Qualifications

The outdoor industry is unregulated — in most of the world's mountains, nobody is required to hold a qualification to run a trip at all. Plenty of companies operate that way. We don't. Everyone we put in front of you has studied for it, been examined on it, and keeps it current — working these mountains full-time, with local contacts and fixers built over years of coordinated, successful service. Don't wait until you're on the mountain to find out who's leading you. We don't take chances.