Climb Onsight connects climbers of all levels with professional guides for outdoor climbing lessons across Canada. Offering courses in rock and ice climbing, mountaineering, and hiking, we help individuals build confidence, learn essential techniques, and experience the joy of climbing in nature. Click on any of the links below to discover more information about the courses we offer.
Everyone with an account receives access to a free and private climbing journal.
You can upload videos and photos, jot down your thoughts, and track your entire climbing journey in one place. We've used it to document memorable ascents, log progress, capture beta, and save valuable insights from guides.
Finally completed your project? Edit the individual entry to include your attempts and successful send!
Your journal is completely private by default, but you can choose to share individual entries with friends, climbing partners, or family.
Currently, we offer rock climbing lessons in Ontario, British Columbia, and Alberta, and we’re constantly expanding our offerings. If you are interested in taking a course in another location, please contact us and we can organize a lesson for you.
Yes! Many of the courses are partially filled and are looking for more climbers! Please reach out to us if you have any questions.
Booking your courses is easy! Simply sign up and create an account to book your climbing course online in minutes. Your profile will provide convenient access to your course history and exclusive new features we’re adding to help track your climbing journey.
For every course, your guide will provide a clear list of equipment they’ll supply and items you’re responsible for bringing. Typically, technical gear such as rock shoes, crampons, and helmets are provided by your guide. You will need to bring non-technical items and personal provisions, including water, snacks, food, and suitable clothing.
For the beginner classes, none! For the more advanced classes, the prerequisites are listed in the course descriptions.
At Climb Onsight, we abide by the guide’s cancellation policy or an agreement between you and the guide. Often, you and the guide can reschedule the class to another day.
As a backdrop, the following cancellation policy in our terms and conditions applies:
(a) Fourteen (14) calendar days prior to the course: Customer is entitled to a full refund of the course.
(b) Seven (7) to thirteen (13) calendar days prior to the course: Customer is entitled to a credit equal to the cost of the course or a refund of fifty percent (50%) of the course cost.
(c) Six (6) calendar days or fewer prior to the course: Customer is not entitled to a refund.
The guide has the sole discretion to cancel the course because of the weather. If the guide cancels the course before it begins, you and the guide will work together to arrange an alternate date for the guided trip, a credit for the guide’s services, or an appropriate refund. We won’t offer refunds if the course is canceled once it begins, unless you and the guide agree otherwise.
We offer courses for beginners, gym climbers, families, corporations, thrill seekers, and travelers—truly, there’s something for everyone!