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Limestone Cliff Climbing in Laos
Thakhek, Laos or Vang Vieng, Laos Special Offer
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Private & Custom Trips, Treks, Tours, & Backpacking
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Southeast Asia Rock Climbing and Exploration

This program allows you to completely immerse yourself in the stunning scenery, traditional culture, and adventurous side of Laos. Although this country is rapidly modernizing, the old lifestyles here are … Read more

October - May
14 days or 21 days
Skier Above Clouds
Washington - AAI Mountain Center Special Offer
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Backcountry Navigation Essentials

AAI’s Backcountry Navigtion Essentials class was designed for those that are in the process of becoming indepent wilderness travelers in complex terrain. This three-hour program provides a baseline from which … Read more

Year-Round
3-hour evening program
Washington Special Offer
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Instructional Courses
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Avalanche Training – Snowmobile AIARE Courses

Ready to step out of bounds and into the backcountry?  Knowing how to judge avalanche conditions, where it’s more dangerous to travel versus where it is less dangerous, and being … Read more

January - March
2 Online Evenings + 2 Field Days for Rec 1 and Rec 2, 1 Field day for Rescue
A mountain range glows in the background of camp at sunset. One of many amazing views in the North Cascades during an American Alpine Institute backpacking course
North Cascades, WA Special Offer
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Private & Custom Trips
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Backpacking in the North Cascades

Our private and custom backpacking trips will have you enjoying some of the most remote and inspiring alpine scenery in North America. From lush valley floors covered with old-growth fir … Read more

July - September
Custom
Students learn rock climbing knots and movement at Mt. Erie above the Puget Sound of Washington on an American Alpine Institute rock climbing course
Mt. Erie, WA Special Offer
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Instructional Courses
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Beginning Rock Climbing – Mt Erie, WA

The Beginning Rock Climbing course is designed for individuals who have little to no experience in outdoor rock climbing. The objective of this 2-day course is to give participants the … Read more

May - September
2 Days
La Paz and Cordillera Real Trek
La Paz and Cordillera Real, Bolivia Special Offer
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Treks, Tours, & Backpacking
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La Paz and Cordillera Real Trek

The La Paz and Cordillera Real Trek is only scheduled on a priavate basis. Please contact the AAI Office for further details. Alternatively, we offer our Cotopaxi Skills Expedition and Chimborazo Ascent in Ecuador … Read more

May - August
7 days
Various Locations - US and Canada Special Offer
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Instructional Courses
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Wilderness First Responder

Have you ever been three-days from a trailhead with no cellphone reception and thought about what would happen if someone got hurt? What if a snake bit someone? What if … Read more

Year-Round
5-9 Days
Backcountry Skiing
Various Locations Special Offer
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Mountain Center
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Avalanche Awareness Seminars

You hear a loud WHOOMPH! That’s usually how it starts. Then you see it. A spider-web of fracture lines shoot out around your skis. And before you know it, the … Read more

October - March
90 minutes
The N. Face of Signuniang
Sichuan Province, China Special Offer
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Treks, Tours, & Backpacking
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China – Siguniang Trek

Niuxim Shan (Yak Heart Peak) shrouded in morning clouds. Andy Bourne. Siguniang, or Four Sisters Mountain, is the centerpiece of a UNESCO World Heritage Site in China’s Sichuan Province where … Read more

September - October
9 days
Three Peaks Hooray
Khumbu Himal, Nepal Special Offer
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Expeditions
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Three Peaks of Nepal Expedition

This program provides the best possible introduction to Himalayan climbing – we ascend three beautiful 20,000-foot (6000+ meter) peaks in a relatively short time and in one of the most … Read more

November - December
26 days
Petit Grepon and Sharkstooth
Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado Special Offer
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Private & Custom Trips
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Climbing in Rocky Mountain National Park

Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP) offers climbers an astonishing variety of routes, ranging from beginner-friendly cragging to alpine rock-climbs and mixed climbs on a grand scale.  Climbs like The Casual … Read more

Year-Round
2 days and up