Summit Guides 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.

At Wildland Trekking we have been providing premier hiking adventures since 2005. Our trips connect guests with the natural world in deep and surprising ways; inspire them through adventure; and support them in achieving life-list goals like hiking Rim to Rim in the Grand Canyon, reaching Everest Basecamp, summiting Kilimanjaro, or hiking Half Dome in Yosemite. Our trips are all-inclusive and led by local, extremely skilled professionals who love what they do! If you want to hike and explore in amazing destinations, Wildland has something for you. All our trips are in world-class destinations like Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Iceland, Patagonia, Yellowstone, Nepal, Peru, the Smoky Mountains, Utah and more! We offer backpacking trips, camping-based experiences, and inn-based experiences. We also offer unique stock-supported trips such as llama treks.

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