Climb Mount Shasta with one of the nations top mountaineering schools
& California’s most established, most experienced mountain guiding service.

Mount Shasta, at 14,179 feet, is California’s premier ‘big mountain’ mountaineering climb right here in our home state of California. Mount Shasta offers both classic beginner mountaineering climbing routes as well as more technical glaciated climbing routes with glaciers on Mount Shasta. We bring you 40 years of experience climbing & ski guiding on Mount Shasta so you know you’re in good hands.

We offer beginner, intermediate & advanced guided Mount Shasta summit climbs, glacier skills courses and exciting ski descents on Mount Shasta from April till September. Come join us!

Why climb or ski Mount Shasta with International Alpine Guides?

More Experience:

  • One of the most experienced mountaineering guide services operating climbs of Mount Shasta with 40 years of experience

  • California’s top mountaineering guide service with experience running guided climbing and skiing trips around the world. We offer a depth of experience not found everywhere else.

Better Value:

  • We provide most of your climbing gear for Mount Shasta at no extra cost… on Mount Shasta climbs, all you need are your clothes & footwear! Unlike some other companies, we don’t “nickel and dime” you with extra charges for food and gear

  • Small group sizes and individualized attention during your climb of Shasta

Shasta Early Bird Special!
20% off all Shasta climbs from May 1st till May 12th
Use code SHASTAEARLY at checkout

Beginner Mount Shasta Climbs

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Mount Shasta Summit Climb
Avalanche Gulch - 3 days. May -July
Learn mountaineering while climbing Mount Shasta

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Mount Shasta Clear Creek Climb
Clear Creek Route - 3 days. July - Sept.
A wonderful intro climb of Mt Shasta in late season late July till Sept

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Mount Shasta Alpine Style Climb
Avalanche Gulch - 2 days. May - July
A streamlined 2-day Shasta summit climb

Mt Shasta Mountaineering Courses

 

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Mount Shasta Mountaineering Skills Seminar
Hotlum Bolum Ridge - 4 days. July - Sept
An in depth beginner mountaineering course on climbing big snow covered mountains. Includes a summit attempt of the Hotlum/Bolum Ridge

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Mount Shasta Glacier & Crevasse Rescue Course
Hotlum Glacier - 5 day. July - Aug
Learn glacier climbing & crevasse rescue while climbing Mt. Shasta for those with previous climbing experience

 

Mount Shasta Ski Descents

 

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Mount Shasta Ski Descent
West Face. 3 days. April - June
Come ski Mount Shasta, one of North America’s premier ski mountaineering peaks

 

THE INTERNATIONAL ALPINE GUIDES DIFFERENCE ON MOUNT SHASTA

For the past 40 years IAG/ASI team have been guiding on Mount Shasta & throughout California, as well as on the great peaks of the world. One of the most experienced and oldest guide services in California, we bring to you the highest standards in the mountain guiding industry. All of our lead mountain guides operating in technical terrain have training with the American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA) in the terrain they guide. We are also one of the most experienced American mountain guiding companies operating in the Alps of Europe and Latin America. Our extensive worldwide experience, adherence to the highest standards, as well as our easy going guiding philosophy all combine to give you, our valued guests, the best Mount Shasta climbing or skiing experience possible.

All of our Mount Shasta climbs and courses are developed and supervised by Internationally licensed IFMGA guide Dave Miller, our founder and technical director. Dave has over 24 years of personal guiding experience on the flanks of Mount Shasta. We know Shasta!