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7 Summits Training Course Details
Length - 7 days
Cost - $4250 for 1:1 ratio; $2500 for 2:1 ratio
Max Ratio - 2:1
Capacity - 4
Location
North Cascades, Washington
Prerequisites
Good physical condition; backpacking experience is helpful; previous climbing experience is not necessary
Program Dates
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7 Summits Training Course


Crossing a ladder in the Khumbu Icefall between basecamp and Camp 1 on Everest. Guy Cotter


Set yourself up with the skills to climb the Seven Summits!

This high quality private Instruction course is tailored to suit Seven Summit aspirants. It can introduce you to the art of mountaineering and/or fine tune your existing skills to prepare you for the adventure ahead. Some of the skills you will develop include ascending fixed ropes, snow camping, crampon and ice axe skills, ladder crossing and general mountain movement. The courses are taught by our experienced 7 summits guides in the high mountain glaciated areas of Washington's North Cascades, the most heavily glaciated mountain range in the contiguous United States.


The Seven Summits:


Summit day on Mount Everest with Makalu in the distance. Guy Cotter



Denali from the southwest. Alasdair Turner



Descending from basecamp on Aconcagua showing the Polish Glacier, which flows from the summit diagonally right. Jim Ledvinca



Gentle slopes on Mount Elbrus. Guy Cotter



North side of Carstensz Pyramid from the air. Hall and Ball archive. Hedgehog House



Vinson Massif in the Ellsworth Mountains of Antarctica. Guy Cotter



On the approach to Kilimanjaro. Keith Gunnar



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