What do you want to climb? What skills to you need to improve upon? We will customize any of the course that we offer or build a day designed for your future goals and we’ll schedule to fit your timing. Speak with our guides and we’ll help you design a day that will meet your needs and leave you with a sense of accomplishment. We offer guidance on:

Skills taught but not limited to:

• Risk management in alpine terrain
• Terrain belay and terrain assessment for faster and more secure movement in the mountains
• Transitions for alpine climbing
• Climbing technical routes in teams of three
• Movement skills on snow and steep snow including a climb of the Y-Couloir or other Pikes classics
• Movement skills on alpine rock
• Short rope & short pitching intro
• Advanced ice axe and crampon use
• Route selection and group travel techniques
• Snow anchors for protection, belay and rescue
• Rappelling considerations
• Route selection
• Rigging for glacier travel
• Belay techniques, and fixed lines
• Advanced crevasse rescue, c-pulley systems, 6:1 drop loop haul systems
• Knot craft
• Belaying techniques for rock and snow
• Anchors for rock and alpine terrain
• Alpine Rock climbing skills
• Rope management
• Snow climbing
• Self arrest
• Snow anchors, pickets, ice axe T-trench, bollards, etc.
• Glacier travel roping up and pre-rigging
• Short rope & short pitch techniques

Client Expectations:

• This is customized for beginner to advanced climbers.

Equipment Provided:
Group climbing gear; ropes, rack (rock, snow and ice protection).  Climbers should bring there own personal climbing gear.

Locations:
Pikes Peak (11,500′ – 14,115′)

1-Day Private Course Pricing

1 climber, 1 guide
$350

2 climbers, 1 guide
$215

3 climbers, 1 guide
$185

4 climbers, 1 guide
$165

• 8 hour private (1-day)
• Prices are per person
• 4:1 max. ratio

*Pikes Peak Highway tollgate fee of $15/person/day not included when the highway is used to access alpine terrain.

Call 719-368-9524 or contact us to book a private for one or more climbers.

2-Day Private Course Pricing

1 climber, 1 guide
$650

2 climbers, 1 guide
$405

3 climbers, 1 guide
$350

4 climbers, 1 guide
$315

• 16 hour private (2-day)
• Prices are per person
• 4:1 max. ratio

*Pikes Peak Highway tollgate fee of $15/person/day not included when the highway is used to access alpine terrain.

Call 719-368-9524 or contact us to book a private for one or more climbers.