Alpine Ascents International

I recently took AAI's 13-day Cascades Mountaineering Course. I was really impressed with the professional and courteous treatment I received from everyone I had contact with. When I had questions I received near-instant replies to my emails. Their gear room guys even helped me retrieve a personal item I had inadvertently left in the pack I rented from them at the last minute before I flew home.

My guide Dennis Campbell was a great teacher--ever-patient, extremely intelligent and articulate, and very personalable. He was easy to get along with and often helped us overcome areas we found personally challenging.

I would recommend Alpine Ascents to anyone interested in taking a course from them.

I had a great time on a 3-day guided Rainier Climb via DC with Alpine Ascents - great guides with tons of experience and they even made us great pancakes for breakfast and burritos for dinner. The guide ratio was 2 clients per guide, so it was 8 clients and 4 guides - a really nice size group and guide to client ratio.

Great company and good guides. My only feedback is that the office work and documentation is sometimes inconsistent. Don't hesitate to ask lots of questions before your climb, you might find out that you have the wrong version of a gear list or itinerary.

Just completed a four day climb of Mt. Rainier via the Emmons route with Alpine Ascents. Senior guide Eric Murphy is an excellent leader, and Don Carpenter, Seth Timpano and Phil Marino joined him in making this a safe and successful venture. I will definitely climb with Alpine Ascents again, and highly recommend the outfit.