High Sights Guiding offers the best hiking trips in Jasper National Park
High Sights Guiding is an owner\operator guided hiking business located in Jasper National Park. We offer exceptional hiking programs for small groups on select trips. Our guests enjoy full days hiking in the mountains with lighter packs and the comfort of a backcountry lodge or alpine hut with inspiring food and scenery. We are excited to have the incredible opportunity to visit the Skyline Trail, the Fryatt Valley, the Tonquin Valley, and the Selwyn Range annually. We also offer the Skyhike in partnership with the Jasper Skytram, spectacular day trips \ custom trips, and empowering youth adventure programs.
What we do?
We love to hike and spend full days travelling in the mountains with small groups. Moving through the mountains is our focus and interpretive tidbits happen naturally throughout the day. We’ll share stories about the human history of Jasper National Park, our wildlife, our flora, our geography and everything in between. Our lodge-based and hut-based trips allow us to travel light, hike further, eat and sleep well. We offer our backcountry hiking trips once a year on dates corresponding with the best time to do these trips. Our trips are unique, personalized and led by the owner\operator of High Sights Guiding.
Our Mission
Provide low-impact, physically challenging guided hiking programs in Jasper National Park for adventurous travelers seeking meaningful, authentic, immersive experiences and connections to places and people.
Our Vision
A passion for the outdoors combined with strong environmental ethics lead us to offer guided hiking trips that empower, inspire and educate.
About your guide
Hi, I’m Jo (Jocelyn) Nadeau.
I first got introduced to the outdoors as a kid on our annual family fishing trips when my dad would systematically take us to the farthest and least easily accessible lakes North of Quebec City, year after year. Then came a summer out West after high school working the odd jobs in Banff and Lake Louise and discovering, in the process, our beautiful Rocky Mountains and all they have to offer. It didn't take me long to head back West after I got my Bachelor of Education degree and settle in my haven: Jasper, Alberta.
I’ve been leading trips for the past 15 years as an ACMG hiking guide and as a high school teacher with a deep passion and commitment towards experiential outdoor education. I spend all of my free time playing in my incredible backyard hiking, running, biking, paddling, fishing, climbing, and skiing. I am a fully certified hiking guide (summer\winter) with the Association of Canadian Mountain Guides (ACMG), a member of the Interpretive Guides Association (IGA), an Advanced Adventure Medic\First Responder, and a retired 7-year veteran of the local fire brigade.
I love all kinds of adventures: classic canoeing circuits with family and friends, inspiring hiking trips with guests, solo mountaineering missions exploring new areas, climbing wild frozen waterfalls with a solid partner, and ski touring base camps and traverses with a motivated team. Looking forward to sharing time with some of you on your next adventures.
Jasper is the most authentic and welcoming mountain town located in the middle of Jasper National Park, the largest of the UNESCO Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks. It has less than 5000 permanent residents, abundant wildlife, and unparalleled natural beauty. It is the perfect base for nature lovers and outdoor enthusiasts. My family and I are privileged to call Jasper home and I look forward to sharing my expertise to make your trip memorable and keep you coming back to the most beautiful town in the world!
When you hire an ACMG hiking guide, you hire a guide with an extensive personal and professional hiking resume who has been through the most thorough training and assessment program in Canada. We operate within a clear scope of practice, have extensive wilderness first aid experience, carry all the necessary safety equipment and offer our guests a safe and memorable experience in the mountains.
