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Alpine Snow and Ice Skills Course | Prescott

Alpine Snow and Ice Skills Course


​Just outside of the local Prescott region, to the North lies Arizona's highest peak, Mount Humphrey's (12,635'). The base of this peak seasonally gets over 100" of snowfall a year and provides excellent opportunities to hone in snow skills for the Cascade Volcanos and to prepare yourself for venturing into the nearby San Juan Mountains of Southern Colorado. 

COURSE OUTCOMES

Our two-day Alpine Snow and Ice Skills Course is designed for those who are new to alpine snow and ice climbing, would like to experience what mountaineering has to offer, and gain valuable skills for future high-mountain adventures. This is the perfect course to learn the critical skills necessary to summit Mt. Shasta in Northern California or Mt. Baker in the Cascade Range. 
  • Avalanche Awareness and Hazard Recognition
  • Crevasse Rescue Skills
  • Team Roped Travel
  • Anchor Construction in Alpine Terrain
  • Snow and Alpine Ice Climbing Technique
  • Route Planning, Maps, and GPS Navigation Techniques
  • Trip Planning, Packing, & Gear Selection
  • Wilderness Travel and LNT Principles

INCLUSIONS
  • Guiding and Instruction with an AMGA Apprentice Alpine Guide
  • Supplemental equipment available upon request

EXCLUSIONS
  • Transportation to Prescott, AZ
  • ​Personal Climbing Gear (Boot, Crampons, Helmet, Harness, etc.)
  • Hotel costs before, during, or after the outing
  • Guide gratuity
  • Lunch food or snacks
  • Personal hiking/climbing clothing and equipment
  • Costs associated with weather delays or other variables beyond the control of Granite Mountain Guides
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Private Course Costs
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1:1 | $425 pp/day
2:1 | $375 pp/day
3:1 | $325 pp/day
DIFFICULTY
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This Course is not being offered in 2022, but coming soon!
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This institution is operated under special use permit with the Prescott National Forest & Coronado National Forest. This institution is operated under special use permit with the City of Scottsdale McDowell Sonoran Preserve. This institution operates under a Guest permit for Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area by the Bureau of Land Management. Granite Mountain Guides, LLC is an equal opportunity provider.
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SOCIAL

Hours

Su-Sa: 7am - 6pm

Telephone

480.748.1437

Email

info@granitemtnguides.com
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  • GMG
  • About Us
    • About GMG
    • Meet The Guides
    • Our Affiliations >
      • AMGA
      • 1% for the Planet
  • Courses
    • Prescott, AZ >
      • Rock Courses
      • Alpine Courses
      • Self-Rescue Courses
    • Phoenix, AZ >
      • Rock Courses
      • Alpine Courses
      • Self-Rescue Courses
    • Tuscon, AZ >
      • Rock Courses
      • Alpine Courses
      • Self-Rescue Courses
    • Womxn's Courses
  • Trips
    • Prescott, AZ
    • Phoenix, AZ
    • Tucson, AZ
    • Red Rock, NV
    • Womxn's Trips
  • Local Information
    • Prescott, AZ
    • Phoenix, AZ
    • Tucson, AZ
  • Blog
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