Private Guided Programs - Alpine Climbing
Climbing on Your Own Terms with a Mountain Professional
Climbing with a private guide is one of the most enjoyable ways to experience the unpredictable and complex challenge of alpine climbing. The technical resources and margin of safety provided by AAI's professional guides make these ascents very enjoyable and give you the opportunity to further develop your technical, hazard assessment, and route finding skills. Our staff will help you develop the perfect itinerary for yourself, your family, or a group of friends.
Private Guided Programs - Alpine Climbing
Climbing on Your Own Terms with a Mountain Professional
A party of climbers nearing the top of Mt. Shuksan's spectacular summit pyramid, North Cascades, Washington. AAI CollectionThe glacier and rock ascents in the North Cascades offer beginners and experts alike the opportunity to experience some of the best alpine climbing in America.
- Location:Northern Cascade Range, Washington
- Season:May - September
- Length:Varies
- Cost:Price varies. See details.
Topping out on Chablis Spire. Mark HoustonThe clean granite of Washington Pass and the Liberty Bell Group provides some of the best and most accessible alpine rock climbing in the Pacific Northwest. Classics like the Southwest Buttress of South Early Winter Spire make for rewarding outings for intermediate climbers, while the spectacular Liberty Crack challenges the most advanced.
- Location:North Cascades, WA
- Season:May - September
- Length:1 day and up
- Cost:$595/day for 1:1; lower rates for larger parties.
AAI climbers as they ascend the Swiss Arete of Mt. Sil. Kevin McGarityEver since the days of famous early mountaineers like Clarence King and John Muir, the Eastern Sierra has been known as one of the most serenely beautiful alpine areas in America.
- Location:Eastern Sierra Nevada, California
- Season:April - October
- Length:Varies
- Cost:Cost varies, see program details
Alpenglow lights the eastern rampart of Taylor Peak and the Cathedral Spires, seen from Sky Pond. Zach LovellStraddling the continental divide of north-central Colorado, Rocky Mountain National Park is a climber's paradise. From long scrambling routes to classic alpine rock and ice climbs and front-country cragging, the park offers everything a climber could want.
- Location:Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
- Season:Year-round
- Length:2 days and up
- Cost:$595/day for 1:1; lower rates for larger parties
A party of climbers on the Crescent Glacier with Snowpatch Spire behind. Matt AndersonThe Bugaboos are North America's answer to the French Alps, offering the same high quality granite above beautiful glaciers like those found in Chamonix, but with one big difference - there are no telepheriques or huge crowds here, only the isolation and grandeur characteristic of the mountains of Canada.
- Location:Bugaboos - British Columbia Canada
- Season:July - September
- Length:7 Days (plus 2 driving days)
- Cost:2:1 $3720 (per person); 1:1 $5200
AAI guide Dustin Byrne nearing the summit of the Moose's Tooth, Ruth Gorge, Alaska Range. Tad McCreaThe Central Alaska Range is made up of the peaks and valleys that surround Denali, Mount Hunter, and Mount Foraker. In the deep glacial gorges that drop from Denali's flanks sit some of the most impressive and awe-inspiring mountains in world.
- Location:Central Alaska Range
- Season:May - July
- Length:8-22 Days
- Cost:Ratio Pricing
Traversing the Aiguille d'Entreves. Tim ConnellyThe French Alps are the world capital of alpinism, and for good reason: the range offers hundreds of the highest quality rock, snow, and ice routes with unmatched accessibility.
- Location:Chamonix, France
- Season:June - September
- Length:1 day and up
- Cost:Prices vary. See cost and dates tab.
On route to the summit of the Matterhorn. Tim ConnellyFrom scenic climbs like the Rothorn to classics like the Matterhorn and Eiger, Switzerland's Alps offer spectacular and varied climbing in the birthplace of mountaineering.
- Location:Zermatt and Bernese Oberland, Switzerland
- Season:July - September
- Length:4 to 10 days
- Cost:Varies with program and ratio
On top of the Grande Floria, with Mont Blanc in the distance. Tim ConnellyThese three peaks, more than any others in the alps, are emblematic of the unique challenges and rewards of alpinism. AAI offers several different programs for ascending one, two, or all three of peaks in the "Alps Trilogy."
- Location:French and Swiss Alps
- Season:June - September
- Length:varies
- Cost:Varies. Prices are per person.
Aoraki Mount Cook from the south. Rob Brown, Hedgehog HouseGuided ascents of the classic routes in the Southern Alps of New Zealand, including Aoraki Mount Cook, Mt. Tasman, and Mt. Aspiring. Helicopter and hut supported climbing allows for multiple ascents in a short amount of time.
- Location:Southern Alps, New Zealand
- Season:October - February
- Length:Varies
- Cost:Varies with program
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