This course takes you to a place in Southcentral Alaska often referred to as “the mountain kingdom of North America,” where a chain of rugged mountain ranges and spectacular glaciers converge to make a mountaineer’s dreamscape. Within this region you’ll explore either the coastal Chugach Range, the interior Alaska Range, which is the backbone of North America’s highest peaks, or the Wrangell-St. Elias Range, the highest coastal range in the world.
The specific route for each course is entirely season-dependent, with expeditions in the early season climbing mostly above snow line to access terrain via huge snowfields, and courses operating in the later season completing technical glacier routes on ice.
All routes on the course for students ages 17 and older are classically Alaskan with long approaches on large glaciers, and all routes provide an ideal training ground for learning to live and travel responsibly and efficiently in challenging mountain terrain.
The shorter course for students ages 23 and older flies directly onto an Alaskan glacier to maximize time for technical skill development.
Alaska Mountaineering
Duration:
30 days
Age:
17 and Over (Average Age: 21)
Tuition:
$4,820
Dates:
May 20-June 18, 2008
June 6-July 5, 2008
June 19-July 18, 2008
July 14-Aug. 12, 2008
Instructor Mick Pearson digs in on the Matanuska Glacier in the Chugach Range.
Photo: David Anderson
"Once you're in the woods, it doesn't
matter who you are in the world. People drop their pretenses.
I love seeing the stuff people can do and the way groups
really come together on a NOLS expedition."
Liz Alva Rosa
NOLS Instructor
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