The Association of Canadian Mountain Guides Backpacking Guide course is intended for guides leading clients on multi-day trips in wilderness operations in forested and alpine terrain that does not require technical climbing, mountaineering, skiing or glacier travel where hand-balance movement is not required. This course is a certification program which covers navigation, route finding, group management, leadership and responsibility, environmental ethics, trip planning, lesson planning, record keeping and professional standards.
Prerequisite: ADVG 243