Kyle Skidmore
ACMG Apprentice Rock Guide, Bsc
More than three decades of climbing experience has given Kyle a wealth of knowledge that he is eager to share. Eight years of Search and Rescue and six years of Ski Patrol, and more recently completing the Canadian Avalanche Association Operations Level 1 course, has extended Kyle’s mountain sense far beyond the realm of rock.
Kyle has lead expeditions to the Himalayan and Alaskan ranges, and has performed technical mountain rescues in the Bugaboos and in steep rope access box canyons. This experience has made safety his number one priority.
As newly minted Apprentice Rock Guide, Kyle is working hard to apply his skills towards the full Mountain Guide certification. Check out some of Kyle’s adventure portraits @kyleskidmorephotography.
Traditional Climbing Ascents
- Crime of the Century - 5.11c
- Block and Tackle - 5.11b
- Partners in Crime - 5.11a
- Fear of Flying - 5.11a
- Fatty Bolger - 5.11a
- Lust - 5.11a
- Climb and Punishment - 5.10d
Sport Climbing Ascents
- Jacob's Ladder - 5.12c
- Rug Munchers - 5.11d
- Jeff and the Giant Reach - 5.11c
- Spider Bite - 5.11b
- Thriller of the Void - 5.11b
- Bad Dates - 5.11a
Long Routes
- McTech Arete, Bugaboos - Grade IV 5.10-
- The Grand Wall, Squamish - 5.11a
- Zebra Zion, Smith Rock - 5.11a
- New Life, Squamish - 5.11c
- Eye in the Sky, Yosemite - 5.10b
Big Mountain Ascents
- Denali West Buttress, solo - grade VI
- Mt. Slesse NE Buttress - grade V 5.9
- Tantalus Enchainment - grade V 5.8
- Mt. Joffre Enchainment, solo - grade IV 5.8
Kyle Skidmore climbing Yak Chek at the Coquihalla summit.
Kyle Skidmore portrait
Kyle Skidmore on Orpheus, Red Rocks Nevada
Kyle Skidmore (right) on the summit of Denali.
Kyle Skidmore: early start to climbing. Cat Crack Squamish.