Colorado Mountaineering

Mountaineering: for beginners & Experts

Mountaineering is one of the most rewarding activities you can do - use your technical rock and snow skills, route finding, and outdoor savvy to summit a peak! While you don’t need to have all of these skills, our guides do – and they want to share them with you and show you what it’s like to stand on top of the world. 

Whether it is your first mountaineering excursion or you are a seasoned veteran looking for a challenge, our guides can offer you a safe, fun, experience. Come try a coveted winter mountaineering ascent and ski some of the famous Sawatch & Collegiate Range 14er’s. Or, challenge your skills with a technical roped spring climb of Crestone Peak & Crestone Needle, famously two of the most difficult Colorado 14er’s to summit. Whatever you goals and aspirations, our guides can custom-design a Colorado Mountaineering trip just for you.

highlighted guided fourteener Climbs
  • Crestone Needle, Crestone Peak, Humbolt Peak 
  • Blanca Peak, Ellingwood Point 
  • Mount Elbert, Mt. Massive
  • Mt. Missouri, Mount Belford, Mount Oxford 
  • Mt. Harvard, Mt. Columbia 
  • Mt. Antero, Mt. Shavano, Mt. Tabegauche

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Trip overview

Packing List

CLICK HERE TO VIEW OUR RECOMMENDED PACKING LIST. 

Facts

  • There are 53 Fourteeners in Colorado.
  • Practice your skills on a handful of routes 
with us here in Crested Butte.

Dates

All seasons - you pick the dates.

14ner Pricing


Mt. Shavano, Tabeguache, Mt. Antero:

1 Day Hike: 
1st person $500 
2nd person $285 
Each Additional $235

2 Day Hike: 
1st person $1,065
2nd person $620 
Each Additional $320

Columbia, Harvard, La Plata, Massive, Elbert (only available from Nov 1 - June 15)
    

1 Day Hike: 
1st person $668
2nd person $285 

Each Additional $235

2 Day Hike: 
1st person $1,280
2nd person $620 
Each Additional $320


Crestone Pricing

Crestone Needle, Crestone Peak, Humbolt


1 Day Hike: Only Recommended for Extremely Strong Folks 
1st person $715
2nd person $285
Each Additional $235 

1 Day Climb with overnight Bivy: Best Recommended by Irwin Guides
1st person $1,150
2nd person $240
Each Additional N/A - Rates start over 

1 Day Climb: Only Recommended for Extremely Strong Folks  
1st person $850
2nd person $240 
Each Additional N/A - Rates start over 

2 Day Hike: 
1st person $1,280 
2nd person $620 
Each Additional $320

3 Day Hike: 
1st person $1,765
2nd person $930 
Each Additional $480

*Travel Fee may apply. Inquire when booking your trip.* 

ratio

Tech Mountaineering max guest to guide 
ratio is 3:1

14er Link-Ups/Traverse & climbing routes 
max guest to guide ratio is 2:1

details

*When attempting more challenging routes, a skill assessment and training day may be required. 

Inclusions:

  • Professional guide(s)
  • Map, compass, first aid kit, water treatment system, assistance setting up camp.
  • Rescue access and response if needed
  • Detailed packing list provided upon reservation.

Exclusions: 
  • Food & Snacks
  • Sleeping bag, sleeping pad, tents, and backpack (all available for rent). 

RENTALS AVAILABLE 

*Please inquire with our office for details.

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Let us capture your memories so you can focus 
on your adventure for $350 per trip.

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