Next Level your Mountain Skills
Get the knowledge and confidence to move in the mountains well. Learn to climb gearm alpine, do rock rescure & avalanche safety.
Choose The Mountain Skill You Want To Learn
Rock Climbing
Multi-pitch Gear & Trad Climbing Courses
Lead Rock
Join us for an unforgettable experience of outdoor rock climbing while expanding your skills in lead climbing.
Your expert guide will empower you with personalised coaching as you work to expand your lead climbing skills, build your base and set yourself up for more adventures to come.
Climbing Experience Indoor (minimum indoor top rope belay certification)
COST: $215 PER PERSON
Lead Rock Weekends
Join us for an unforgettable weekend of outdoor rock climbing while expanding your skills in lead climbing.
Your expert guide will empower you with personalised coaching as you work to expand your lead climbing skills, build your base and set yourself up for more adventures to come.
Climbing Experience Indoor (minimum indoor top rope belay certification)
COST: $427 PER PERSON
Banff Multi Pitch Rock
Climb a classic Banff multi pitch rock route!
Your guide will teach you to take rock climbing to the next level with the best multi pitch climbing techniques. You will expand your climbing skills while achieving something great – a classic route in Banff you can talk about forever!
No experience required
Cost: 1 Person $593
2 People $349 each
Multi Pitch Pro Weekends
Smooth systems make multi pitch climbing manageable and fun! Take your team’s safety seriously by forming smooth skills that will set you up for success.
Touching on a range of safety systems and climbing skills, you will sharpen your skills and expand your experience so that you can complete multi pitch climbs with confidence.
Rock safe or equivalent.
COST: $449 PER PERSON
Spring Into Rock
Launch your rock climbing season with this value packed three in one climbing course.
Set yourself up for success this spring. We will complete three courses in four days, along with getting in a ton of climbing experience. Check the boxes on Rock Safe, Lead Rock, and Trad Leader!
Rock Leader and 10+ days of outdoor lead climbing experience
COST: $895 PER PERSON
Trad Lead Weekends
Make the jump from clipping bolts to placing gear! Take your safety seriously by forming smooth skills that will set you up to achieve success.
This two day course uses specific learning progression to increase your confidence and comfort. We are excited to empower you to interact with the technically demanding art of leading on traditional climbing equipment.
Rock Leader and 10+ days of outdoor lead climbing
COST: $449 PER PERSON
Alpine Climbing Courses & Camps
Try Alpine Climbing
If you enjoy hiking and scrambling, come try alpine climbing. It might be for you!
Join us for an unforgettable experience of alpine climbing a technical mountain.. This fun, thrilling experience lets you explore places that are inaccessible to most travellers.
Avid hiker, some rope skills from rock climbing are helpful.
COST: $322 PER PERSON
Bugaboo Classics
If you want to adventure in Canada’s Alpine Playground this trip is for you. Cross impressive glaciers, climb amazing, granite and summit spectacular spires!
This spectacular venue wont disappoint you! Enjoy 5 incredible days of alpine climbing in the most spectacular venue we have to offer. This trip promises low guide to guest ratios and high adventure!
Immerse yourself in the experience of camping in high places and climbing routes that would otherwise be out of reach.
Cost: $3549 Per Person
Cline Tarns Heli-Alpine Camp
Helicopter access! All inclusive alpine climbing from high camp! These are some of the most amazing climbing adventures.
Immerse yourself in the experience of camping in high places and climbing routes that would be otherwise out of reach.
Basic alpine skills, comfort with backpacking and tent sleeping
Cost: $1999 Per Person
Multi Day Alpine Climbing Trips
Hut based adventures or alpine climbing from a high camp, these are some of the most amazing climbing adventures
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Alpine Skills or Try Alpine Climbing
COST: $459 PER PERSON
Alpine Skills Weekends
Start alpine climbing with a solid foundation! Alpine climbing is fun, but it can be a bit overwhelming at times.
Begin learning to read terrain, manage multiple overlapping risk factors, move in snow and understand glacier travel. Take your team’s safety seriously by forming smooth skills so that you can achieve success
Rock Safe or Equivalent
COST: $497 PER PERSON
Alpine Leadership Week
Join us for an unforgettable week of alpine leadership and skill development.
Refine the skills and tools required to make decisions and climb in the dynamic alpine environment. You should leave this course feeling empowered to confidently begin alpine climbing independently.
Alpine Skills, Rock Safe, or equivalent experience
COST: $1195 PER PERSON
Classic Canadian Rockies 11,000ers
Tackle one of the famous Rocky Mountain 11,000 foot peaks.
Alpine climbing is the most rewarding and exciting way to move in the mountains. We incorporate all mountain disciplines to fluidly summit one of the highly sought after Canadian Rockies 11,000 ers.
No experience required for 2 day bookings, Alpine Skills or Try Alpine Climbing for 1 day bookings
COST: $367 PER PERSON
Rock Safe Rescue Courses
Rock Safe Weekends
Your safety doesn’t happen by accident.
Our highly trained guides will sharpen and expand your safety skills so that you and your climbing team can confidently manage the range of challenging scenarios you might find yourself in.
Lead Rock or Equivalent
COST: $449 PER PERSON
Rock Safe Pro Weekends
Take your multi pitch safety skills to the next level, and sharpen your ability to handle complex incidents while in a challenging environment.
Our highly trained guides will sharpen and expand your safety skills so that you and your climbing team can together manage the range of scenarios you might find yourself in while multi pitch climbing.
Rock safe or equivalent.
COST: $449 PER PERSON
Multi Pitch Pro Weekends
Smooth systems make multi pitch climbing manageable and fun! Take your team’s safety seriously by forming smooth skills that will set you up for success.
Touching on a range of safety systems and climbing skills, you will sharpen your skills and expand your experience so that you can complete multi pitch climbs with confidence.
Rock safe or equivalent.
COST: $449 PER PERSON
Spring Into Rock
Launch your rock climbing season with this value packed three in one climbing course.
Set yourself up for success this spring. We will complete three courses in four days, along with getting in a ton of climbing experience. Check the boxes on Rock Safe, Lead Rock, and Trad Leader!
Rock Leader and 10+ days of outdoor lead climbing experience
COST: $895 PER PERSON
Trad Lead Weekends
Make the jump from clipping bolts to placing gear! Take your safety seriously by forming smooth skills that will set you up to achieve success.
This two day course uses specific learning progression to increase your confidence and comfort. We are excited to empower you to interact with the technically demanding art of leading on traditional climbing equipment.
Rock Leader and 10+ days of outdoor lead climbing
COST: $449 PER PERSON
Alpine Skills Weekends
Start alpine climbing with a solid foundation! Alpine climbing is fun, but it can be a bit overwhelming at times.
Begin learning to read terrain, manage multiple overlapping risk factors, move in snow and understand glacier travel. Take your team’s safety seriously by forming smooth skills so that you can achieve success
Rock Safe or Equivalent
COST: $497 PER PERSON
Alpine Leadership Week
Join us for an unforgettable week of alpine leadership and skill development.
Refine the skills and tools required to make decisions and climb in the dynamic alpine environment. You should leave this course feeling empowered to confidently begin alpine climbing independently.
Alpine Skills, Rock Safe, or equivalent experience
COST: $1195 PER PERSON
Ice Climbing Skills
Try Ice Weekend
Canada has the best ice climbing in the world! Come climb frozen waterfalls with us!
This two day adventure starts when you meet your guide and get your equipment. From there we will travel to our climbing site. The two day tour allows us to focus on coaching you in technical skills like footwork, balance, and fluid movement. It also gives you more extended time for climbing while visiting a different location each day.
No Experience Required.
COST: $485 PER PERSON
Lead Ice
Unlock your potential for winter adventure. Sharpen the specific skills required to lead climb while climbing a frozen waterfall.
Your guide will teach you how to expand your ice climbing skills to the next level and work toward lead climbing progression with progression.
Try Ice or 5 days of ice climbing experience.
COST: $215 PER PERSON
Avalanche Safety Skills
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Learn to Lead climb rock or Ice. Learn rock rescue to climb safer. Head up to the Alpine and learn about the dynamic Alberta Rocky Mountains.
The Alberta Rockies are made for adventuring. We want to help you next level your mountain skills, whether you are just learning to lead or are an experienced alpinist and want to brush up on rescue skills, we want to share summer in the mountains with you!
Built upon the belief that adventure can be transformational, let Girth Hitch Guiding take you on a life-affirming journey through the ancient mountains of the Alberta’s Canadian Rockies. Based out of Nordegg, Alberta we thrive on introducing outdoor enthusiasts – from beginners to experts – to our beautiful mountains.
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