Are you looking to improve your mountaineering, rock climbing, or ice climbing skills? Have you always wanted to push yourself in the mountains, but want to improve on your skills and experience first?

Arranging for a private guide might be your best option: you have the benefit of choosing locations, dates, instructors, and activities. And depending on the type of activity or expedition and the degree of your own involvement in the planning and preparation, custom rates can be even less than programme rates.

See our Guided Trips page for a few ideas of what's possible!

Whether it's a specific climb you have in mind, skills upgrading, or just the chance to "push the limits" with friends, we can fit it to your schedule.

Sawback's Guided Trips Registration Package will set you on your way to making your dream mountain trip become a reality; and you can always email us -- or even better, give our office a call at (403) 678-4997 -- we'll be happy to help you in person.

Costs for custom-made adventures

Guide's fees
Hiking and scrambling:
Guide fee/day: $225 for groups of up to 8

Ice Climbing and Rock Climbing intro workshops:
Groups of 1-2: $350/day
Groups of 3-5: $500/day
Groups of 5 or more: Please call for a custom quote.

Mountaineering
Guide fee/day:$375
Add $60/day per additional person. Maximum of 2 persons per guide for technical routes, maximum of 3 per guide for non-technical routes.

Other expenses
You are also responsible for all other expenses related to your trip, including:

• transportation
• food
• equipment rental
• (although the guide's equipment such as ropes and protection are included in the guide's fees)
• insurance (travel, accident, rescue, and trip cancellation are all examples of insurance you may wish to acquire. Many credit cards and alpine club memberships have various insurnaces as included member benefits. Contact us for a list of affordable providers or more information).

Getting a Custom Trip Proposal
If you have carefully read the information above, and are serious about looking into the possibilities of a guided trip or course, we would be delighted to put together a detailed quote that includes a variety of options for a variety of budgets.

This service is available free of charge; however, as quotes often take time and effort to prepare we do ask that you do us the courtesy of getting back to us with the reasons you decide against taking a trip with us (e.g. to much for your budget, found another more suitable program/provider, changed your mind, found a better location, etc!) Your feedback will help us as we attempt to provide better programmes for others in the future.