Our climbing and training techniques were originally put to the test in the most rigorous fashion possible, on the glaciers of Mt. Everest. It is on Mt. Everest that our success and reputation began. Today, Alpine Ascents leads expeditions to over twenty-five peaks around the world.

WHAT IS NEW
This year we turn our attention closer to home, as we continue to develop our Alaska programs. The boundless and magnificent Alaska Range offers numerous opportunities for mountaineering courses, advanced climbing and winter ski trips. We look forward to having you join us at our second home.

SAFETY RECORD
Our safety record stands as the finest in the guiding industry. When making decisions or organizing climbs, avoiding injury and sickness is our primary focus. By establishing a prevention program for each expedition we ensure your climb is as safe as possible. We encourage you to ask about our safety record on each trip.

ABOUT OUR CLIMBS & MOUNTAINEERING SCHOOL
Our reputation began in the Himalayas and quickly spread to great mountains around the globe. Today, our guides are recognized as leaders in the international climbing world and act as a resource for climbers, publishers and media organizations. The Alpine Ascents Mountaineering School is considered one of the premier climbing schools in America.

All Alpine Ascents expeditions are carefully prepared. This means investigating quality climbs, selecting optimum routes, supplying top quality provisions, and developing safety programs for each journey. Before departing on any expedition we provide climbers with a wealth of pre-trip information and guides are available to answer questions. We realize helping climbers achieve personal goals starts well before the climb. We make great efforts to be accessible and respond quickly to all phone calls and email inquiries. Unlike many organizations, we plan and lead our own climbs. The majority of our team members come from personal recommendations and many are repeat climbers.

Leading cohesive groups is fundamental to our philosophy. Before any member joins our team, we require background information on conditioning and a climbing/hiking biography. This ensures each climber can be a safe team member and allows our guides to galvanize the most effective groups.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS AND IMPACT
Alpine Ascents is deeply committed to maintaining eco-systems at home and around the world. With each expedition, we not only attempt to leave the environment as we found it, but strive to assist the local population in protecting the land and people indigenous to that region. Each staff member is sincerely committed to environmentally sound alpine ascents.

Over the years, with the assistance of our Sherpa teams, we have stepped up efforts to clean Mt. Everest. (We have helped to remove over 500 oxygen bottles and 3000kg of debris). We continue our on-going maintenance and minimal impact plans in the North Cascades. Our Wag Bag program, initiated and developed by Expedition Manager Neil McCarthy, is a pioneering step in human waste management for the National Park System and Forest Service in the North Cascades. We take Leave No Trace practices very seriously, and encourage all who climb with us to understand proper wilderness principles.

CLIMBING AS EXPLORATION
Climbers are indeed modern day explorers with particular dreams and visions. We look to this brochure to carry the rhythm of exploration by highlighting not only our climbs, treks and courses, but the overall experience of these journeys. Whether attending our mountaineering school, trekking in the Himalayas or attempting an 8000m peak, we treat each expedition as a unique exploration. We realize that every team member is an adventurer in their own right, and joins us to embrace a challenge and learn through experience. We encourage you to contact us for specific brochures to gather additional information about each expedition.

— Gordon Janow, Alpine Ascents Program Director