The team is doing great and we expect to receive an audio post later today. The post Nov 26 Aconcagua—A few photos from the team appeared first on ..read more

We’ve got some exciting news to share about the Telluride Via Ferrata (TVF)! This summer Mountain Trip is stepping up our game for an important cause by doubling the donation to the Telluride Mountain Club’s TVF Sustainability Fund. Starting in June, for every climber we guide on this iconic route, Mountain Trip will donate $10 to the fund. The Telluride Via Ferrata Sustainability Fund was established in 2019 to help provide resources to sustain and maintain the route, and since then Mountain Trip has donated more than $18,000 directly to the fund. Why? Because we’re not just about scaling m ..read more

Rising over 18,000 feet above the nearby tundra, Denali is infamous for its challenging weather. At 20,310 feet tall, and sitting at 63 degrees north latitude, Denali is the highest peak in the Arctic. “The Great One” can be a magnet for storms that blow in from the Gulf of Alaska or across the Bering Sea, and at times it seems to create its own weather with the summit enshrouded in lenticular clouds, a sign of the high winds hammering the mountain. Bad weather comes and goes with beautiful sunny, calm days typically mixed in with the windy and snowy stormy days. Over the course of a 22-day ..read more

Back in the early 1970s, Mountain Trip was born of a dirtbag climber’s daydream. Gary Bocarde, our founder, is a hero, a mentor and a friend. Gary grew his legend as a climber by tackling iconic first ascents like The Shield on El Capitan in 1972, first ascents of every peak on the east side of the Ruth Gorge in Alaska (many of which were guided FAs), the first winter ascent of Mount Hunter via the Northwest Spur in 1980, as well as establishing the first big wall in Alaska, climbing the Southwest Face to the southwest summit of the Mooses Tooth in 1974.  Gary also took his pursuits abro ..read more

“For skiers and snowboarders, there are few things that beat the feeling of waking up at 12,500 feet surrounded by untouched powder fields and towering mountains. But that’s the norm at Bridal Veil Backcountry Ski Camps, a brand-new backcountry ski camp above Telluride, Colorado”…   Read the full article on Travel + Leisure. The post Travel+Leisure features Mountain Trip + Helitrax Bridal Veil Basin Backcountry Ski Camp appeared first on ..read more

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“That exceedingly rare ski town magic still exists in Telluride, Colorado. Trust us, you’ll feel it as soon as you turn onto Highway 145 and follow the snaking San Miguel River up the red-rock canyon beneath the spired San Juans. When you’re exploring a notorious zone like Bear Creek — or the San Juans in general — it’s a solid idea to tap local guides. Not only do local guides know the terrain intimately so you won’t get cliffed out, but they also dig pits and have boots on the ground all winter long, giving them an unparalleled grasp on the snowpack.” — Read the full article on GearJunkie.co ..read more

“Mountain Trip announced today that it will acquire all legacy permits and assets of Peak Mountain Guides. The investment will expand Mountain Trip’s permitted access, including some of the best climbing and skiing in the Rocky Mountains to the Desert Southwest, as far as Moab and Indian Creek.” “We are thrilled to announce our agreement with Lance from Peak Mountain Guides and we are excited about this next chapter for our business,” said Todd Rutledge, co-owner of Mountain Trip. “Peak shares our values and has worked hard to build trust and establish relationships with clients, land managers ..read more

  “The odds of summiting Denali are no better than a coin toss, but those who do it join a prestigious club–and guide service Mountain Trip has successfully helped roughly 2,000 people reach the highest point in North America during its 49-year history. Now, the Telluride-based outfitter is guiding adventurers to join an even more elite club: those who have skied off Denali’s summit.” – read the full article in 5280 Magazine. The post 5280 Magazine – Telluride-based Mountain Trip Makes Guided Ski Trips Down Denali A Reality appeared first on ..read more

This summer we’ve had the opportunity to get to know some more members of our local community during both Telluride Via Ferrata and Rock Climbing trips geared toward our Latino peers. Through a partnership with the Sheep Mountain Alliance, Wilkinson Public Library and Tri-County Health Network, we learned that a whopping 30% of San Miguel County identifies as Latino/Hispanic and are native Spanish or Chuj speakers. Even though this is such a large part of our regional population, they are the most dramatically underrepresented group in our outdoors community. And yet, these same individuals re ..read more