Why Climb Mount Rainier With Alpine Ascents?
• 3 Actual days climbing on the mountain (we do our training on the mountain) • No need to rent a car (other services require a 4+ day car rental) • No driving back and forth from the mountain and spending an extra night in a hotel (saves $100 in hotels). • Climber to Guide ratio of 2:1 on summit day • Two nights sleeping on the mountain instead of one • Better acclimatization • Instruction in self arrest, ice axe and crampon climbing and roped glacier travel. • Our high camp is 2 hours above Camp Muir making a shorter summit day. • Instruction in expedition camping and safe camp placement, Leave No Trace training. EXPERIENCE – 20+ Years Alpine Ascents has over 20 years experience guiding the worlds highest mountains and 10 years experience guiding on Mount Rainier with an outstanding success rate. From our inception in 1986, the founder, senior administrative staff and several senior guides are still working with Alpine Ascents and leading trips around the world. Our intent is to prov