Denali guiding services

Hello. I attempted to climb Denali previously using a guided service. That was quite some time ago and I am wondering if people can recommend guide companies and relate a little bit about their experience with them, including positives and negatives.

Thank you so much.

Hi Paul, I don't have personal experience, but..... my friend summited via West Buttress with RMG several years ago and has glowing things to say about that experience. I hired a guide from AAI last summer for private instruction for Denali prep. He's been a lead guide for West Buttress trips for years now and he was awesome. Hope that helps a bit!

Hey Paul, look what I just stumbled on (I copy/pasted part of the post from 2011 below):

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Griffin Nosenzo • Feb 6, 2011 • Houston, TX

Hello Everyone,

This summer I plan on taking some kind of mountaineering course as a way of getting started in mountaineering. However I'm having a bit of trouble picking a specific Mountaineering School/course. |live near San Diego, CA, so I am planning on traveling a bit for the course.

So, onto some of the schools l've been looking into:

National Outdoor Leadership School

American Alpine Institute

Alaska Mountaineering School

Yamnuska

International School of Mountaineering

Alpine Ascents International

Mountain Madness

Rainier Mountaineering Inc.

Canada West Mountain School

EDIT: you may glean insights from folks who responded to this post. 

There have been a few changes since 2011. Current list per NPS website is Alaska Mountaineering School, Alpine Ascents International, American Alpine Institute, International Mountain Guides, Mountain Trip Alaska, NOLS, and Rainier Mountaineering, Inc.