Guided climbs · Mount Robson, 3,954 m

Guided Mount Robson climbs, compared

Nobody sells Robson off the shelf. Every guide we found prices the Kain Face as a private or 2:1 trip at a day rate, plus a helicopter to the Dome. Here is who guides it, how they run it, and what they ask of you first.

5companies compared, 5 programs

—nobody publishes a fixed price

5 daystrip length

14–16 htypical summit day on the Kain Face, slopes to 55°

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Yamnuska Mountain AdventuresClimb Mount RobsonKain Face via the Patterson · 5 days

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Experience neededDocumented prior mountaineering covering glacier travel, alpine rock, and steep snow and ice, approved by Yamnuska's operations team before booking; excellent fitness. If short on experience, take their advanced Alpine Ice course or at least 4 days of training with their guides first.Minimum 5-day commitment; guide fees plus expenses plus helicopter; quote on request. 1:1.

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Altus Mountain GuidesMount Robson Kain FaceKain Face · 5 days

From $750/day

Experience neededPrevious mountaineering experience; have top-roped 5.6 minimum; able to keep moving for at least 10 hours; camping experience.5–7 days: 5-day version flies to base camp, 7-day version hikes in from the park gate. Mt Resplendent as backup objective. Not included: helicopter, park fees, food, tent/sleeping gear, mountaineering boots, valley lodging, travel to Valemount. +5% GST. Page does not say whether the day rate is per person or per guide.

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Summit Mountain GuidesMount RobsonKain Face · 5 days

$2,200 pp (2 climbers); $3,450 solo — plus helicopter (old listing, ask)

Experience neededIntermediate–advanced: prior mountaineering on snow and ice, comfortable carrying a large overnight pack, high fitness. Technical climbing and altitude experience are assets.Includes pre-trip planning, technical gear, camp kitchen, dinners and breakfasts, park permits. First summit attempt ~day 3, second attempt possible day 4; summit day 14–16 h return. 3-day custom option.

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Ridgeline GuidingMt. Robson (private)

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From $950/day + expenses + GST

Experience neededNot stated. Ask the operator.3–5 days; max 1:1. Helicopter-accessed; contact for details. General mountaineering day rate, not a Robson-specific price.

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Alpinism.com (Mark Klassen, ACMG/IFMGA)Mt Robson, Kain Face (private guiding)Kain Face

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Experience neededNot stated. Ask the operator.Listed as a guided objective; no rate, length or itinerary published.

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Copied from each company’s own pages on Oct 19, 2026. Every “See dates” button opens the page we used. Where a page says which season a price is for, we show it. All prices in Canadian dollars. Prices change; the operator’s page wins if it disagrees with this one.

Free · no guide

Climb Mount Robson yourself

Everything above is for hiring a guide. If you have the skills, this is what you need to do it on your own, free. Facts come from the summit’s own page on PeakSeeker, with sources.

Normal route: Kain Face (Kain Route)
Grade: Alpine Grade IV
How long: 4-6 days total including the Berg Lake Trail approach
Best season: July-August (occasionally into September)
Permits: No separate technical climbing permit, but BC Parks requires a paid backcountry camping/reservation permit for the Berg Lake Trail approach through Mount Robson Provincial Park.
Start from: Mount Robson Visitor Centre / Berg Lake Trailhead (Kinney Lake Road, Hwy 16), 2,694 ft (821 m)
Climb from there: 10,278 ft (3,133 m) of ascent
Getting there: Climbers approach via the Berg Lake Trail from the Kinney Lake trailhead, camping near Robson Pass before the glacier approach. Nearest airport: Prince George Airport (YXS), roughly 200 km / ~2.5 hr drive from Mount Robson Provincial Park.
Hazards: Notoriously fast-changing weather; only around 10% of attempts on the mountain succeed.
Gear: Full glacier travel and technical alpine gear required; BC Parks reservation needed for Berg Lake Trail camping; the mountain generates its own weather and is notorious for multi-day storm delays.

Kain Face

1,631 m30.3 km

30.8 km+580 m climb853 → 1,692 m

Line from OpenStreetMap; profile approximate. Map and GPX download →

Full route, map and live conditions →What to bring Avalanche & glacier courses

Sources: bcparks.ca ↗bergadventures.com ↗yamnuska.com ↗

Read this before you pay a deposit

Nobody sells Robson off the shelf: every operator quotes it as a private or 2:1 custom trip, so expect to price it as day rate × 5+ days plus a helicopter to the Dome.

Yamnuska and Ridgeline guide Robson strictly 1:1; Altus and Summit list 2:1, which roughly halves the per-person guiding cost but both climbers must sustain a 14–16 h summit day on 55° ice.

Book at least 5 days: every itinerary found builds in a spare summit day, and Yamnuska bills extra weather days at guide rates.

Helicopter landings at Robson Pass (north side, Berg Lake Trail) are permitted on Mondays and Fridays only; anyone flying in who plans to camp needs a BC Parks camping permit first. bcparks.ca ↗
Berg Lake Trail campgrounds are 100% reservable; reservations open October 1 for the following season. From 2027 a BC Parks non-resident fee also applies to the Berg Lake Trail. bcparks.ca ↗
Guided Kain Face trips typically fly from a helipad in Mount Robson Provincial Park to base camp at the Dome (~3,000 m / 9,843 ft) below the face. bergadventures.com ↗
The Kain Face is a Grade IV alpine ice route with slopes up to 55 degrees; operators plan a summit day of at least 14 hours (14–16 h return per Summit Mountain Guides) and build in a spare summit day for weather. bergadventures.com ↗
No company publishes a fixed all-in Robson package price for the current season; every operator found quotes per day or on request, with helicopter costs usually extra. yamnuska.com ↗

The companies

Yamnuska Mountain Adventures

Based: Canmore, AB
Programs: 1
Deposit: 35% of the cost once a date and guide are confirmed; full payment 8 weeks before the climb.
Refunds: General Yamnuska policy for programs $800+: cancel 57+ days out = full refund less $100 (+tax) admin fee and 4% service fee; 56–42 days out = 60% refunded; under 42 days or during the program = no refund. Cancellations must be by email.
Private: Robson is guided at a maximum 1:1 ratio by ACMG/IFMGA Mountain or Alpine Guides. Priced as guide fees plus expenses (transport, camping/gear, park fees, meals) plus any helicopter flights. Extra weather days are charged at guide rates.

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Policy from: yamnuska.com, yamnuska.com

Altus Mountain Guides

Programs: 1
Deposit: 20% deposit to secure guides/trip; balance due before the start (30 days per FAQ, 14 days per some participant pages).
Refunds: FAQ: deposit refunded if you cancel more than 30 days out; inside 30 days the full trip amount is forfeited. Some participant pages use a 3-tier version (deposit forfeited 30–14 days, everything forfeited under 14 days). Optional flexible-cancellation insurance at 12% of pre-tax price allows one free cancel/reschedule. Prices + 5% GST.
Private: Robson trip listed at a 2:1 guest-to-guide ratio, from $750/day.

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Policy from: altusmountainguides.com, altusmountainguides.com

Summit Mountain Guides

Based: Nelson, BC
Programs: 1
Private: Solo price listed ($3,450) alongside a 2-person rate; 3-day custom option.

Cancellation terms not published where we looked. Get them in writing before you pay.

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Policy from: summitmountainguides.com, summitmountainguides.com

Ridgeline Guiding

Programs: 1
Deposit: Minimum 25% deposit when booking more than 30 days out.
Private: Private only, maximum 1:1 on Robson. Mountaineering day rate starts at $950/day (8–10 h day) plus extra persons, expenses, route surcharges and 5% GST.
Contact: (403) 679-9665
info@ridgelineguiding.com

Cancellation terms not published where we looked. Get them in writing before you pay.

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Policy from: ridgelineguiding.com, ridgelineguiding.com, ridgelineguiding.com

Alpinism.com (Mark Klassen, ACMG/IFMGA)

Based: Banff, AB
Programs: 1
Private: Independent guide; first person to guide all 54 Canadian Rockies 11,000 ft peaks (2017). Robson Kain Face listed as an objective; no published rate found.

Cancellation terms not published where we looked. Get them in writing before you pay.

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Policy from: alpinism.com, alpinism.com

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Berg Lake camping reservations open October 1 each year. Get an email before they do, and when any guide posts a Robson price.

Before and after the trip

Most programs start in Mount Robson Provincial Park, BC. Lodging is extra on nearly all of them.

Places to stay in Mount Robson Provincial Park ↗

Mount Robson on PeakSeeker → routes, live summit weather and permits.

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