Private Group AST 1 Courses available in your Southern Alberta home ranges for your group of 6 or more. Starting at $389/seat.
AST CONNECT+
Got your AST 1? Bridge the gap to the AST 2 with our AST CONNECT+ Ski and Split Backcountry Touring & Education Days. Seats from $195/day.
AST 2 - BANFF & LAKE LOUISE
Ready to explore the challenging and complex terrain along the Icefields Parkway and Lake Louise Group? Starting at $725/seat.
AST 2 - GOLDEN & ROGERS PASS
The Holy Grail of AST 2 Courses: add two parts Selkirks, a dash of the Purcells... Game on. Starting at $1100/seat.
AST 2 - LETHBRIDGE & FERNIE
An AST 2 Course for our friends in Southern Alberta? You bet. Save the drive, beat the crowds, and explore and learn in your home ranges this season.
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