Mountaineering Basics

Start your mountaineering journey with our basics course: Learn how to use your equipment and essential techniques for safe mountain travel. Enroll Today!

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Season

Year round

Skill Level

Beginner and intermediate

Duration

6-8 hours

Group Size

1 to 6 participants

Course Overview

The world of mountaineering can be an exhilarating and awe-inspiring experience, but it also requires a solid foundation of knowledge and skills to ensure safe and successful climbs. Our mountaineering basics course is designed to provide you with essential techniques and knowledge to embark on your mountaineering journey.

In this course, you will learn the basics of climbing techniques, including knot-tying, belaying, and rappelling. You will also be introduced to essential mountaineering equipment, such as ice axes, crampons, and ropes, and learn how to use them safely and effectively in different terrains and weather conditions.

By the end of the course, you will have the confidence and skills to embark on safe and thrilling mountaineering adventures. Join our mountaineering basics course today to start your journey toward becoming a skilled and confident mountaineer.

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Max Lurie - Owner of Alpine to the Max

About your guide Max

Max Lurie is an American Mountain Guides Association certified Rock and Alpine Guide, as well as an accomplished alpinist. Max has been climbing since 2004 and traveling to the greater ranges in pursuit of his passion.

As an independently certified climbing guide based in Boulder, CO, Max provides custom education and mountain experiences in the Colorado Front Range and beyond. All of the climbing instruction offered through Alpine to the Max is customized to your goals, objectives, and skill level.

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Alpine to the Max is an independent certified guide with more than a decade of experience in a wide variety of terrain. No matter your current skill level, when you climb with us you get a top-notch experience that is fully customized to meet your exact desires.

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“I climbed with Max last summer on a couple of couloirs in Rocky Mountain National Park. I’m a complete newbie to technical snow and Max was everything that I was hoping for in a guide. Knowledgeable, patient and passionate about educating his clients. It was a fantastic experience and I cannot wait to go back out with him.”

William Rosenberg

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