Upward Expeditions

07/11/2024

Rock season on the San Juans! Don’t miss out

07/11/2024

It’s rock season here in the San Juans!

06/22/2024

Boom! Back in Alaska on the Pika Glacier for some alpine rock climbing…if you missed us this year it is never to early to schedule your 2025 trip!

06/14/2024

We're rocking the
Summer adventuring in right in town is a realty with this amazing course hrough the Uncompahgre River Gorge. 2 different Vias with different challenge levels are available for all through October. It's all smiles and scenery!!!

06/03/2024

Visiting Durango? Check out our new rock climbing venue right in town! We offer great half and full days of climbing for families or custom instruction. Give us a call!

03/14/2024

Right now!

Spring skiing is just starting... but the current storm is dropping several inches of fresh and our guests are currently enjoying the nice still wintery champagne. The next month promises outstanding skiing, and we know the secret stashes 😉

02/14/2024

Guides day off... owner & IFMGA Guide Dan Z,. had a chance to shredd some lines today amongst the peaks above Ouray & Telluride.

Is this inspiring enough? With plenty of winter ahead, and already looking forward to spring ski season, our ski guides Dan & can't come recommended enough as the best in the San Juans for secret powder stashes, best tours around, and unmatched guiding.

Want to find for yourself? Reach out to [email protected]; you won't be disappointed.
We also work alongside with to plan a multiday ski outing to take the best care of your cravings this season.

01/25/2024

Guides day off!
Owner Dan Z. headed out to check out some sweet steep ice in the today.
The season is on full swing!!! If you want quality instruction and up your game ice climbing, will make it happen.

12/22/2023

Is getting on the sharp end in your plans?
Here you get & graduating this week to lead multi-pitch ice climbs on their own! This wonderful couple from Washington/Idaho came early season to receive more instruction (they're already accomplished recreational climbers) and start tackling routes on their own. Way to end the year... or to begin the season!

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12/02/2023

Ready to hit the slopes? Well... not so fast! We want you outside, but make sure you got your bases covered.
The snowpack can be as dangerous as it is fun.
Get your "Hut Based" Avy Level 1 this coming January with IFMGA and Avalanche Instructor and you'll understand why owner operated provides the most unique skiing & climbing experience.

11/28/2023

Avalanche safety workshop with and
FREE!
Let our IFMGA guide and Avalanche Instructor get you dialed in for the winter.

11/23/2023

Our guides/owners Dan Z. & Elías are back from Nepal. This one was Dan's 4th trip to the Nepal, and Elías's 12th year guiding in the Himalaya. The duo lead our team onto the summit of Ama Dablam after executing a secluded/custom program for acclimatization.

We're very proud of our team, and despite this being Cirque's 1st international expedition, nearly 20 years of guiding experience combined backed the team's success, along with a well thought out, time-tested logistics & itinerary.

Stay tuned for upcoming expeditions in Alaska and internationally in 2024! Now it's time to focus on our winter wonderland that SW Colorado is for & !!!

03/22/2016

A promotional video for an upcoming expedition to Dhaulagiri. Team members include RMI Guides Elias de Andres-Martos, Leon Davis, Geoff Schellens, Bridget Schletty,…

03/11/2016

The deadly Shark’s Fin, a steep, overhanging and previously unclimbed granite wall on the 6,310m central peak of Meru in the Himalayas, has long been viewed as one of the last remaining challenges of big wall mountaineering. American climber, photographer and director Jimmy Chin tells Mark Bailey ab…

04/04/2015

Climb an 8000m peak with RMI Expeditions!

Join a small and personal climbing team for an expedition to Shishapangma and climb the 8,000 meter peak located solely in Tibet.

01/30/2015

RMI Expeditions guide Elías De Andrés Martos product testing our new gear on the ice in Ouray last week. Photo: Jon Mancuso

RMI Expeditions guide Elias de Andres Martos product testing our new gear on the ice in Ouray last week.

01/26/2015

One of our team members is having a 50% off sale on his mountain photography. Enjoy! 4 Days only, 50% off all prints
Coupon: AllPrints Code: AlpineStart
http://www.theexposededge.com/

The Exposed Edge is a website designed to bring inspiring photographs of distant mountains, exotic lands, and fascinating people to you. All these photographs are for sale in either print or digital form and the proceeds from each photo sales go directly to funding a future expedition. Thank you for…

01/12/2015

Lonnie Dupre is on the summit of Denali!! GO LONNIE!! 1st person to ever summit Denali SOLO in January!!

www.oneworldendeavors.com

http://www.findmespot.com/mylocation/?id=L74jy/63.06912N/151.00641W

09/09/2014

If you're in Seattle check out a great presentation by our friend: Mark Smiley is presenting at Feathered Friends on September 11th at 7:30 pm. Mark's Fifty Classic Climbs project is one you have to hear about!

Seattle folks. Come to our slide show at Feathered Friends, Sept 11 7:30. Lots of swag from our awesome sponsors! Covering Mt. Logan, the Palisades and a few other great climbing locations. Also, get a sneak peak at the yet-to-be-released Committed films.

08/20/2014

Seattle folks...head out to Feathered Friends on September 11th and hear our friend Mark Smiley talk about his project, "Committed: the 50 Classic Climbs of North America."

Multimedia presentation coming to Seattle. Put it on your calendar, bring your friends. Talking our classic climbs from this year. Sweet swag from Arc'Teryx, Feathered Friends, LaSportiva, Goal Zero, and prAna. Sept 11, 7:30

07/22/2014

The results are in! Thanks to your votes, finalists Nantahala Racing Club, the North Carolina Wildlife Federation, Mohonk Preserve, Paradox Sports, and Outdoor Outreach will receive $25,000 grants to help them get more kids exploring outdoors. All 5 runners up will also each receive $10,000 grants. Find out more about the winners circle @ http://bit.ly/1qZ3oqO

07/18/2014

Have you ever wanted to make a REAL difference in someone's life? This is your chance. Paradox Sports, an adaptive climbing and outdoor sports program needs your help. You can help Executive Director Timmy O'Neill power the creation of adaptive climbing clubs nationwide. Vote for Paradox Sports NOW and help them receive a $25,000 grant from the Explore Fund, a grant from The North Face -
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One moment can change thousands of lives! Please vote today and share with your friends!!!

We are just a FEW votes away. Send us over the edge. Voting ends July 18th!

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06/21/2014

Mountain Madness is looking for IFMGA certified guides for 2 separate trips on Mont Blanc. Trip dates are July 10 – 14. Interested guides should contact Steve Guthrie.

06/02/2014

Our thoughts are with everyone impacted by this tragedy.

06/02/2014

Our thoughts are with our friends at Alpine Ascents and with the family and relatives of the guides and climbers involved in the climbing accident on Mt. Rainier. The climbing…

06/01/2014

Our thoughts are with our fellow guides and climbers. http://www.climbing.com/news/six-climbers-presumed-dead-on-mt-rainier/

5/31/14 - A guided team attempting the Liberty Ridge route on 14,410-foot Mt.

05/21/2014

Thanks for the tip! Apparently there is a Grigri recall. Spread the word!

http://www.petzl.com/us/outdoor/us/recall-replacement-grigri-2

Concerns all GRIGRI 2's (D14 2O, D14 2G, D14 2B) with the first five digits of the serial number between 10326 and 11136.

05/13/2014

Climbing celebrities Sean and Timmy O'Neill talk about a paraplegic ascent on El Cap and adaptive climbing on national TV. Way to go guys! http://katiecouric.com/videos/sean-timmy-oneill-break-new-ground-in-paraplegic-climbing/ http://katiecouric.com/videos/how-adaptive-sports-are-helping-people-with-disabilities/

Sean O'Neill and his brother Timmy have not only climbed some of the largest rock formations in the world, they've broken new ground in paraplegic climbing.

05/12/2014

The team is starting to land back here in the states. Stories of the epic adventure forthcoming. Remember. Going up is optional. Coming down is mandatory!

05/06/2014

Dhaulagiri team checks in. No summit due to bad weather but much to be proud of. See the transcript below it click the link to hear the call from Elias.

http://www.rmiguides.com/blog/2014/05/06/dhaulagiri_team_returns_to_base_camp_and_wraps_up_expediton

DHAULAGIRI: TEAM RETURNS TO BASE CAMP AND WRAPS UP EXPEDITON
Posted by: Elias de Andres Martos, Garrett Stevens, Geoff Schellens, Jake Beren | May 06, 2014
Categories: *Expedition Dispatches *Guide News

Hello Everybody,
This is the Dhaulagiri Climbing Team we are calling here from Base Camp. We have to let you know that unfortunately there was no summit for us. As we have said in recent blogs the weather has been pretty bad for us. We have had a lot of snow and we had to turn around at the very last day. We have a few member of the team at Camp 3 and had a decent chance at a summit push, but conditions were no good.
We are currently at Base Camp and will start to hike down tomorrow, and we should be back in Kathmandu in four or five days and we will try to write down details to wrap up our expedition. We have worked very hard and have been the first the first team on the mountain and the one that got the highest. It will be neat to see everybody follow in our steps all the time going up and down the mountain. Like I said, we had a ton of snow breaking trail was very difficult and we made it as high as we could. Other than that everybody is doing pretty well, and we are very satisfied with our work. Again, we were a team going unsupported and did everything on our own. Getting to where we got with day in and out snowstorms dumping up to three to four feet of snow, the work wasn’t easy. We are pretty proud of what we have done.
We want to thank everybody for their support given to us, and we hope everything is going well back home. We will touch base from Kathmandu in a few days.
Thanks Everybody! Talk to you all soon!
RMI Guide Elias deAndres Martos