• We've been in business since 1991.
• Marc Bourdon is an ACMG Examiner, providing unequaled mentorship for the guides. He is also a guidebook author with an intimate knowledge of the area.
• Our guides are all accomplished rock climbers and ACMG certified.
• We have competitive rates with a "rain guarantee".
• We are a Chamber of Commerce member.
• We carry valid BC Parks permits.
• We have a perfect safety record.

Marc Bourdon - ACMG Full Rock Guide, BSc
Marc is the owner of Squamish Rock Guides and is an avid rock climber who trains year round for the sport.  He has been climbing since 1988, has redpointed 5.14a and has completed a large number of routes graded 5.13 across the United States, Europe and Asia.  He has established numerous first ascents up to 5.13d in difficulty and has a vast knowledge of the area, having authored three local guidebooks.

Marc also works as the course leader for the ACMG on the Guide Training Rock and Assistant Rock Guide exam in Squamish.  This not only assures he is always current on the latest standards of safety and professionalism, but also allows him to train and coach future Squamish Rock Guides. For this reason, Marc can personally vouch for each guide's skill as a climber and level of professionalism. He takes pride in identifying guides with excellent potential and helping them reach their personal goals.

In his spare time, Marc likes to read, watch movies, hike, take outdoor photographs and play squash. In the past year, Marc has traveled to Kentucky, Spain and France to climb and always has plans for the future. He lives in Squamish with his wife Pamela, daughter Elise and two cats, Tia and Axle. [view resume] [view 8anscorecard]

Colin Moorhead - ACMG Full Rock Guide & Assistant Ski Guide 
Colin Moorhead was introduced to the sport at the age of twelve by his father and, during his career, has traveled to the United States, Europe, Australia and Peru to seek out unique challenges.  Colin is one of the top traditional climbers in the Squamish area, yet he is equally at home on difficult sport climbs, physical boulder problems and sandstone towers. He has been with SRG since its beginning and has the very unique distinction of being the only ACMG guide to have guided the very difficult, multi-pitch routes Freeway (5.11c), Daily Planet (5.12a) and Alaska Highway (5.11c).

Besides being a top Rock Guide, Colin also has the distinction of being a very prolific first ascensionist. Because he has climbed so many of the difficult routes on the Chief, he now prefers to focus on finding new lines to develop for his own. This has culminated in his notoriously difficult and exceptionally exposed route "Brothers in Arms" on the Tantalus Wall. 

In addition to his unique guiding skills, Colin is also an exceptional instructor with a sharp wit. He delivers excellent lessons with an entertaining style and is commonly requested for this purpose. His extensive background allows him to instruct virtually any aspect of rock climbing with ease.

Colin spends his winters in Revelstoke working as a heli-ski guide and honing his ice climbing skills.  He lives in Squamish each summer and, when not out climbing or guiding, is always thinking about his next first ascent. [view resume]

Jeremy Blumel - ACMG Full Rock Guide, BFA
It's probably safe to say that Jeremy Blumel's biggest strength in rock climbing is his versatility. Unlike most rock guides, he is equally at home redpointing a desperate sport climb in France, fiddling in RP's on a runout face climb in England or flexing out a steep bouldering cave at Hueco Tanks. In addition to this, he is also an excellent crack and slab climber, probably a result of his Squamish roots.

It's hard to appreciate how well-rounded Jeremy is until you climb with him on a variety of rock types. His fluid, yet powerful style can be hypnotizing as he dispatches difficult climbs with ease. In addition to this, he has an easy-going manner and is skilled at teaching and passing on technique tips to his guests.

Jeremy resides in Vancouver during the winter and Squamish during the summer. In addition to his guiding, he is also a skilled animator and brings great creativity to his work. In his spare time, he keeps his climbing fitness sharp by coaching the Edge Junior Climbing Team and setting routes for climbing competitions.

Jeremy's climbing and people skills place him near the very top of the guiding pyramid on the West Coast. We're proud to have him at SRG.[view resume]

Jasmin Caton - ACMG Assistant Rock Guide, BSc
From the first day Jasmin discovered rock climbing, she was well and truly addicted. Her pursuit of climbing adventures have taken her to the first female ascent of a 3000’ wall in the Northwest Territories, speed-climbing in Yosemite, clipping bolts in Thailand, climbing sea stacks in Tasmania and many places in between. While she loves all types of climbing, crack climbing is Jasmin’s number one passion, one of the reasons she has chosen Squamish as her summer home.

Despite the excitement and adventure of climbing, Jasmin claims it is the people she has met through climbing that has made it such an appealing activity for her, and the main reason why she chose to become a guide. When she is not in Squamish, she can be found managing her family’s backcountry ski touring lodge in the Valhalla Mountains, teaching people the finer points of powder skiing and breaking trail without breaking a sweat.

In addition to climbing, Jasmin has devoted some of her overflowing supply of energy towards completing a degree in Hydro geology at UBC, with her thesis focused on natural attenuation of hydrocarbon contamination. Her previous employment has ranged from stream surveying and habitat assessment project in the Northwest Territories for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans to tail-guiding at a snow-cat ski operation in the Steelworks to cooking at remote mountaineering camps for the Alpine Club of Canada.

Jasmin honed her guiding skills by teaching her parents how to climb, and has taken them climbing in the Bugaboos, the Cascades, Utah, California, Skaha, and of course, Squamish. [view resume] [view blog]

Jamie Selda - ACMG Assistant Rock Guide
Jamie Selda began climbing in the U.S.’s northeast over twelve years ago and the sport has been a major part of his life ever since. He loves all kinds of climbing, but if he had to pick a favorite style it would be crack climbing. For this reason, Jamie has spent a lot of time traveling around the western USA in search of the ultimate crack.

Teaching in the outdoors is also a great passion of Jamie’s. He went to university to obtain training in outdoor education techniques and, since then, has thoroughly enjoyed teaching people how to climb safely and appreciate our natural environment. This has been Jamie’s career for over eight years now and he spends as many as 150 days a year working in the field.

Jamie lives and climbs year round in Squamish with his family, which consists of his wife Christine, daughter River, two cats and two dogs – phew! He thinks Squamish is the best finger crack climbing in the universe. [view resume]

Chris Geisler - ACMG Full Rock Guide, BSc
Chris is, arguably, the most versatile climber on the Squamish Rock Guides team. Not only is he skilled at technical rock routes, but he is also highly experienced at big wall, aid, ice, alpine and high-altitude climbing. If he had a specialty, it would likely be big wall aid climbing and this has culminated in ascents - both first and repeat - of some notoriously difficult routes in both Squamish, British Columbia and Yosemite Valley, California. Additionally, Chris has spent a vast amount of time climbing in the mountains and has traveled to exotic destination such as Peru and Pakistan to challenge himself on world-class, unclimbed objectives. He has a calm and easy-going demeanor which belie his penchant for daring climbing objectives.

In addition to his wealth of climbing experience, Chris also possesses many other skills. He holds a degree from Queen's University in
Biochemistry, and has done some work in fiber optic cable design. He is also a skilled artist specializing in design, manufacturing and installation of contemporary furniture, abstract sculpture and public art. Chris is the owner of Fluid Design Inc, and has won awards for some of his pieces. Most recently, he has also spent time teaching outdoor skills and working with high school students through the TREK program at Prince of Wales High School in B.C.

The skills Chris has refined through his various climbing and work-related experiences have allowed him to participate in some very unique projects. Of these, the most recent was the rigging and management of the first quadriplegic ascent of the 1000 ft Grand Wall on the Squamish Chief by Brad Zdanivsky. An ascent of this scale had not been accomplished anywhere in the world. Brad is now planning an ascent of El Capitan, in Yosemite, California for 2006.

Chris is a welcome addition to the team at Squamish Rock Guides and makes an excellent choice for instruction, guiding on the Chief or delving into the mysterious world of aid climbing. [view resume]

Will Stanhope - ACMG Assistant Rock Guide
Like most young climbers these days, Will started his climbing career in an indoor gym. He showed great talent from an early age and quickly landed a spot on the junior national climbing team. Will experienced some early competitive success, but soon found himself spending increasing amounts of time dreaming of lofty alpine walls and never ending cracks. His focus soon shifted to outdoor climbing and he left the gym far behind.

Nowadays, Will has redpointed sport routes up to 5.13d, but prefers to focus his energy on cutting edge traditional routes and big wall free climbs. He is quickly emerging as one of the rising stars of North American rock climbing and his peers are constantly amazed by his bold first ascents and casual repeats of established test pieces.

Will calls Squamish home, but has traveled and climbed throughout North America, Australia, and Patagonia. He has taken to guiding and instructing the way he took to climbing - with boundless enthusiasm and energy. Will quickly puts his students at ease with his easygoing manner and infectious passion for the sport. When being guided by Will, know that you are learning from one of the best. [view resume]

Paul McSorley - Assistant Rock and Assistant Alpine Guide, BA
Paul first tied into a rope in 1992 and visited Squamish five years later. He’s been coming back ever since and now spends summers on the coast and winters traveling abroad or shivering in the Canadian Rockies. He considers himself an "all-rounder", but admits he still needs to work on his sport climbing to properly claim that title.

What Paul enjoys most in rock climbing is scaling towers. He claims the height and length are irrelevant - it’s the aesthetic appeal of topping out on such a dramatic formation that matters most. Paul also finds guiding and teaching very satisfying because it allows him to share his passion with others and offer them the possibility of fresh experiences.

Climbing has introduced Paul to an amazing variety of people and taken him to exotic corners of the world; an expedition to Pakistan, mountain safety work in the Middle East, three trips to Patagonia as well as some civilized alpine climbing in the French Alps. Apart from climbing Paul enjoys soul food cooking, music, photography, Frisbee golf and thrashing (hopelessly) on a surfboard. [view resume]