Prerequisites

• On the courses you will be required to show that you have the skill, confidence, and personal fitness to guide clients through rugged, strenuous on- and off-trail conditions.
• This may include travel on snow, talus, scree, meadows, and marshlands while carrying a pack on day hikes and/or multi-day hikes.
• You must be able to care for clients while traveling and route finding.

Assistant Hiking Guide

• A current (80hr minimum) Wilderness First Aid course
• A current Basic CPR course
• References who are familiar with your personal and technical background
• A curriculum vitae which includes:
  • A description of how you have gained a good understanding of hazards related to mountain travel.
  • 30 day hikes, of which 10 should describe off trail travel in alpine terrain and a minimum of 700 metres elevation gain/loss.
  • 21 backpacking trip nights.

Hiking Guide

• A current (80hr minimum) Wilderness First Aid course
• A current Basic CPR course
• An Assistant Hiking Guide Certificate with course performance evaluation form indicating a positive recommendation from the instructors to continue to the Wilderness Guide course.
• A letter from an employer or ACMG guide confirming a minimum of 20 days professional guiding experience or a professional resume that outlines your guiding experience.
• An update to the curriculum vitae and personal skills resume you submitted with your application to become an Assistant Hiking Guide. The update should include significant additions to original documents.