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Backcountry touring, rock climbing, and alpine ascents in the Pacific Northwest and beyond.

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Featured trip

Mt. Baker is the third tallest volcano in Washington. Experience the thrill of climbing and skiing its glaciated 10,781 ft. in a day — one of the premier ski mountaineering adventures in the Cascades.

Single-day Mt. Baker Ski

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Avalanche education

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    • AIARE 1

    • AIARE 2

    • Companion rescue

    • Intro and advanced

    • Apply skills learned in AIARE courses throughout the season with the supervision of an IFMGA guide

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Backcountry skiing

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    • Intro to ski touring

    • Intro and advanced ski mountaineering

    • Crevasse rescue

    • Snoqualmie Pass

    • Mt. Baker backcountry

    • Forbidden Tour, Spearhead Traverse, etc.

    • Huts (Kees and Claire, etc.)

    • European Tours

    • Alaska Range Ski Mountaineering

    • Design your own

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Rock climbing

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    • Intro to leading (trad or sport)

    • Rock rescue

    • Crack clinics (hands, fingers, off-widths)

    • Cragging, I-90 Corridor and Index

    • Multi-pitch, Index and Alpental Valley

    • Custom trips (Squamish, Red Rocks, etc.)

    • Youth summer camps

    • Adult crack symposium

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Alpine ascents

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    • Intro alpine climbing (glaciers)

    • Advanced alpine climbing (rock)

    • Alpine ice climbing

    • Crevasse rescue

    • Single-day missions

    • Bigger objectives (Torment-Forbidden Traverse, North Ridge of Mt. Baker, the Pickets, etc.)

    • Design your own

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