Seven Summits Competitors

The leader in wilderness education since 1965. NOLS is a nonprofit global wilderness school that will help you step forward boldly as a leader. We believe that anyone can be a leader; it's our role to provide the environment and training to help you discover your full potential. We do that in classrooms close to home and in remote wilderness areas around the world. We're an organization with heart, expertise, and wildness, and these qualities help us support powerful, authentic experiences. Our mission is to be the leading source and teacher of wilderness skills and leadership that serve people and the environment. Our community—staff, students, trustees, and alumni—shares a commitment to wilderness, education, leadership, safety, community, and excellence.

Alpine Ascents International is an international mountain guiding firm based out of our headquarters in Seattle, Washington.

RMI HAS BEEN SETTING THE STANDARD IN MOUNTAIN GUIDING EXCELLENCE SINCE 1969. Getting safely up and down mountains is just the beginning of the story at Rainier Mountaineering, Inc. (RMI). Founded by the legendary Lou Whittaker and staffed by the most experienced and talented guides in America, RMI has built a four-decade long legacy of safe, successful, and enjoyable mountaineering adventures. Experience matters in the mountains, and that is exactly what we have gained over the last 40 years. There is no substitute for the years of expedition guiding around the world, over 300 Mt. McKinley Expeditions, over 80,000 climbers on Mount Rainier and some of America's first ventures into the far reaches of the Himalaya.