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American Alpine Institute
Last updated: 12/2025
Spreading the Spirit of Alpinism for 50 Years. AAI founder Dunham Gooding teaches alpine ice climbing, circa 1976. Note the then standard combination of full-length piolet and short alpine hammer. AAI Collection The American Alpine Institute was founded in 1975 and since then has been dedicated to helping climbers raise their skills, protect the environments in which they climb, develop good judgment, and safely gain access to the great mountains of the world. Though the Institute is especially well known for its advanced training and expeditions, its international reputation is based on its dedication to teaching (at all skill levels from beginners’ to masters’ levels), its high level of customer service, the outstanding skills of its staff, and its public service in the areas of environmental protection and public lands policy. “The best all-around climbing school and guide service in North America.”
4041 Home Road
Bellingham, WA 98226
(360) 671-1505
(360) 671-1505
American Alpine Institute at a glance
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Academics at American Alpine Institute
Programs
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Program name: ALPINE MOUNTAINEER - TECH LEADERSHIP III Length: N/A ETPL: No |
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Program name: AMGA Alpine Snow and Glacier Module Length: N/A ETPL: No |
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Program name: AIARE Avalanche Rescue Skills Course Length: N/A ETPL: No |
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Program name: TECHNICAL SELF-RESCUE FOR CLIMBERS Length: N/A ETPL: No |
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Program name: LEAVE NO TRACE TRAINER Length: N/A ETPL: No |
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Program name: ALPINE ICE CLIMBING- INTRODUCTION Length: N/A ETPL: No |
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Program name: TECHNICAL ROPE RESCUE COMPREHENSIVE Length: N/A ETPL: No |
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Program name: PROFESSIONALISM FOR THE OUTDOOR EDUCATOR Length: N/A ETPL: No |
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Program name: LEAVE NO TRACE MASTER EDUCATOR Length: N/A ETPL: No |
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Program name: GLACIER SKILLS AND CREVASSE RESCUE Length: N/A ETPL: No |
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Program name: AMGA ALPINE SKILLS COURSE Length: N/A ETPL: No |
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Program name: AIARE AVALANCHE LEVEL I Length: N/A ETPL: No |
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Program name: AVALANCHE PRO LEVEL I Length: N/A ETPL: No |
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Program name: AMGA SKI GUIDE COURSE Length: N/A ETPL: No |
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Program name: AMGA ROCK GUIDE COURSE Length: N/A ETPL: No |
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Program name: ALPINE MOUNTAINEER - TECH LEADERSHIP II Length: N/A ETPL: No |
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Program name: OUTDOOR ROCK CLIMBING - INTENSIVE INTRODUCTION Length: N/A ETPL: No |
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Program name: LEARN TO LEAD - TRAD ROCK CLIMBING LEADERSHIP Length: N/A ETPL: No |
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Program name: BACKPACKING AND WILDERNESS SKILLS Length: N/A ETPL: No |
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Program name: WILDERNESS FIRST RESPONDER Length: N/A ETPL: No |
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Program name: AMGA ALPINE GUIDE COURSE Length: N/A ETPL: No |
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Program name: ALPINE MOUNTAIN - TECH LEADERSHIP I Length: N/A ETPL: No |
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Program name: ALPINISM1 - INTRODUCTION TO MOUNTAINEERING Length: N/A ETPL: No |
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Program name: AMGA SINGLE PITCH INSTRUCTOR Length: N/A ETPL: No |
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Program name: ALPINISM2 - INTERMEDIATE MOUNTAINEERING Length: N/A ETPL: No |
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Program name: ALPINE MOUNTAINEER - TECH LEADERSHIP IV Length: N/A ETPL: No |
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Program name: AMGA Ski Guides Length: 2 Weeks ETPL: No |
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Program name: AMGA SINGLE PITCH INSTRUCTOR Length: N/A ETPL: No |
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