If you have probes, avalanche training, shovels and beacons, you are at the perfect place for mountaineering. Mammoth Lakes is blessed with long cool springs and deep winter snows, that helps preserve the mountain snow-pack and gives some of the nicest back-country conditions in the West.
Mammoth Lakes offers innumerable acres of freedom in the form of untracked powder. You can discover the world beyond lift lines and groomed slopes. The difference between climbing and hiking, is vertical height.
Mountain climbing is all about rock faces, ice falls, ice faces, rocks crags, glaciers and lakes.The weather is totally unpredictable in mountainous terrain.
In winter time, whiteouts are common and storms are frequent. Storms on mountain tops or summits are often, because they attract clouds, but at the same time, the rest of the area is sunny. So be always well prepared!
Trentino is just the ideal place for mountaineering. The entire region is situated in the zone of the Italian Alps. The options are endless.
Broad Peak or also known as K3 is the 12th highest mountain of the world. The peak is a part of the Gasherbrum massif in Baltistan, situated on the border of Pakistan with China. Its exact location is on the Karakoram mountain range, at almost 8 km/5 mi away from K2.
Muztagh Ata, also known as Muztaghata, is the second highest mountain of the range, forming the northern edge of the Tibetan Plateau. Its name literally means “ice-father-mountain” and is one great mountaineering destination.
Glencoe is a small village in the Highlands of Scotland. Its surrounding area is familiar to most of us, since the filming of ''Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Askaban'' and ''Skyfall'' have taken place there. Stob Coire nan Lochan is the ideal choice for either amateurs or experienced in mountaineering.
Mount Shasta is located in northern California, east of Interstate 5 along SR89, between Mount Shasta city and McCloud city, California, USA.
Laila Peak is a mountain, situated in Hushe Valley near the Gondogoro Glacier which belongs to the Karakoram range in Pakistan. Its spear shape is very distinctive and it sets out from other mountains in the area. At its northwest face lies a slope of 45 degrees in more than 1500 vertical m/4921 ft high.
Sonora Pass is located near Pinecrest, Tuolumne County, California, USA. It is off of Highway about 60 mi/96.5 km east of Sonora.
Homewood Mountain Ski Resort is located a few miles south of Tahoe City near Homewood, on the west side of Lake Tahoe, California, USA.
Dodge Ridge ski resort is located near Pinecrest, Tuolumne County, California, USA. It is off of Highway about 50 mi/80.5 km east of Sonora.
Mammoth Lakes is located near Mammoth Mountain, in California’s eastern Sierra about 100 mi/161 km south of Nevada State Line, 9 mi/14.5 km northwest of Mount Morrison, at an elevation of 7880 ft/2402 m, Mono County, California, USA.
Bear Valley is a ski area located near Angels Camp, on highway 4, between Lake Tahoe and Yosemite, approximately 3 hours southeast of Sacramento, California, USA.
Sonora Pass is located near Pinecrest, Tuolumne County, California, USA. It is off of Highway about 60 mi/96.5 km east of Sonora.
Northstar California is a ski resort, located near Truckee, California, USA. It is a very big ski resort, covering 3170 skiable acres/12.83 km².
Squaw Valley Ski Resort is located in Olympic Valley, California, USA. It is one of the largest ski areas in the US after Heavenly and was the site of the 1960 Winter Olympics.
