Alpine Base Camp

Join us on our annual summer mountaineering camp July 2 - 7, 2025!

The 2025 location is the Battle Range in the Selkirk Mountains, south of Glacier National Park. Six days of helicopter accessed mountaineering in a remote location with a comfortable base camp consisting of a kitchen tent, lounge tent, and shower. Climb moderate glacier and rock peaks with ACMG certified guides.

 

Mummery base camp, 2024

The Camp

Our base camp has a kitchen tent, a drying/lounge tent, and a shower. Climbers bring their own camping gear: tent, sleeping bag, etc. Tent rental is available. Outdoor bucket toilets complete the set-up and ensure the site is clean when we leave.

Food is catered, the guides cook with help from the group. Cold breakfasts help us get out of camp quickly for early morning alpine starts. Dinners are pre-made and only require simple preparation. Everyone pitches in with clean-up.

Access is by helicopter for the group and all the gear.

Mt Monica, Starbird Pass camp, 2023

Jones Peak, Mummery Glacier camp, 2024

The Climbs

The climbing is suitable for anyone who is fit and has some previous experience with moderate snow, glacier, and rock scramble ascents. Pre-trip climbing training is available if you want to brush up on your skills before the trip.

The highest peak in the area is Mt Proteus, 3220m. It is a reasonably straightforward glacier ascent when it has good snow coverage. 

Other peaks that are available are:

  • Fafnir 2835m

  • Forecastle 2930m

  • Typee 2865m

  • Billy Budd 2790m

  • Claggart 2757m

  • Scylla 2920m

  • Ulysses 2912 m

With the right conditions there is a possibility that we could also climb:

  • Moby Dick 3170m

  • Escalade 2950m

  • Benito Cereno 3058m

  • White Jacket 3113m

  • Pequod 2960m

Check out our video from the 2023 Starbird Pass Camp

Battle Range Images

Some image galleries of the area:

1999 and 2005

2016

Dates

July 2 - 7, 2025

Price

$3100 plus 5% tax (e-transfer payment)

$3250 plus 5% tax (credit card payment)