The Association of Canadian Mountain Guides (ACMG) is dedicated to protecting the public interest in mountain travel and climbing instruction. As a non-profit professional association, the ACMG trains and certifies guides and instructors in higher risk activities such as climbing, backcountry skiing and hiking. Emulating the best practices of self-regulation, it maintains rigorous standards for backcountry risk management, has public oversight of its governance and holds its members accountable to a code of conduct.
Association of Canadian Mountain Guides
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