Skills Expeditions
Learn Basic and Intermediate Climbing Skills While Making Major Ascents
Our Skills Expeditions bridge the gap between trekking and mountaineering for those with limited climbing experience. Participants learn climbing and expedition skills in the context of beautiful climbs on major peaks. Not solely for beginners, these programs also offer a skills refresher and acclimatization climbs for those preparing for higher peaks.
Skills Expeditions
Learn Basic and Intermediate Climbing Skills While Making Major Ascents
The high peaks of Bolivia's Cordillera Real offer some of the most spectacular alpine climbing in the world. Join AAI for just the first part of this skill-building expedition, or use it to prepare and acclimatize for the Illimani Expedition.
- Location:Cordillera Real, Bolivia
- Season:Currently unavailable
- Length:17 days or 10 days without acclimatization trek
- Cost:Contact AAI Office for more details
With two days of skills instruction, those with little technical climbing experience have the opportunity to ascend Cayambe (18,997 ft) and Cotopaxi (19,348 ft) by way of classic snow and ice routes.
- Location:Ecuadorian Andes
- Season:November - March, May - July
- Length:10 days, or 14 with Chimborazo extension
- Cost:$3690 or $5040 with Chimborazo extension
Ascents of Nevado Urus Este (17,783 ft.), Ishinca (18,143 ft.), Toqllaraju (19,790 ft.) plus review of alpine climbing and glacier travel skills.
- Location:Cordillera Blanca, Peru
- Season:May - August
- Length:14 days or 20 days w/6 day extension for Chopicalqui
- Cost:Contact AAI Office for more details
Introducing Alaska and expedition climbing, participants with previous mountaineering experience will learn the skills to be a rope team leader on moderate glacial terrain while intermediate climbers review snow and ice techniques, protective systems, and crevasse rescue. All participants attempt ascents at a beginner or intermediate level in the Wrangell-Saint Elias Mountains.
- Location:St. Elias Range, Alaska
- Season:May - June
- Length:Varies
- Cost:Please contact AAI for pricing
Bring your expedition climbing skills to a remote part of China and climb Lamoshe (19,915 ft). This unique program revives the adventuresome spirit of climbing, taking us into a range of major peaks that have escaped attention by western climbers.
- Location:Sichuan, China
- Season:September - October
- Length:13 days
- Cost:$8900 for 6:3
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