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World-Class Climbing & Mountaineering Instruction for Over 30+ Years in COlorado Springs and Beyond.
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Why Pikes Peak Alpine school?
Pikes Peak Alpine School has been guiding climbers since 1989, offering expert, safety-focused alpine instruction in real mountain terrain. Our small-group courses build strong technical skills and confident decision-making for climbers at every level. Trusted for mountaineering instruction and alpine climbing courses in Colorado,
- Rock Climbing
- Ice Climbing
- Alpine Climbing
- Mountaineering
- Ski Mountaineering
- Technical 14ers
- Private Guiding and Public Courses
- Avalanche Education
- AMGA Certified Guides and Instructors
- IFMGA Mountain Guides
UPCOMING Public GROUP CLIMBS
Where We GUIDE
We climb small local trails to large summit climbs. We can customize any climb for any skill & activity level.
Pikes Peak RegION
- Colorado Springs
- Front Range / South Platte Colorado
- Pikes Peak Colorado
- Ski Pikes Peak, Colorado
- Red Rock Open Space, Colorado Springs
- Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs
- North Cheyenne Cañon, Colorado Springs
- Pikes Peak Alpine Rock
- Colorado Springs Ice Climbing
- South Platte Rock, Colorado
- Shelf Road, Colorado
Colorado
- Black Canyon of the Gunnison Colorado
- Crestone Needle Colorado
- Crestone Peak Colorado
- Hoosier Pass Colorado
- Lake City Colorado
- Monarch Pass Colorado
- Rocky Mountain National Park Colorado
- San Juan Mountains Colorado
- Silverton Colorado
- Ski Quandary Peak, Colorado
- Lincoln Falls Ice, Colorado
Americas
- Denali National Park
- Red Rock National Conservation Area Nevada
- North Cascades National Park
Worldwide
- Alps
Meet Our Guides
Pete Lardy
PPAS Director/Owner
Gretchen Merten
PPAS Director/Owner
Matt Sellick
Jared Reene
Wade Curtis
Kristen Buckland
Mike Coyle
Jes Meiris
Sebastian Grau
Karsten Delap
Micah Lewkowitz
Danny Ozment
Dillon Geiger
Bobby Haran
Josh Scott
Danielle Piscatelli
