Trip Insurance

We highly recommend that you get trip cancellation insurance.

RESCUE INSURANCE

We strongly recommend that you purchase rescue insurance (whether or not you are a resident of B.C.) in case you require emergency medical rescue or evacuation due to illness or injury.

In ordinary circumstances, BC residents can use BC PEP (BC Provincial Emergency Program) ifthey are contacted prior to calling for rescue and the rescue is in the field. However, prior contact is not always practical when bad weather interferes with communications or when time is critical due to the nature of the medical emergency. If you end up in a situation where there is not time to organize PEP, your evacuation costs can be high! Participants are responsible for these costs.

Some private insurance policies cover emergency rescue costs. However it is very important to confirm prior to your trip that your private insurance covers rescues and includes rescues arising from mountain or climbing-related accidents.

BOTH CANADIANSand US CITIZENS: Even IF you are from British Columbia, you should be looking at medical evacuation insurance. The American Alpine Club will insure out of country members. Get on their website and check it out as it's a great deal. www.americanalpineclub.org THis is an inexpensive way to be covered anywhere in the world for one year. And these folks KNOW this industry.