Welcome to California’s Mountain Guiding Service & Mountaineering School.

From the Sierra Nevada & the Cascades to Joshua Tree National Park, we are your source for guided mountaineering, rock climbing, ice climbing, backpacking & backcountry skiing adventures throughout California...and the world.

Why go with California Alpine Guides?

The highest mountain guiding standards in the United States
American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA) certified mountain guides
Excellent customer satisfaction record & personalized care, low ratios
Undeniable value with all-inclusive trips & excellent backcountry cuisine
California experts in mountaineering, rock climbing and backpacking

With over 30 years of exploring & climbing California's mountains under our harnesses we can provide you with a first-class mountaineering, rock climbing or backpacking experience. Our value is undeniable with low mountain guide-to-guest ratios, gourmet backcountry cuisine and all your technical climbing gear included. Offering guided adventures, climbing instruction & training for all ability levels from High Sierra winter mountaineering to gentle Yosemite backpacking to sunny Joshua Tree rock climbing. We specialize in climbing California and all that it has to offer.

We offer you our exceptional mountain guiding experience and high quality rock climbing, alpine climbing, winter mountaineering, backcountry skiing & trekking adventures throughout the Sierra Nevada & Cascade mountains of California, Joshua Tree National Park...and beyond. Join us in the mountains and on the rock climbs of California this season!

1 877 MTN-CLIMB (686-2546)
Toll Free within the United States

California Alpine Guides LLC is fully insured and provides California mountain guides, rock climbing instruction, backcountry ski guides and Yosemite hiking guides under special use permits from Joshua Tree National Park, Yosemite National Park, Sequoia / Kings Canyon National Park, Lassen National Park, United States Forest Service & Toyaibe National Forest. Mount Shasta climbs & courses are offered through Shasta Mountain Guides. Lee Vining ice climbing is offered through Sierra Mountaineering Int.

Featured Trips

"Wanted to let you know we had an amazing time during the Sierra winter climbing course this weekend. It was probably the coolest experience we've had in the mountains so far."
Rich & Deanna Graziano

"I've climbed with quite a few different mountain guide companies...the professionalism of California Alpine Guides is quite a bit better"
Ted Lenzie

"Our experience with California Alpine Guides was one we will never forget. We look forward to many other CAG trips in the future. You instilled the trust in our own capabilities to make our goals a reality"
Bobbette Biddulph

"I went on my first technical winter mountaineering climb last week and what an awsome experience! The CAG guys were so good they totally got me through it"
Maryam Mehrkhast