Mt. Emerson’s southeast face guided climb in Sierra Nevada

Join Ryan, an AMGA-certified guide, for this climbing trip of Mt. Emerson via the popular Waterfall Route, an accessible 5.4 (Grade II) climb that is suitable for beginning climbers looking to experience the thrill of a summit!

Sierra Nevada (California)

1 Day

Jun - Sep

Intermediate

Beginner

Description

If you’re an aspiring alpine climber looking to gain experience by climbing an accessible peak, then join me for a climb of Mt. Emerson’s southeast face in the lovely wilderness of California!

Mt. Emerson, with a summit at 13,225 feet (4,031 meters), is an impressive peak that is nevertheless suitable for beginning climbers. Located in the John Muir Wilderness in Inyo National Forest and named for poet Ralph Waldo Emerson by Muir himself, the Waterfall Route on the peak’s southeast face is a popular 5.4 climb (Grade 2) and can be completed in a single day.

This is the perfect opportunity for you to climb with a professional guide, enjoying the stunning natural beauty of California’s Sierra Nevada mountains as you build up your technical skills and climbing knowledge. After a short approach to the mountain, I will guide you through the initial section of the climb, where most of the technical climbing occurs over the first 2-3 pitches. Then, we scramble over granite for the next 1,500 feet of the ascent. After the scramble is complete, we will traverse the final ridge slowly and carefully. Finally, we have reached the summit, where we celebrate our accomplishment before making our way down the mountain!

Book now and I guarantee a fun and exciting day outdoors! We will explore a beginner-friendly mountain and take in the view from its summit, at more than 13,000 feet!

Check out the other climbing programs I offer in California: Rock Climbing Courses of All Levels on Mount Woodson, San Diego, Joshua Tree Single-Pitch and Multi-Pitch Climbing Trip, California, and Single-Pitch Climbing in Mission Gorge, San Diego.

Price includes

Guiding fee

About the guide

Ryan

5.0

(15)

Single Pitch Instructor

I am the founder of Golden State Guiding and an AMGA Apprentice Alpine and Splitboard Guide, a certified Single Pitch Instructor, and certified Wilderness First Responder and also hold an AIARE Pro 1 certificate.

At Golden State Guiding we hold a valid permit to guide you legally in California's Eastern Sierra mountains including Mammoth Lakes, Sequoia/ Kings National Park, Mount Shasta in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Joshua Tree National Park, Mission Trails Regional Park in San Diego, and Red Rock Canyon just outside of Las Vegas Nevada. All Golden State Guiding guides are professionally trained by the AMGA (American Mountain Guides Association) and are some of the best Guides in the industry. Our professional Guides know exactly where to take you for your day out of rock, ice, or alpine climbing, backcountry skiing or splitboarding, and mountaineering in California or Nevada.

These are some of the spots where we can take you:

- Joshua Tree National Park

- San Diego (Mission Gorge or Mount Woodson)

- Eastern Sierra (Lone Pine Peak, Mt Emerson, Mount Sill and the entire Palisade Range, Bear Creek Spire, Temple Crag, Crystal Crag, Cardinal Pinnacle, Iris Slab, Mammoth Lakes Basin, Clark Canyon)

- Mount Shasta in Shasta-Trinity National Forest in the Southern Cascades

- Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area

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What people are saying about Ryan

First class operation from beginning to end. Ryan (I believe owner or manager) provided the best customer service from the moment I contacted him as a result of a search on the internet. He set everything up with ease, always staying in touch and making sure we had everything we needed. Highly recommend him for climbing at any level.

Ryan, Tim, Scott, and Ben were all very friendly, professional, and super knowledgeable. I know there's an inherent risk in climbing, but I'm confident I can use what I learned from this program and climb much more safely outdoors. I'll be signing up for their other programs!

We just had an amazing weekend climbing in the Mammoth area. Greg, our guide, was so talented and hilarious! I learned so much and we climbed tons of amazing varied routes. We laughed learned and climbed hard. Cant wait to do more with you guys! Thanks for everything Ryan and Greg!

Ryan was absolutely phenomenal. Lines were set and tied in well before our meeting time. He had a great game plan for us. I'll be booking again soon.

Ryan is truly a top notch guiding service. Ryan is more than accommodating to work with, and the rapport we have with the guides is unmatched. Keep up the great work!