So I'm planning on spending several months in South America starting sometime starting next month and I've been wanting to take a Mountaineering course for some time now. I've summited several non technical mountains (Mount Adams and Dragontail Peak in Washington State and Mount Rinjani in Indonesia), but I would really like to learn the skills necessary to take on more advanced mountains independently. I've been looking at a couple of programs in South America:
Mountain Madness - http://www.mountainmadness.com/adventur ... escription
RMI - https://www.rmiguides.com/ecuador-volcanoes/
Andean Summits - http://www.andeansummits.com/available_trips/9
American Alpine Institute - http://www.alpineinstitute.com/catalog/ ... xpedition/
It seems like the Mountain Madness course one is the most legitimate one in terms of teaching skills, but I was wondering if you guys have had any experience with any of these companies or any others I should check out. I'm willing to spend up to 3 weeks and am also looking for suggestions on the best place to do it. I've seen quite a few in Ecuador (Cayambe, Cotopaxi and Chimborazo) but also I'm also entertaining the idea of Bolivia or even Aconcagua.
Any input would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks