Ridgeline Guiding Services

My sons and I went through Patrick's outdoor lead climbing lesson last weekend. It was fantastic. Patrick is an excellent instructor and we feel that we have a good base of knowledge to work from now as we build on our experience level.

For the record, my almost 17 year-old son got a tremendous amount from the course. My 14 year-old son will still need to be re-taught a lot as we go but he now knows the risks involved in climbing outdoors and the importance of acting carefully and thoughtfully when planning and executing our adventures. This is due to his young age, the instruction was great.

Ridgeline delivered the perfect guiding experience for me, helping me achieve a life-long goal of reaching the south summit of Mount Victoria. Patrick is a highly skilled mountain guide, he planned the climb meticulously, safely, professionally, and is just an amazing guy to climb with. Can't imagine working with any other company but Ridgeline. If you get a chance to climb with Patrick or anyone on his team, seize it. Already planning my next one.

Patrick was an absolute delight guiding us through our first outdoor climbing experience. He introduced us to all the kit and safety precautions with professionalism and clarity, all the while giving us a spectacularly fun day. We felt safe every minute, learned tonnes, and look forward to coming back again for another day of climbing with Ridgeline.

Janet and I just returned home from a glorious week in the Rockies. We enlisted the services of Patrick at Ridgeline Guiding to organize and accompany us on our first adventure into the mountains in many years. First time with Patrick, and first time with a professional alpine guide. Turned out to be the best decision. Patrick lead us up to the Peyto Hut from the Peyto lake parking lot. We spent two days exploring, recovering and learning there and then we trekked over to the Bow Hut across the stunning Wapta Icefields where we got to the top of Onion. The arrangements were ‘tight’ and proper, the route finding and recommendations were great, and the food was plentiful and good. Importantly, it was our first time in this area and Patrick clearly put safety first and knew what he was doing. Finally, Patrick put his climbing and trekking and river crossing skills to great use while being respectful of our less accomplished capabilities. Patrick provided more than we could have expected and was a joy to be around. We will without hesitation use Patick (Ridgeline) again.

We decided to try ice climbing as a last minute adventure during our Banff adventure. Patrick was quick to help pull together an amazing waterfall ice climbing trip. We were a party of four with mixed experience. He tailored a trip to meet our experience and the limited time we had. He took us to a beautiful location, set us up for success and encouraged us throughout the day. We had a fabulous, fun, challenging, safe and satisfying day. We will be back!