Alaska Mountaineering School

Alaska Mountaineering School is a climber-owned and operated guiding company and mountaineering school at the entrance to Denali National Park. We are the only guide service directly based in Talkeetna, which gives us priceless real-time access to mountain weather and climbing beta on our own backyard, the Alaska Range. Our exceptional Talkeetna facility features an extensive food pantry, expert climbing gym and fully equipped mountain shop. Since our founding in the 1980s, we have guided more than 2,500 Denali and Alaska Range climbers and taught more than 3,500 students. Each season and every climb we fold in what we learn with skills and research to improve and update our mountaineering programs. AMS guides and instructors are the cream of the crop of the Alaska Range's teaching and guiding community. Year after year, we provide you with the best courses and expeditions to Denali, Foraker, and more. Alaska Mountaineering School is authorized by the National Park Service to provide mountaineering guide services in Denali National Park and Preserve.