An alpine rock climbing course for those looking to take their rock climbing skills onto the mulit-pitch routes of the high peaks. This is a comprehensive rock climbing course designed for those who wish to eventually lead their own rock routes high in the mountains.

Located in spectacular Sawtooth Range of the High Sierra, we spend four informative days learning the ins and outs of alpine style rock climbing in this technical rock climbing course. From our base camp we will attempt two technical High Sierra peaks via rock climbs in the 5.6 to 5.9 range.

Alpine rock climbing involves a special set of skills in addition to those needed at the local crags and sport climbs. Rock Climbing instruction includes:

• Alpine Rock Anchors & Protection Placement
• Multi-pitch Rock Climbing
• Alpine Rock Navigation & Route Finding
• Moving Fast & Being Efficient
• Self Rescue Techniques

This course is led by AMGA certified rock and alpine guides who will be happy to share their many years of experience on the technical rock climbs of the Sierra Nevada mountains with you. Spending time with a qualified alpine rock guide is invaluable to safely devloping your alpine rock climbing skills.

The Sawtooth range provides the most spectacular alpine climbing terrain in California. Only 5 hours from the S.F. Bay Area and one hour from the resort town of Mammoth Lakes.

For more California alpine climbing & mountaineering courses check out our main Alpine Climbing / Mountaineering page.

Location: Sawtooth Range - Bridgeport, California, East Side of the Sierra. Only 4 1/2 hours from the S.F. Bay Area and and one hour north of the resort town of Mammoth Lakes.

For area information view our Bridgeport Travel Page.

Prerequisites: Previous climbing experience and the ability to follow face and crack rock climbs up to 5.8 in difficulty is required.

Dates: Custom dates from June through Sept

Cost:
$795 per person for two
$1295 for one

Low guide to guest ratio of 1:2

Includes: Professional rock climbing instruction from an AMGA certified rock climbing guide. Breakfast & dinner while in the backcountry. Group camping equipment such as tents and cooking equipment. All technical rock climbing climbing equipment, except footwear, is provided.