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FEBRUARY
21-23

Waterfall Ice Climbing
MARCH
8

Avalanche Refresher
21-25

Mt Williamson Wiinter Expedition
MAY
29-31 Mt Whitney Mountaineers
JUNE
15-18

Palisades traverse
AUGUST
12-16

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Womens trip to Ritter & Banner
14-23

JMT Bishop to Whitney
   

 

SMC NEWS

PART V JOHN MUIR TRAIL HIKE WITH PACK STOCK SUPPORT 2015

We have teamed up with Rock Creek Packstation to offer the ultimate trip. Hike the entire JMT over 5 years with a day pack and mules to carry gear and deluxe meals. 2015 is from Mammoth to Yosemite.

>> Packstock Supported JMT Guided Hikes

NEW FOR 2015 HALF DOME ASCENT

This is the most iconic peak in the USA. And we now offer it as a three day leisurely paced trip that includes the beautiful Clouds Rest summit and the finest Yosemite has to offer.

>> Half Dome Ascent

 

 
 

 

 

  • 1 Mt. Whitney Guided Trips
    OUTSTANDING, AMAZING, INCREDIBLE, any variation of adjectives. On a scale of to 10, an 11.
  • 2 Womens Trips
    Honestly, it will be one to remember forever. Their expertise, encouraging words, ability to pace us and sure friendship was the ticket for success!!
  • 3 Rock Climbing
    It was perfect. Andrew is an excellent guide; I can't imagine better. I've done four trips with SMC, all of them A+.
  • 4 Sierra Ski Tours
    We had a feeling that SMC was a very competent organization from the way you handled your job and we were not at all disappointed.
  • 5 Daily Backpacking Trips
    You handled the scheduling (and changes) quickly, kindly and professionally.

Sierra Mountain Center is California's premier
mountaineering school and guide service.

We are California’s premier mountaineering school and guide service. Located in Bishop, California we offer rock climbing, summer mountaineering, waterfall ice climbing, backcountry skiing, guide training, summer and winter instruction and custom guiding here in the Eastern Sierra of California. There are a lot of guide services offering trips in the Sierra Nevada, so why do we believe that you will get the most out of letting us be your guides.

We are knowledgeable and local
We are the oldest most established local guide service. The Eastern Sierra has been our home for nearly 30 years and these are the mountains where we love to climb, hike and ski. There are few working guides who know the Sierra as well as we do, from the popular paths of the Sierra, but also the little-known places where we have been exploring new routes, tours and remote summits. We know the best routes and the small details that make for a successful trip. When you call us and ask what conditions are, we simply look out our office window and give you up to date information.

We have also literally helped write the books on climbing here - "High Sierra Climbing" by Chris McNamara, of Supertopo – “Eastern Sierra Ice” – self-published by us and the “Climbers Guide to the Bishop Area” by Maximus Press.

American Mountain Guide Association CertifiedWe are qualified
We believe in the American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA) programs and the level of quality assurance that they give you in choosinga guide. Our guides are trained and certified by the AMGA. Certified guides have demonstrated before his or her peers high levels of competence and judgment as well as fulfilling technical UIAGM Certified Guides in the Sierra requirements such as emergency medical certification,rescue training, and snowstability forecasting.Guides certified in rock, alpine and ski gain the international (IFMGA) credential. This IFMGA credential makes us one of the few companies able to guide in other member countries.

 

Our groups are small with low guide to participant ratios
Large groups can detract from the learning process and the wilderness experience. We work to keep ratios as small as practical, and our small groups give you more of what you came for: skiing, climbing and exploring the Sierra.

All inclusive programs
Scheduled trip prices are all-inclusive (except for any rental equipment). Overnight backcountry programs include permit fees; group equipment such as kitchen, group technical gear, first aid supplies and avalanche beacons and good backcountry breakfast, lunch and dinners.

Take the next step and join us in the mountains for a wilderness adventure.

 

 
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Womens Guided Trips in the Sierra

Needles Climbing Camps

2015 NEEDLES CAMPS

May 15-17

June 5-7

September 18-20

October 16-18

 

MOUNTAIN NEWS

2015 is here but a real winter has been slow arriving with not a lot of snow as of yet.

But we have been climbing Whitney in great conditions and both Lee Vining and June Lake ice is coming in.

We are running avalanche courses and conditions are excellent for this. Often people think that you need a lot of snow to get the most out of these. In fact a shallow snow pack has far more to look at and talk about than a deep homogeneous one.

So come join us in the mountains.

 

 

 

 

 

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