Lake Tahoe Adventures
Discover all of the adventures that Lake Tahoe, California has to offer.
Guided Climbing, Mountaineering, & Skiing in Lake Tahoe California
We are a guide company in the Lake Tahoe area for a reason; it’s epic. California offers year-round outdoor adventures, with skiing & riding and avalanche education in the winter, mountaineering and alpine climbing on Mount Shasta in the spring, and rock climbing and Via Ferrata in the summer. Tahoe is truly an adventure seeker’s playground.
Come check out the different Lake Tahoe activities we offer.
Women’s Intro To Outdoor Rock Climbing
Tahoe Via Ferrata
Mount Shasta Mountaineering School
Mount Shasta West Face Climb
Mount Shasta Avalanche Gulch Climb
Private Full-Day of Rock Climbing
Private Half-Day of Rock Climbing
Intro to Outdoor Rock Climbing
Rock Anchoring & Gear Placement
Family Half-Day Rock Climbing
Learn to Lead Climb In Tahoe
Intro to Multi-Pitch Climbing
Self Rescue For Rock Climbers
Lovers Leap Rock Climbing
High Sierra Alpine Climbing
Kids Rock Climbing Camp
Women’s Hybrid AIARE 1 Avalanche Course
Lift-Accessed AIARE Rescue Course
4-Day Frog Lakes Hut Ski Tour in Lake Tahoe
Private Ski Guiding In Lake Tahoe
Mount Shasta Ski
Intro to Mountaineering Course
Palisades Tahoe Backcountry Tours
Palisades Tahoe Backcountry Tour – Half-Day
Palisades Tahoe Backcountry Tour -Single Run
AIARE 1 Hybrid: Avalanche Education In North Lake Tahoe
Lake Tahoe Snowshoe Tour: Shirley Canyon
AIARE 1: 3-Day Avalanche Course In North Lake Tahoe
AIARE Avalanche Rescue Course In North Lake Tahoe
Private Lake Tahoe Snowshoe Tour
Backcountry 1.0: Intro To Backcountry
Backcountry 2.0: Intermediate Backcountry Skills
Backcountry 3.0: Intro To Ski Mountaineering
Women’s Intro To Backcountry
Private Frog Lake Hut Ski Trip in Lake Tahoe
AIARE 2 In North Lake Tahoe
AIARE 1 Hybrid Course In South Lake Tahoe
AIARE Avalanche Rescue Course In South Lake Tahoe
AIARE 2 In South Lake Tahoe
Teen AIARE 1 Avalanche Course
Backcountry 2.0 In South Lake Tahoe
Backcountry 3.0 In South Lake Tahoe
Backcountry 1.0 In South Lake Tahoe
Intermediate Tahoe Backcountry Tour
High Sierra Backcountry Tours
Glacier Travel & Crevasse Rescue Course
Avalanche Refresher In Lake Tahoe
Truckee Skyline Traverse
Lake Tahoe
Stories and insights from our Lake Tahoe Guides and Alpenglow Expeditions staff
Alpenglow Introduces Type 1 Fun to the Menu with the Japan Backcountry Ski
we’ve decided to take a refreshing step into Type 1 fun with our Japan Backcountry Ski Expedition. Unlike the intense experiences of high-mountain summits and technical climbs, this trip offers pure enjoyment in one of the world’s most picturesque winter wonderlands: the deep powder of Hokkaido, Japan.Read the story
Episode 10: Alex Honnold, Professional Climber
Alex Honnold makes a special appearance on The Duffel Shuffle Podcast. Sam and Adrian chat with Alex about his motivations in climbing, why he’s decided high altitude climbing isn’t for him, and what his future goals are now that he’s a father to two.Read the story
Episode 09: Emily Harrington – The Olympic Dream
Emily Harrington joins Sam and Adrian to talk all things Olympics. Emily, who herself participated in an exhibition event in 2006 at the Winter Olympics, has followed the growth and expansion of competition climbing for more than 2 decades. From the early days of the World Cup circuit in which Emily competed to the addition of climbing in the Olympics in which Emily has followed as a fan, competition climbing is exploding in popularity. Emily’s perspective as an athlete provides invaluable insight into the sport.Read the story
Episode 06: Jim Morrison – A Passion For Adventure
Professional Ski Mountaineer Jim Morrison joins Sam and Adrian for Episode 6. The three talk about Jim’s recent exploits in the Karakoram: a successful descent of the Great Trango Tower after he was unsuccessful the year prior. Jim talks about enduring some of life’s lowest lows and highest highs, and consistently coming back to the joy he experiences from any adventure, near or far.Read the story
Obscure Classics in the High Sierra
One of my favorite mountain adventures is hunting the “obscure classic”: climbs that are just as good as the best in the range, but for whatever reason never got popular. Maybe they were put up recently and haven’t gained significant attention yet; maybe they’re a little out of the way and require a long approach; some routes used to have loose rock that’s been cleaned up after a few ascents, but nonetheless haven’t shaken the sub-par reputation. Sometimes, there’s no obvious reason for their obscurity – through some weird coincidence of guidebook selection and groupthink, a stone cold classic somehow slips through the fingers, avoiding classic status and living in obscurity.Read the story