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Thanks TCD and Chip. Will call AAI and find out more from them.

AAI mountaineering beginner course review hi climbing gurus, I was looking for instructional courses on mountaineering and came across the 12 day AAI beginner course: http://www.aai.cc/ProgramDetail/mountaineering_leadership1/ In your opinion is this a good course to build mountaineering...

bear canisters Have used these on only one trip to Alaska, but IIRC Garcia's were given out by the Denali N. P. backcountry rangers. They did not have reports of any break-ins till date :)

beautiful pics! lovely pictures :). Thank you for your advice all... I just talked to RMI and moved to the 6 day expedition skills seminar in aug over the Emmons Glacier. This will be harder on the back and legs I suppose :)

Hi Scott, You were the strongest hiker that day! Thanks to you for carrying 2 packs with a smile. And as for the help, we all did out bit :). Thank you for the wishes. Hope to find you on the trails soon, Sid

Thank you for the quick note! Answers to your questions below: Yes going with RMI. No, have never been to altitudes above 8K. I did notice the questions about Diamox and acclimatization. For now, I am only concentrating on setting a reasonable goal for my fitness regime because that seems like...

I was beginning to prepare for hiking Rainier in summer (~6 mo away) and wanted to get some opinions on required fitness from more experienced climbers who have been there (and some many many times). What hikes should one be able to do in the Whites in summer (right before you leave) to be...

Thank you all for the quick replies! A spot opened up yesterday and I got in for July. I am thinking, as this would be my first "winter" hike outside the Whites it will all be new and fun (maybe a little lesser as you mention). Yes, it is the DC route. Being my first "big" hike, I want to...

Hi all, I was hoping to climb Rainier with RMI this summer. The only dates available (I know I am late to book :)) are May, June first week and September. Seems like the weather is more favorable in July (weather, storms etc etc). Has someone been there during the May - early June period? In...