Private Alpine Climbing Instruction
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
$395
2 climbers, 1 guide
$245
3 climbers, 1 guide
$195
4 climbers, 1 guide
$175
- 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
$780
2 climbers, 1 guide
$480
3 climbers, 1 guide
$380
4 climbers, 1 guide
$340
- 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.