Build the skills you need to accomplish your mountain objectives. Our Private Alpine Skills Course is customized for you and your team. Tell us what experience you have and what your goal is. We'll design a program that helps you build the skills you need to overcome the challenges of your mountaineering dream.  

From Avalanche education to Z-Pulley, we've got you covered! Private skills courses are completely tailored to your objective and are single day to week plus in length.  We can set up recurring training sessions that span months and don’t stop until you feel comfortable with your skill level.

Requisite Experience 

There are no prerequisites: we meet your team where you're at and help you build the skills you need to accomplish your objectives.  Custom Skills programs are private programs tailored to your group.  You tell us the skills you want to build or the objectives you want to tackle and we’ll deliver the skills you need!

Venues

We offer Custom Skills programs in the following locations:

1. North Lake Tahoe, CA
2. Eastern Sierra, CA
3. North Cascades, WA
4. Mount Baker, WA
5. International Locations:
1. Chile
2. Bolivia
3. Canada
4. Nepal
6. Others! Reach out and we can discuss the options we can provide for other venues across the globe.

Skills We Teach

Ski / Splitboard Touring and Mountaineering

Alpine Climbing / Mountaineering

Rock Climbing

Ice Climbing 

• Rope Skills
• Tools and Materials Used in Climbing/Ski Mountaineering
• Basic Knots
• Advanced Knots
• Mechanical Advantage Systems
• Rock Rescue
• Escaping the Belay​​​
• Crevasse Rescue
• Belaying
• Rappelling
• Ascending Ropes
• Ascending Fixed Lines
• Rock and Alpine Climbing Skills
• Gym to Crag
• Lead Climbing
• Following Traditional Rock Climbs
• Snow Climbing
• Crampons and Ice Axe Skills
• Glacier Climbing
• Self and Team Arrest
• Ice Climbing
• Anchors (Rock​, Snow, Ice, Terrain)
• Alpine Anchors
• Ski Touring and Ski Mountaineering Skills
• Skinning Technique
• Balance and Form​
• Transitions (Ski Touring, Ski Mountaineering, Alpine Climbing, Rock Climbing)
• Ski Cramponing
• Skin Track Setting​
• Crampon Techniques (Mountaineering or Ski Mountaineering)​
• Steep Skiing 
• Rappelling (With and Without Skis On)
• Crevasse Rescue for Ski Mountaineers