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Part 2: Application Form

Now that you've completed your waiver, time to fill out this application form.

If you haven't filled out a waiver, you need to do that first here: Waiver before completing this form. We require a new waiver signed at least once per year.

Please contact us if you have any questions about any of this before completing the waiver or application forms.

After submitting these forms you will receive a copy delivered to the email address you gave us. Please review these documents to ensure that you understand what you have signed. If you do not receive a copy of these forms or if you have any questions at all please contact us immediately.

For all trip descriptions and pricing please visit our website, www.sawback.com.

Fields marked * are required. The other fields are optional but help us get to know you and make sure your trip is as awesome as possible. Return guests can go light on the details except where there's an important change we should know about.

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Please list trip specifics applicable here (e.g. notes, trip organizer, dates, or a custom trip description if you selected a non-specific trip above):
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During your trip we may take photographs of you. We may wish to use these for our website and promotional material but need your consent. If you prefer your privacy please do not check this box.
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Before and after the trip we will send emails to the participants. If you would prefer to have your contact details (email address, etc.) private please do not check this box.
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If you live in Canada and would like to pay in CAD please check this box.
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Medical/Travel/Trip Cancellation Insurance Details
List your travel details (flight information, timing, etc.) and any transportation requests/requirements
Please describe your fitness, ski level and experience. This will be helpful for us to better understand your abilities and ensure you're a good fit with the other members of the group. As a guideline here's what we're looking for: Fitness (average, fit, very fit, competitive athlete); Ski skill (intermediate, advanced, expert); Experience (ski touring # days/year, # years, type of ski touring/ski mountaineering you enjoy doing); Vertical (how many meters of vertical are you happy with doing per day; give a range e.g. 1200-1500 m).

Payment - please read carefully

If you are paying via a third party booking service such as 57 Hours or Explore-Share then please ignore this section regarding payment as your payment is via these services. All of our Canadian trips are priced in Canadian Dollars. International trips may be charged in CAD, USD or EUR. The approximate exchange rate is given for your convenience on each trip information page. If you with to pay in CAD with a credit card please note that a 3% processing fee will be applied. You will receive an invoice via Flywire, our online payment and foreign exchange service, after we review your booking application. Canadian clients paying by E-transfer: Please send your E-transfer to billing@sawback.com (auto-deposit is enabled, no password required). Participants who selected the Credit Card payment option please pay by credit card via the links sent to you with your invoice.

Sawback Booking Conditions and Cancellation Policies Fine Print

READ CAREFULLY – BOOKING, RESERVATION, DEPOSIT: A deposit of 50% of the total price or private guiding fee is due with your booking unless otherwise indicated. You are required to complete our waiver and application forms during the booking process. You will be sent an invoice via our invoicing system, Flywire which provides all payment options available except Interac e-transfers. Flywire also provides foreign currency rates for the various payment options so you can pay in your local currency. If you wish to pay in CAD by E-transfer send funds to billing@sawback.com. Final payments are due 90 days before your trip starts. CONFIRMATION / TRIP INFORMATION: Upon receipt of this registration form we confirm your booking and you agree to pay your deposit within 7 days. Each trip we offer has a detailed trip information page (available on our website) with the trip details, equipment list, proposed itinerary and logistics, etc. Read through this carefully before completing your registration. TRIP (CANCELLATION / MEDICAL / EVACUATION / THEFT) INSURANCE: Once you complete your registration, we enter into financial obligations on our side and we cannot refund payments or release you from your contractual obligations. Therefore, we highly recommend buying cancellation insurance to cover your losses for the case that you can’t participate or have to interrupt your trip “for any reason”. Also, all participants need to have internationally accepted health insurance for all activities pertaining to the trip, including coverage for emergency rescue and evacuation. If you already have insurance, please make sure that you will be covered for “roped travel” booking a technical trip including “Via Ferrata” trips. We will gladly refer you to a travel insurance provider who offers “adventure travel insurance packages” and with whom our clients have had positive claims experiences in the past. Generally, you will receive the best benefits if you buy your insurance within 10 days of our booking confirmation. We strongly urge you to read our Insurance Information Page carefully before booking your trip. CANCELLATIONS AND OVERDUE PAYMENTS: If you need to make a late payment or cancel a booking, please do so in writing (best by e-mail). Please note carefully the payment schedule for your trip. If you are overdue on a payment we reserve the right to cancel your booking without notice. At our sole discretion we may offer to credit you your deposit, less an administrative fee, towards a future trip. Cash refunds are not possible under any circumstance. CANCELLED PROGRAMS: Once we confirm your booking, we guarantee your trip departure. However, we do reserve the right to change guides, particular lodging or the itinerary or venue, should unforeseen circumstances (guide sickness, hut or route closing etc.) force us to do so or should the physical condition of the participants (see below), weather or mountain conditions, make a continuation as planned too risky. We will not be deemed to be in default for any delay or failure to perform our obligations under this Agreement resulting from acts of God, the elements, war, acts of government, civil or military authorities, natural calamities, catastrophe, fire, flood, accidents, epidemics, shortage of transportation, or any other like events beyond our reasonable control. PERSONAL FITNESS and GROUP TRAVEL: Our programs rely heavily on the integrity of each individual to assess his or her skill level and physical condition accurately. It is the responsibility of each participant to be aware of the necessary skill and fitness level for a particular trip. When in doubt, please call and discuss this with us! For the protection of yourself and other group members, we reserve the right to deny participation to any unprepared participant at any time of the trip, in which case we cannot offer a refund! In order to accommodate diverse levels of ability and ambition as well as diverse personalities, the decision making of the guide has to be geared towards safety and finding a consensus within the whole group, which may not please each individual participant at all times. Clients who are not willing to fit in with a diverse group and/or have less flexible goals are urged to make a private booking. PRICE INCREASES: We make every attempt to honour the price quoted on booking. However, for trip bookings made more than 6 months in advance of the trip start date we reserve the right to increase your invoice up to 5% to cover unexpected increases in our expenses.

Consent - read carefully(Required)
I agree to the terms above; I have read, understood, and signed the waiver; I do not have any outstanding questions about the waiver, and I confirm that all information provided in this registration form is accurate. I understand that by completing this registration form I am committing to registration in this trip.

I agree to pay the non-refundable deposit amount as described in the trip's information sheet within 7 days. Note that guests paying via a third party booking agency such as 57 Hours or Explore-Share will pay and/or will have already made payments via those agencies.

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To participate in any of our trips, present or future, you must accept the terms of our Waiver (click to view). You will also be expected to sign a paper copy at the start of your trip as well as possibly a similar waiver administered by our partners, e.g. a backcountry ski lodge. By signing this Waiver you agree that participation in all future trips implies acceptance of the terms of the Waiver, even if that trip differs significantly from the first trip you take with us, for a period of one year from the first trip start date. Please contact us before registering in our trips if you have any questions or concerned about the Waiver process.