The featured granite on the South Face of Charlotte Dome is virtually inconceivable. Here Dan Patitucci climbs the upper pitches on an impressive Charlotte Dome-in-a-day-from-the-trailhead bid.

Custom Sierra Alpine Climbs

The Sierra is chock-full of countless peaks and alpine routes for all levels of ability and experience. Choose Ice, Snow, or Rock, and climb what you want, when you want and with whom you want on a custom program. Our most popular option! We offer a wide variety of objectives and activities including high altitude hiking, cross-country scrambles, alpine traverses, peak bagging, rock climbing, ice climbing and ski touring. This section of the Sierra, paralleling the Owens River Valley, consists of the highest concentration of mountains over 14,000 feet in the range including Mt. Whitney (14,495ft.), the highest in the lower 48. The mild California climate offers relatively few tent days, where storms pass through quickly and grant many sunny “blue bird” days. A majority of the area is designated wilderness making its alpine lakes, meadows and streams some of the most pristine. For many well-known mountaineers and adventure enthusiasts like John Muir, Joseph LeConte, Norman Clyde and Warren Harding the Sierra became their training ground for pushing the limits, climbing higher and harder peaks and setting the groundwork for mountain climbing today. Come explore some of

the great “Sierra Classics” and get a taste of the high mountain experience.