In 1973, Mountain Trip was born of an Alaskan daydream. A love of wild places and a dedication to offering the highest quality experiences transformed the dream into a reality and now Mountain Trip is one of the world's outstanding mountain guide services. We began guiding Denali expeditions in 1976 with the Denali Hang Gliding Expedition and for the past three decades we have shared our passion for high and wild mountains with thousands of climbers from around the world.

As a company, we have tried to invest in our guides and we think that you will notice what a difference this makes on our trips. Mountain Trip has always felt more like a family than a corporation and this is a big reason that so many of our guides return year after year. A result is that our lead guides are among the most experienced and respected on Denali. When you call our office with a question or comment you will reach someone who has climbed Denali many times and can give you advice based on personal experience not based on a informational cheat sheet. We live simply and are a small enough company to be able to give every climber who contacts us personal service. Ask other climbers about us!

RAISING THE BAR FOR DENALI GUIDES :
The National Park Service sets the guidelines for who can lead commercial Denali expeditions. We think these official standards are a bit vague. We also feel that Denali is so different from other mountains that it demands a specialized skill set to safely and successfully guide it. Anyone can have an easy trip or three on Denali and feel like he or she has a good grasp of how to guide the mountain. It's not until you've seen the many faces of Denali that you truly gain the respect and skills to competently manage the constantly changing conditions that can be thrown at you. Starting in 2008, all of our Lead Guides will have guided a minimum of five Denali expeditions. For the past three seasons, only two of our lead guides have had less than 10 Denali trips under their belts, so these new standards not new. They are merely our promise to you that we will continue to lead the way with the most experienced guides on Denali. As you research potential guide services, ask other outfitters what their official policies are for their guides.

Mountain Trip has made a commitment to Low Impact Practices in all aspects of our business. We travel to some of the most beautiful and pristine areas in the world and do our best to minimize the physical and cultural footprints we leave behind. All of our expeditions practice the Leave No Trace code of ethics and we strive to make other business choices that will help make our planet an even better place to live.

Mountain Trip firmly believes that we need to be conscious of the fact that the choices we make affect our footprint on this planet. We try to minimize our impact and help make our world a better place by purchasing healthy expedition food with an emphasis on organic products that use minimal packaging, and we pack out our trash on all of our expeditions. We support vendors who practice lower impact policies. Our Mountain Trip T-shirts are made from bamboo and organic cotton and we utilize a solar powered web host to power our website. We are excited to launch our new fully solar powered office in the Summer of 2007!

We have partnered with Black Diamond Equipment, a company that has instituted a chemical and fluid recycling and reusing program that has greatly reduced its effluent discharge. In addition, they hope to be generating their own wind and solar generated power by 2007. We also enthusiastically support Patagonia, which has committed to using only organic cotton in its cotton clothing and is a forerunner in using post-consumer recycled material in an ever-growing number of their products. Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard published an excellent book/manifesto on his business philosophy called Let My People Go Surfing, which we feel also outlines many of our company's ideals. Even if you're not a businessperson, we encourage you to pick it up and read it.

Mountain Trip donates at least 2% of profits to Earth Friendly Organizations.

We are offsetting the carbon emmissions generated by our air travel with Terra Pass. Click on their logo to see how you can undo some of yourcontributions to Global Warming.