Mountain Trip

Mountain Trip A small company guiding BIG mountains since 1973.

Mountain Trip is Telluride, Colorado's only accredited AMGA guide service, bringing our skills and experience guiding the world’s tallest peaks home to the San Juan Mountains.

Another great week in the Alaska Range! Skiers and guides skied steep and deep Alaska lines from their base camp in the ...
04/23/2025

Another great week in the Alaska Range! Skiers and guides skied steep and deep Alaska lines from their base camp in the Range last week. Plenty of fresh snow fell during their time there, and when the storm broke the plastered snowy peaks surrounding camp were stunning!

Guides and 📸 : .lee.walden

Come learn from the best at our Moab Crack Clinic! We have one more two-day clinic this spring: May 3-4.If you’re a spor...
04/17/2025

Come learn from the best at our Moab Crack Clinic! We have one more two-day clinic this spring: May 3-4.

If you’re a sport climber or already dabbling in traditional climbing, working on your crack climbing skills could open up a new world of routes; like desert towers or alpine granite.

The sandstone cliffs of Moab are the ideal classroom for learning the basics. Our guides will start at the bottom, covering the fundamentals of crack technique, providing feedback and allowing you to refine newly learned skills over the course of this two-day course.

Hit the link in our bio for more details!

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Temps are warming and snow is melting! Spring is one of the best times for via ferratas. Vibrant green aspens, snow-capp...
04/15/2025

Temps are warming and snow is melting! Spring is one of the best times for via ferratas. Vibrant green aspens, snow-capped mountains, and several waterfalls along the routes.

Opening date for the Ouray Via Ferrata is set for May 1, and the Telluride Via Ferrata could be open May 15. Of course, these opening dates are conditions dependent, but they are drying fast!

Alaska season is officially here! Today our first Ski Camp team set off from Talkeetna into the heart of the Alaska Rang...
04/14/2025

Alaska season is officially here!

Today our first Ski Camp team set off from Talkeetna into the heart of the Alaska Range, where, for the next week, they’ll set up a glacier base camp and explore some of the best skiing in North America.

Shout out to our friends at Talkeetna Air Taxi for providing the wings all season long 🙌🏻, as well as our guides:



lee.walden

We look forward to a busy and fun few months in the Range and on Denali!

All aboard the Skydancer! Ever dreamed of a sail-to-ski trip? This spring we’ll explore the glaciers and couloirs that s...
04/01/2025

All aboard the Skydancer!

Ever dreamed of a sail-to-ski trip? This spring we’ll explore the glaciers and couloirs that skiing coastal Greenland has to offer. Sailing through remote fjords, we will anchor in a new spot each night and spy our ski lines for the next day.

Give us a call for more details!

A great day to have a great day, and IFMGA Guide skied the San Joaquin Couloir earlier this week. Spring skiing is in ...
03/29/2025

A great day to have a great day, and IFMGA Guide skied the San Joaquin Couloir earlier this week. Spring skiing is in in the San Juans—join us for the last week of resort-accessed sidecountry!

Alaska season is only a few weeks away! We will kick off the season with our stunning Alaska Range Ski Camps. Ski some o...
03/26/2025

Alaska season is only a few weeks away! We will kick off the season with our stunning Alaska Range Ski Camps. Ski some of the most incredible lines of your life, and apres about it at your snow base camp after. There’s still a few spots left!

Not to be missed, we also have a women’s trip this year lead by AMGA certified ski guides .lee.walden and . Ski with and learn from the best! Arc'teryx & Arc'teryx Colorado are offering partial scholarships for the first few sign-ups.

• April 14-20
• April 14-20 (Women’s trip!)
• April 22-28

We just wrapped up our last avalanche course of the 2024/2025 winter season! Thank you to all of the students who joined...
03/18/2025

We just wrapped up our last avalanche course of the 2024/2025 winter season! Thank you to all of the students who joined us this year to further their avalanche education and practice life-saving skills in the backcountry.

We love having the opportunity to support our local community through Recreation Level 1 courses, Avalanche Awareness days, and Companion Rescue courses. We had the chance to work with local elementary and high school students, as well as adults of all ages and skill levels.

We are proud to use Silverton Avalanche School curriculum, an American Avalanche Association provider.

We hope to see you in one of our courses next year!

Standing at 18,491', Pico de Orizaba is an active volcano with a glacier cap, and is also the third highest peak in Nort...
03/18/2025

Standing at 18,491', Pico de Orizaba is an active volcano with a glacier cap, and is also the third highest peak in North America.

Starting in Mexico City, our March 8 team, led by guides and , traveled to the mountain. Along the way they summited two other peaks, explored an ancient city, and got to enjoy the rich culture.

Then waking up at 2 a.m. and fighting high winds, our team recently stood on top. They are now down, celebrated and off to their next adventures.

Congratulations, team, and strong work!

Nothing puts the same ear-to-ear grin on our faces that wiggling down snow does! 😁We know the sun ☀️ has you thinking sp...
03/14/2025

Nothing puts the same ear-to-ear grin on our faces that wiggling down snow does! 😁

We know the sun ☀️ has you thinking spring, but with a refresh this weekend we’re still thinking snow! ❄️

Back-to-back summits of Puncak Jaya, commonly known as Carstensz Pyramid! 🏔️ On March 9, Kurt and Kristina, lead by Moun...
03/13/2025

Back-to-back summits of Puncak Jaya, commonly known as Carstensz Pyramid! 🏔️

On March 9, Kurt and Kristina, lead by Mountain Trip guide , stood atop the highest mountain peak of an island on Earth.

While Carstensz sits at a lower elevation of 16,024’ (4,884 m), its technicality and the logistics of even getting to its base make it one of the most challenging of the world’s Seven Summits.

Nice work, team! 💪🏻

> > > Swipe to see their amazing trip photos!

La cumbre de Volcán La Malinche! 🗻The 12-person Newberry Expedition, lead by Mountain Trip guides and , is psyched afte...
03/12/2025

La cumbre de Volcán La Malinche! 🗻

The 12-person Newberry Expedition, lead by Mountain Trip guides and , is psyched after crushing their recent acclimatization hike (9 miles with 4,500’ of vertical gain) up La Malinche. The inactive volcano, located in the states of Tlaxcala and Puebla in Mexico, sits at 14,636’ (4,462 m).

Post-hike the team has been relaxing at their lodge, learning about Mexico City and the local culture, eating fantastic food (lots of tacos!), and hanging with dogs that live at the lodge—several of which followed them from 5 a.m. to the summit and back!

Today, they’re headed out for their main objective, Pico de Orizaba! The team plans to make a summit push on Friday. Wish them luck! 🙌🏻

and Andree painting their canvas in Bear Creek sidecountry. ⛷️🖌️🎨Plenty of soft turns to be had out there, with more sn...
03/11/2025

and Andree painting their canvas in Bear Creek sidecountry. ⛷️🖌️🎨

Plenty of soft turns to be had out there, with more snow on the way this weekend!

It’s summit season in Indonesia! Guide and climber Sebastian stood on the summit of Carstensz Pyramid yesterday.Matt re...
03/06/2025

It’s summit season in Indonesia! Guide and climber Sebastian stood on the summit of Carstensz Pyramid yesterday.

Matt reported, “Absolute stellar conditions today! We summited in about 4 hours and descended in 3.”

, Kurt, and Kristina are in basecamp and hoping to summit in the next few days! ⛰️

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Telluride, CO
81435

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Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
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Telluride’s Guides to the World’s Mountains

The premier choice for experienced guides on the world's big mountains and the only AMGA Accredited Program in Southwest Colorado, offering professional guiding in the Telluride region and to the great summits of the world.

Mountain Trip has been in the business of Guiding Denali Expeditions since 1973 and leads expeditions to all of the 7 summits (Mount Everest, Aconcagua, Denali, Kilimanjaro, Mount Elbrus, Mount Vinson, Carstensz Pyramid). We also offer custom private expeditions and training to help you achieve your goals from learning to climb to reaching the summit of Mount Everest.

Our office in the town of Telluride is home base for our international programs as well as adventures in the local San Juan mountain range and desert Southwest. Locally we have winter and summer guiding programs. Summer programs include rock climbing and instruction, Telluride’s famous Via Ferrata, alpine climbing, 14’ers, backpacking and trekking trips. In the winter we trade out for ski’s and ice axes and guide backcountry ski trips, instruct avalanche courses, and guide ice climbers on the wide array of world class routes in our area including Bridal Veil Falls and the Ames Ice Hose as well as climbing in the Ouray Ice Park.

Mountain Trip is owned by Todd Rutledge and Bill Allen, long time guides and reluctant business owners.