Darren learns route finding, lead climbing and pro placement on this
aesthetic ridge during our Technical Mountaineering Course.
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A beautiful view of First Ascent #17 for St. Elias Alpine Guides.
We’ve logged over 40 first ascents of significant peaks within
the park since our operation began in 1978.
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The impressive massif of Mt. Blackburn – this Alaska mountaineering
gem takes 14-21 days to get to the top.
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A team at the base of the Moose’s Tooth, on our annual Mountain
House trip into the Alaska Range.
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Our mountain guides will explain the ins and outs of crevasse rescue
systems in our Glacier Travel and Mountain Climbing Course
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Jumping in the hole is all part of the fun in our 8 Day Expedition Course
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Airborne from the summit, as the exhilaration of Alaskan
mountaineering overtakes Miles.
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A rest day between summits leads to the sculpting of the Snow Buddha.
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Mt. Drum offers fantastic, big mountain climbing in an
“easy-to-getaway” 10 day expedition.
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Making their way through a puzzle of seracs, the team
nears the summit on Mt. Bear.
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Summit smiles abound on another First Ascent!
Mountain climbing at its finest.
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The amazing solitude of the Wrangell-St. Elias will sink in as soon as the plane takes off… this team didn’t see another soul for 14 days, until after they had finished summiting Mt. Bona, Mt. Churchill and “Little Bona”.
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