Cirrus Alpine Guides has 16 years experience specialize in quality, world class rock climbing venues in the Canadian Rockies. Lake Louise, Banff, Canmore, Ghost River, Mt Yamnuska and the Bugaboos are all local climbing areas. Simply the best quality rock adventures to be found, as good as Europe, with out the crowds.   

All guides are local Rock, Alpine or ACMG Mountain Guides with training in wilderness emergency response. They are friendly and knowledgeable and have years of local guiding experience.
 They will share there passion for climbing with you, and safely guide you. Our adventures at Cirrus are more then just climbs and technical know how. They are about trust, attitude, fun, redefining the limits, and going beyond.

There are many options for all ages and abilities including kids on limestone, quartzite or granite  climbing routes with traditional gear or bolt protection. 

Denise sport climbing in Cougar Creek Canyon

Half Day or Full Day Rock Experience A fun introduction to the sport of rock climbing. Kids must be 12 years of age. Held at one of our local climbing areas close to the road. Canmore, Banff or Lake Louise. Your rock guide will start you off with some movement skills while bouldering then on to top rope climbing. We teach belay and lowering skills. We can rent rock shoes for you at local shops. Includes use of all gear.          May through Sept. 1 - 4 climbers Half Day $260.00, Full Day  $350.00 Book any time.

One to Five Day Sport Climbing Holiday

Sun, friends, quality rock, trad or bolts, easy, hard, single or multi pitch. The crags and canyons of the Bow Valley and the Ghost River climbing areas are all great options and unique places for a sport climbing holiday. Includes all gear. April through Oct.
$350.00 per day for 1-4 climbers. 

Guided Ascents of Multi Pitch Rock Routes. 16 Bow Valley Classics $360.00 per day, add $50.00 for a second climber. Max 2 climbers, May through Sept. $425.00 per day for longer 10-12hr alpine rock routes to peaks like Mt Louis or Castle Mountain. We supply all hardware and ropes. Use of helmet, harness is included if needed. You will need rock shoes, rain protection, lunch, water and camera.   Local IFMGA/ACMG Guides. Book any time.
All climbs are a 15-60 min walk in and no more then a 15-40 min drive from Canmore or Banff. - Easy street, 6 pitches 5.5 - Direttissima, 9 pitches 5.8 - Forbidden Corner, 11 pitches 5.8 - Red Shirt, 8 pitches 5.7 - Joy 12 pitches 5.6 - Twilight/Keelhaul wall, 5 pitches 5.6 - Ha Ling Peak North East Face, 12 pitches 5.7 - Guides Route, 12 pitches 5.6 - Raptor, 10 pitches 5.10 - Valley View, 6 pitches 5.9 - Gooseberry, 7 pitches 5.8 - Mt Louis, Kain Route, 8 pitches 5.6 - Escargot Corner, 6 pitches 5.7 - Castle Mt. Tower, 12 pitches 5.5 - Brewer’s Buttress, 12 pitches 5.7 - Mothers Day, Mt Cascade , 8 pitches 5.7		Kelly and Rob on the NE Face of Ha Ling Peak, Canmore

If you have any questions or concerns, or need more information please call
Mark Stewart at CIRRUS Alpine Guides, Tel: 403-678-8567, e-mail: cirrus@shaw.ca

Bugaboo Alpine Rock Experience Five days of climbing the famous Bugaboo granite spires. The most spectacular alpine rock venue in Canada. Negotiate glaciated snow and ice terrain to gain access to classic granite lines.   Possible objectives:  Bugaboo Spire.  Kain Route 5.6 and the North East Ridge 5.7                 Snowpatch Spire  Southeast Corner 5.7, and the Southwest Ridge 5.9    Pigeon Spire West Ridge 5.5         Central Howser Tower  East Face 5.7 Cresent Towers Lions Way 5.6, Donkey's Ears 5.8  Eastpost Spire North West Ridge 5.5 Cresent Spire offers excelent 6 pitch 5.10 routes like Paddle Flake, McTech Arete and  Woza Moya. For four nights the Conrad Kain hut will be the place we eat home cooked meals, socialize and get a good night's sleep.

Bugaboo Spire on left, Pigeon Spire on right. Cruising the alpine granite Nunataks, The Bugaboos

These are long 8-12 hour day trips from the hut and require good fitness. Confidence with crampons, ice tool and the ability to climb well at the grade are required to get up these routes in good style. Includes all and any climbing gear needed.
Dates: June 20-24, 26-30.  July 4-8, 18-22. Aug 6-10, 22-26.  Sept 1-5, 8-12. 

5 day cost $2000.00 for one. $2500.00 for two climbers, guiding only. Food can be catered at $33.00 per night per person. Hut fees $25.00 per night pp.

3 and 4 day trips are also available at $425.00 per day.  Book any time for preferred dates. 

Two Day Bugaboo Alpine Rock Experience

Climb two of the classic granite lines in two days. This is excellent value and has been a very popular trip. We meet in Golden or Radium BC early in the morning, drive up to the car park and head up to the Conrad Kain hut. We spend the afternoon on one of the Crescent Towers routes Lions Way or Tiger's Tail, or Eastpost Spier NW ridge then down to the hut for dinner.
 
The next day with an alpine start, and traveling light we climb one of the long classic routes on Snowpatch Spire - SW Ridge 5.9, SE Corner 5.7
Bugaboo Spire - Kain route South Ridge 5.6, NE Ridge 5.7.
Pigeon Spire - West Ridge 5.5
 
There are many options for traditional multi pitch routes, 5.6 to 5.10 All on top quality granite rock.
$850.00 for one, $1050.00 for two. Food and hut fees extra. June through Sept.

Rock Climbing Education

Cirrus Alpine Guides offer quality personalized instruction. We teach modern state of the art techniques used by professional climbing guides. Our low student/instructor ratios allows for maximum safety and enjoyment while you develop essential skills. Its all about goal setting, problem solving, trusting your self and others, beautiful surroundings and fun. Both Rock Craft courses are based out of Canmore with climbing venues in near buy Kananaskis Country, Banff and Lake Louise. 

Rock Craft 2 Day
This course is for new climbers just starting out. Every effort is made to ease the participant into this new exciting environment at there own pace. Skills emphasize and reinforce safety and sound climbing practice. Expert coaching will have you climbing with a minimum of effort.

- Bouldering close to the ground with no rope.
- Introduction to efficient climbing movement and terminology.
- Climbing geology, how to read the rock and route find.
- Equipment use, fitting, care and limitations, hardware, ropes and knots.
- Climbing communications.
- Belaying and lowering in a top rope situation with a friction devise
- Top rope climbing up to 30m of varying steepness and difficulty.
- Introduction to top rope anchor construction.
- Cleaning routes and stations for lead climbers.
- Rappelling

Dates: Held on weekends May to October. Preferred dates also possible.                            $230.00 per person. Includes use of all gear. 2 person privet course $360.00 pp total.

Rock Craft 3 Day
An intense, comprehensive rock skills course. The goal is to develop the independent rock leader. For climbers who are confident and experienced with their basic rock skills and would like to develop or improve leading skills. There will be an opportunity to climb single and short multi pitch routes. One day on limestone and two days on quartzite rock at The Back of the Lake, Lake Louise.

- Climbing limits: you will be climbing above your present limits and we will show you how.
- Belaying, lowering, protecting the belayer, rope systems, management and communications.
- Protection, natural and bolts, gear characteristics, racking, placement, anchors, limitations.
- Safety back ups, self rescue techniques and systems.
- Leading strategies, how to fall, fall factors, backing off.
- Rappelling.
- Multi pitch climbing, station management, route finding, selection and risk assessment.
- Advanced climbing movement and techniques.

Dates: Saturday to Monday, May through to October.   Preferred dates also available.          $360.00 per person. Includes use of all gear. 2 person privet course $540.00 per person total.

For more information phone or e-mail Mark Stewart at Cirrus Alpine Guides
Tel: 403 678-8567 Fax: 403 673 2254   e-mail: cirrus@shaw.ca