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AAI's Featured Programs For Fall and Winter
Learn to Lead
Learn leading skills and earn certifications. Learn to Lead Rock (4 days), Alpine Mountaineering & Tech. Leadership (12, 24, 36 days), and WEA National Standards Program (30 days). Develop your personal resume while enjoying great climbing in awe-inspiring settings.
Ecuador

Ecuador High Altitude Expeditions May - July and November - February. Enjoy haciendas and great food between climbs of some or all of the major peaks: Illiniza Sur (17,236'), Antisana (18,214'), Cayambe (18,997'), Cotopaxi (19,348'), and Chimborazo (20,703'). 10 and 15-day trips.

Mountaineering in the Northwest

Summer is the perfect season to learn alpine and glacier climbing. Join a 6-Day Alpine Mountaineering Course or a 12-day Alpine Mountaineering and Leadership Course in the spectacular North Cascades of Washington. Learn climbing technique for rock & ice, safe glacier travel procedures, mountaineering leadership, and climb to the summit of major peaks.

Climb in Bolivia and Peru
Expeditions and Intro to Altitude programs. Acclimatize with us in Cuzco & Machu Picchu, then join us in the Andes of Bolivia or Peru's Cordillera Blanca to advance alpine skills and make a series of beautiful ascents. We lead climbs at basic and more advanced levels through fall.
Leaders of Tomorrow
LOT utilizes mountaineering and outdoor adventure to develop decision making and judgment skills for young leaders. Participants develop effective strategic plans and inspire other others into action. 12 and 24-day certification courses in rock climbing, alpine mountaineering, and leadership. Ages 15 to 18.
Sierra
Climb Whitney and other classics! Join us to explore the "Range of Light." Advance your mountaineering, alpine ice, or rock skills on a course, or come for a series of ascents. Mt. Whitney ; Alpine Mountaineering & Leadership 9-day course; Intro to Mountaineering 5-day course; Guided Ascents at all levels.


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