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Ruth Mountain hiking and mountaineering

Mountaineering

North Cascades and International Climbing School


WHY MOUNTAIN MADNESS MOUNTAINEERING PROGRAM? 

Moun­tain Mad­ness has high­ly trained staff, the best guides in the indus­try. Our guides are either ful­ly cer­ti­fied in their respec­tive areas or ful­ly cer­ti­fied IFMGA/AMGA cer­ti­fied guides. Those not cer­ti­fied are required to be in the process of achiev­ing cer­ti­fi­ca­tion. All of our lead guides are trained as Wilder­ness First Respon­ders and all con­tin­ue to pur­sue their own climb­ing goals through expe­di­tions and chal­leng­ing ascents. We care­ful­ly design every cur­ricu­lum, hand-select our course loca­tions, and main­tain small group sizes so that each client gets indi­vid­ual atten­tion and train­ing. Rock, ice or snow – we offer all the cours­es you need to become the com­plete alpinist.

Moun­tain Mad­ness is accred­it­ed by the Amer­i­can Moun­tain Guides Asso­ci­a­tion, which lets you know that our ser­vice meets an inter­na­tion­al­ly rec­og­nized stan­dard of reli­a­bil­i­ty and pro­fes­sion­al­ism both in the field and in our office. For more infor­ma­tion about this see Why Go With Moun­tain Mad­ness.

Our trips include:

  • Tents and group climb­ing equipment
  • Trans­porta­tion from Seat­tle to the moun­tain and back
  • Expe­ri­enced office staff to help you pre­pare for your trip
  • A full rental pro­gram with ice axe, har­ness, boots, cram­pons, hel­mets, and ski poles

Moun­tain Mad­ness frees you from the logis­ti­cal plan­ning and allows you to focus on the experience.

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