Year-round Beginners become skilled free climbers on moderate ground and safe, competent belayers. Intermediate climbers raise their skills and pleasures in climbing upper fifth-class routes and develop leading ability. Advanced climbers refine and improve their free climbing skill, develop aid climbing technique, and establish their ability for extreme rock climbing. During one or two days on waterfall ice and four days in the backcountry, acquire skills necessary to make ascents on snow, ice, and rock in challenging winter conditions.
Advanced participants develop leading ability on difficult terrain.
Please call for more information. Year-round Develop a repertoire of advanced techniques for safely reaching, packaging, and transporting victims over high angle terrain. AAI operates under special use permits granted by the Inyo National Forest, National Park Service, and the Bureau of Land Management. AAI is an equal opportunity recreation service provider. About AAI American Alpine Institute.