Best Guide Service

[brokenpick]

I live in the east and haven't been in the mountains in years. Plan to come out to give Rainier a shot with a few of my non climbing running buddies, so we plan to use a guide service. I would appreciate any suggestions on which service to use. Also Emmonds or DC? Thks

[brokenpick]

Forgot to mention, we would be going in summer, (Jul-Aug).

[shortstow]

well you only have 3 to choose from:

 

RMI

AAI

IMG

 

I have heard good things about all of them. So I guess on who you talk to.

[crmlla2007]

By AAI do you mean

 

American Alpine Institute

 

or

 

Alpine Ascents International?

 

I think both do stuff on Rainier.

 

 

[Couloir]

The best guide service is the one having the most fun.

[genepires]

never a truer statement than above made on cc.com

[kurthicks]

By AAI do you mean

 

American Alpine Institute

 

or

 

Alpine Ascents International?

 

I think both do stuff on Rainier.

 

 

The American Alpine Institute does not offer courses on the DC or Emmons route, only the Kautz. http://www.aai.cc/ProgramDetail/rainier/

[crmlla2007]

lol, true, when brokenpick asked about Emmons and DC I should have put 2 and 2 together and not come up with 5.

 

 

[Billy]

well you only have 3 to choose from:

 

RMI

AAI

IMG

 

I have heard good things about all of them. So I guess on who you talk to.

 

Not exactly true. MRNP issues a certain number of CUA's (Commercial Use Authorizations) each year that AMGA Certified Alpine Guides can apply for. These are essentially a one time use guided trip. You can probably contact MRNP and see which guides have applied for, or received, a permit for next summer. This gives you a few more choices to choose from, and choices based on credentials.