Youth Experiences
Each year, Alaska Mountaineering School contracts with teen adventure companies to teach components of their climbing programs. We organize and lead ice climbing, mountaineering, backpacking, and winter survival and wilderness first-aid courses for young people. We have the logistics, equipment, and expertise to make a visit to Alaska rewarding and unforgettable! We hear from many companies that working with AMS was the highlight of their group’s trip to Alaska.
Just contact us with goals, group size, and time frame. We’ll come up with the professional instructors, ideal course location, and skills class list to make your organization’s experience for youth the best it can be.
Here are some of the organizations we currently work with on youth mountaineering experiences:
- The Road Less Traveled
- America’s Adventure Ventures Everywhere
- Overland Adventures
- Patagonia Adventures
The consensus is that our Alaska experience was the best trip ever… You taught us to respect where we were, but not to fear it. Learning to live on a glacier and climb to the variety of destinations we encountered seemed much more valuable than a trudge to high places and a quick return.
— Richard Bensing, Scoutmaster for Paoli Troop 1, Paoli, PA
