Adaronack Alpine Adventure

Description

Our business plan (the brown paper bag was a good start but hardly a real plan) was built around providing highly personalized service in small group settings, still the cornerstones of our business. Initially, we saw instruction as a far more important component of our business than guiding. This was partly because professional guiding was still in its infancy in the US. We envisioned growing the company to include five full-time instructors (including ourselves) and a small office staff, but not much larger. We have always valued the benefits of being small and nimble.

For our overnight trips, we provide all group gear such as tents, stoves, cook sets and emergency equipment; you will need to provide your own sleeping bag, pad and pack.

That brings us, more or less, back to that brown paper bag, storm-bound in the hut. We had a fairly clear idea of what we wanted our business to do but we needed the right place to do it. We had already experienced the frustration of working with limited resources in Pennsylvania, so we were only willing to consider places that offered a major mountain region with a wide variety of resources. We decided it was essential to be situated within a day’s drive of our primary market and we figured we would be way ahead of the game if we were already very familiar with the area we chose. We were not interested in moving in on someone else’s territory and lastly, we wanted to be reasonably close to our families.

In the Adirondacks we provide guided climbing and skiing for all ability levels. The Adirondack Mountains are a truly vast resource, offering a lifetime of mountain adventures. We also arrange trips for experienced alpinists, on a private basis, to mountain destinations throughout the world.

We provide extensive training in our methods, working conditions that will allow you to expand your abilities, and competitive compensation. For the right person, advancement opportunities are also possible.

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