Why Climb with Us

Why Climb with us on our 8 Day Rainier Mountaineering Course?

  • One of the world’s finest and most longstanding Guide Staffs.
  • Intensive glacier training, developing mountaineering skills
  • Summit Attempt of Mt. Rainier via lesser traveled Emmons Glacier
  • 7 nights on the mountain
  • 2:1 climber to guide ratio on summit day and 4:1 for training days
  • 8 climbers per team maximum size
  • Full gear check and gear explanation before climb
  • Transportation provided to/from Seattle to Mt. Rainier
  • Alpine Ascents International has been leading mountaineering courses for over 20 years
  • Each climber gets an evaluation from the guide
  • Gear rental available for all Alpine Ascents climbers
  • Each climber receives t-shirt or logo item
  • Completes prerequisite for many advanced Alpine Ascents climbs

I enjoyed the course tremendously. It exceeded my expectations. The quality of the course was top notch. As a result of the course I feel very comfortable with glacier travel and will be applying my new skills as much as possible.

This course is going to be something I remember for the rest of my life. The quality was superb – I felt like nothing was glossed over, we were fully prepared for our summit of Rainier, and we had a lot of fun doing it all.

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