Guided Activities

Alpine
From Mt Whitney to the Palisade range and beyond, guided alpine routes in the Sierra provide rewarding experiences and excellent training for the great ranges of the world.

Ski
The Eastern Sierra is a world-class ski touring and ski mountaineering mecca. Guides can take you to off-piste lift-accessed backcountry, endless, amazing tour options, and an eastern escarpment with over 6,000 feet of ski-able vertical relief from the very summits to the desert sage.

Rock
Whether you want to increase your personal skills, have an amazing day-outing, or explore pristine alpine terrain, rock climbing guides can take you throughout the Eastern Sierra.  

Ice
Lee Vining Canyon is an incredible winter ice playground with easy access to multi-pitch waterfall ice and mixed routes. The Eastern Sierra is a great place to get on the ice for the first time, increase ice climbing skills, or hone skills to take you to bigger places!

Courses
Increase your knowledge and mountain skills with educational programs. Field-based courses for all levels, in all seasons, in all disciplines of mountain travel, in a top-notch mountain training environment.

 

Eastern Sierra Alpine Guides

The following is a list of alpine and rock guides that hold permits to operate in the Eastern Sierra.

Alpine Skills International
530-530-9170;
www.alpineskills.com
Ski touring, ski-mountaineering, rock climbing, ice climbing and alpine mountaineering school and guide service.

American Alpine Institute
360-671-1505
www.mtnguide.com
Guided mountaineering, snow and ice climbing, rock climbing, rescue and evacuation, snow physics, avalanche hazard evaluation, ski mountaineering, and Leave No Trace ethics and techniques.

Bardini Foundation
760-873-8036
www.bardini.org
Offering professional backcountry guide services and instruction: rock climbing, ski touring, peak climbs, and backpacking treks. Professional guides with decades of experience.

Call of the Wild
510-849-9292
www.callwild.com
Wilderness adventures for women since 1978.

Sea & Summit Expeditions
760-872-6548
www.seaandsummit.com
Guided backpacking trips.

Sierra Mountain Center
760-873-8526
www.sierramountaincenter.com
Offers beginning through advanced instruction in rock and ice climbing, mountaineering and backcountry skiing. All guides are AMGA certified.

Sierra Mountain Guides
760-648-1122
www.sierramtnguides.com
Offers a full range of mountaineering, skiing, rock and ice guide services. SMG is permitted to operate on Mt. Whitney, the Palisades, Mount Ritter/Banner/Minarets areas along with many other sections of the Eastern Sierra.

Sierra Mountaineering International
760-872-4929
www.sierramountaineering.com
Complete mountaineering guide service. Guiding and instruction from beginning to advanced levels in: rock climbing, ice climbing, mountaineering, backcountry skiing, peak ascents and international expeditions.

Sierra Rock Climbing School, Inc.
877-686-7625
www.sierrarockclimbingschool.com
Rock climbing instruction for beginner through advanced climbers. Available in the Mammoth Lakes or Bishop areas of the Eastern Sierra.

Sierra Wilderness Seminars
888-797-6867
www.swsmtns.com
Professional guiding services since 1981. Mount Whitney and the Palisades, backcountry ski touring, ice/rock climbing and backpacking. AMGA accredited.