United States Climbing Adventures

Operating with affiliated guide companies and independently, Adventure Spirit can offer you adventure climbing opportunities in select United States locations.  We are currently focused in Maine (Katahdin), the Cascades, and US Highpoints.  Details about these adventures appear below.  If you have a specific adventure objective in the United States please contact us and we’d be happy to partner with you in accomplishing it.  Additionally, if you have highpoint objectives in California (Mt. Whitney), Oregon (Mt. Hood), Utah (Kings Peak), and Wyoming (Gannett Peak), click here.

Maine

Katahdin’s hulking mass rises up from the Maine lake and forest lands, enticing anyone with an eye for summit adventures.   In the summertime, climbs ranging from the airy and infamous Knife Edge Route, to 4^th Class scrambles, to technical routes like The Nose (III, 5.5) and The Armadillo (III, 5.8) lead up to Mt. Baxter’s (5268’) summit ridge.  A winter climb in Katahdin is a true expedition, beginning with a sixteen-mile ski/snowshoe trip in hauling sleds.  Enjoying the warm cabin or tenting out, on subsequent days the vast cirques of Katahdin offer routes ranging from The Chimney (II, WI2) to the Cilley-Barber Route (IV, WI4).  Regardless of the size or difficulty of the route, all climbs in this remote location are serious undertakings that offer spectacular rewards.  Recent changes in the formerly severe Baxter State Park permitting process has made it easier to climb in the park.  If you are interested in undertaking any of Katahdin’s climbing challenges, please contact us with advance notice, so that we can coordinate the permits and logistics necessary.

Cascades

In the summertime, Adventure Spirit lead guide/owner Kel Rossiter works with Rainier Mountaineering Incorporated (RMI), instructing and leading clients in the Cascades.  The most popular objective is the glaciated mass of the Mt. Rainier (14,411’).  Rainier is typically climbed via the Disappointment Cleaver or Emmons Glacier routes.  Those looking to heighten the summit challenge opt for the Kautz Glacier or even Liberty Ridge routes.  Whatever path you choose to Rainier’s summit, RMI’s leadership is skilled in helping you to get there.  RMI also leads clients in other Cascade areas including Mt. Shuksan and Forbidden as well as international/Seven Summits routes.  Contact us for more information or connect directly with RMI.

When you're ready to book your US Climbing Adventure dates, please go to our Scheduling page!