Alpine Climbing

Our Alpine program is full of great adventures on mountains of all sizes! We focus on safety, skills, efficiency, and having fun in the grand Alpine environment. We customize all our trips to give you the experience you desire. Trips range from day climbs of an alpine rock spire, to major expeditions of an Alaska classic or Ama Dablam in Nepal.

Northern Alpine Guides specializes in guiding and instructing technical Alpine climbing. Whether it's teaching a course or one on one guiding you can count on us to give you world class services. We have guided clients up some of the most physically and technically difficult guided climbs in the world. From the Complete West Rib of Denali, North Face of Mt. Shuksan, Ama Dablam's S.W. Ridge, Mount Blanc Traverse, to Norway's Store Skagastølstind... we take you there in style!

Alpine climbing requires all the skills in the book. To be an alpinist you have to be solid in all disciplines of climbing; steep snow, ice, rock, and glacial approaches. We offer Alpine Courses in the Alaska Range, North Cascades, and Norway Fjell. In all our instructional programs we climb a peak that tests and confirms skills that have been taught throughout the course.

Program Details

Seasons:

Our Alpine Program is running all Spring, Summer, and Fall. We train for Alpine Climbing in the Winter by Ice/Mixed Climbing in Norway. Join us for an alpine adventure in the greatest ranges in the world.

Locations:

Below is a list of our favorite and most popular Alpine climbing trips. These are just suggested trips and we are by no means limited to these areas or mountains.

Moose’s Tooth

Ham and Eggs Couloir – V 5.8 AI4 – 10,300ft / 3139m Ham and Eggs is one of the most classic routes in the Alaska Range. This is a direct line to the true summit of the Moose’s Tooth. The climbing is moderate with many short steps of ice and rock climbing interspersed with easier …Find out more

Mount Hunter

West Ridge – AK IV 5.8 AI3 – 14,570ft / 4441m The West Ridge of Mount Hunter is a truly unique alpine climbing adventure. A quintessential Alaskan corniced ridge climb. The First ascent was made by our hero Fred Becky envolving 6 miles of wild Alaska ridge climbing. The route is technically not that difficult …Find out more

Mount Frances

South West Ridge – IV 5.8 60° snow/ice – 10,450ft / 3185m This is potentially the best moderate mixed ridge in the entire Alaska Range. The south west ridge offers great climbing on quality granite in the heart of the Alaska Range, rewarding you with amazing views of Denali, Hunter, and Foraker. Frances is located …Find out more

South East Ridge of Stetind

South East “Classic” Ridge of Stetind is an amazing alpine rock route with varied climbing on quality granite. Technically this route is quite simple so we can take larger groups up and still move in good style and safety. The climbing on the South East Ridge is phenomenal and the views of the surrounding coastal …Find out more

South Pillar of Stetind

Stetind (1391m) is Norway’s “National Mountain” and for a good reason. It is by far the most unique and beautiful peaks in the the country. The shape, location, and rock quality makes Stetind an irresistible mountain to climb on. If your looking for a long aesthetic rock climb with splitter cracks and solid granite look …Find out more

North Ridge of Vågakallen

The North Ridge of Vågakallen is an amazing alpine rock route with varied climbing on quality granite. This is our favorite big alpine ridge in the Lofoten Islands, the positioning, climbing, and views are world class. Vågakallen is a massive peak and stands right above the Norwegian Sea. If your looking for a nice day …Find out more

Alps Custom Climb

The Alps are the birth place of Alpinism. There is no other mountain range in the world with such history, easy access, beautiful diverse climbing, sharp summits, and unreal rock quality. The most unique thing about the Alps is that you can leave your hotel in the morning to climb a world class alpine mixed …Find out more