Alaska Mountaineering School, LLC
Talkeetna, Alaska, United States
http://www.climbalaska.org/

Denali Skills Workshop

The Denali Skills Workshop is intensive with focus on glacier travel techniques and crevasse rescue safety systems used during your expedition. The day starts with a climbing gear check and issuing any items you need. Your instructor will insure you have your pack rigged, ice axe leashed, and the necessary hardware for your glacier rig. From there we move across the street to AMS’ indoor c......
 

The Glacier Travel Workshop provides an introductory level of instruction on the climbing techniques necessary to travel safely on a glacier. This very popular workshop is packed full of information during the day followed by lectures at night. Expect to be on ice for the duration of the workshop days. All skills instruction will take place on the glacier. Night lectures take place at the base ......
 

The Wilderness First Responder Recertification course is a 24-hour curriculum course that will include a review of patient assessment, equipment improvisation, bleeding control, shock and wound care, respiratory injuries and treatment, basic brain injuries and treatment, musculoskeletal injuries and splinting, common environmental injuries and medical emergencies. Emphasis will be placed on ass......
 

The internationally recognized Wilderness First Responder course provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to administer emergency and medical care in non-urban environments. The curriculum covers basic anatomy and physiology, assessment and treatment of a variety of injuries and illnesses, appropriate short-term to multi-day patient care, and evacuation considerations as applic......
 

The Wilderness Hike explores the high mountain tundra and alpine lakes of the vast Talkeetna Mountains with expert instructors and naturalist guides. The group flies in a bush plane from Talkeetna to one of a number of high alpine lakes to begin the hike. The goal of the hike is to practice backcountry skills while exploring a vast and scenic alpine environment. AMS instructors teach classes re......
 

Experience Alaska by spending four days surrounded by the vast and pristine alpine tundra bordering Denali National Park and Preserve or the neighboring Talkeetna Mountains. From these areas, the views of Mt. McKinley and the Alaska Range are up close and fabulous. In addition to views, classes include an introduction to the unique tundra ecosystem under foot and the variety of wildflowers. Wil......
 

The Mountain Guide Course is designed for individuals who wish to pursue a career in guiding or teaching at AMS or for another mountain guiding organization. This 12 day course provides an excellent opportunity to learn how to guide clients on Alaskan expeditions and how to teach a mountaineering progression to students. The course accomplishes this goal in a challenging and remote glaciated en......
 

The North Ridge of Kahiltna Dome is an excellent training climb in preparation for Denali’s West Buttress route. The course’s goal is specifically focused on preparing participants for an expedition on Denali. It differs from our 12 day mountaineering course which is longer and includes a more thorough avalanche and technical climbing curriculum. In many ways the Kahiltna Dome course ......
 

The Advanced Mountaineering Course provides experienced climbers the opportunity to learn and apply new skills in a challenging mountaineering environment. Focus is placed on decision-making skills necessary for making successful peak ascents in the Alaska Range. With instructors’ guidance, students evaluate terrain, identify hazards, and make route-finding decisions. The goal of this c......
 

The 12-day mountaineering course is AMS’ flagship that sets the industry standard for remote wilderness climbing expeditions. Twelve days is the perfect amount of time to cover a full curriculum, which can be broken down into skill categories: climbing, camping, traveling, avalanche, first aid/rescue, expeditionary, and environmental. This course is designed for the serious beginner mounta......
 

The six-day mountaineering course introduces people with little or no climbing experience to mountaineering in a challenging and remote glaciated environment. Moving and building camps, roped glacier travel and crevasse rescue, avalanche transceiver searches, and mountain climbing techniques are all on the agenda. During this course participants will learn how to live comfortably in mountainous......
 

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