Ascent Guides offers Canada's only packraft instructor training program. Students will become certified through the American Canoe Association (ACA), which is currently the only paddling organization in the world that has developed a packrafting specific paddling curriculum. This course will test your competencies and hone in your ability to lead and instruct beginner and intermediate paddlers as they work to advance their packrafting skills. This certification is required by all guides instructing courses and lead trips for Ascent Guides, and is rapidly becoming a mandatory certification across both Canada and the USA.

Lead  Instructor Cam Fenton

Cam is Canada's leading packraft instructor and brings over a decade of whitewater and expedition packrafting, as well as teaching experience to his course instruction on and off the water. Cam was born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta and spent most of his winters on snow, and summers road tripping across Canada. He’s travelled, lived and worked across Canada and around the world working for non-profits, as a journalist and more. He now lives in Squamish and works as a paramedic for BC Ambulance as well as working as a guide and outdoor educator. He holds certifications from a wide range of organizations including the Canadian Avalanche Association, Association of Canadian Mountain Guides, American Canoe Association and Canadian Red Cross.

Resources: ACA Instructor Criteria