Which Expedition For Me?

 

 

And The Magic 8-Ball Says ...

 

 

What do we look like, fortune tellers? If we knew what the future held we would have told our loser ex-brother-in-law to take a hike before he hosed us on those 50,000 shares of Merrill Lynch at what he so excitedly informed us were fire-sale prices. But what does he care? He took his cut off the top and retired to a boat in the Caribbean with a 21-year-old stripper named Bambi.

Meanwhile, we’re spending our evenings cutting up a ship-load of worthless stock certificates into note pads. By the way, we have three sizes and — from now until 2035 — everyone who signs up for an expedition gets a complimentary shoebox-full of 'em.

But we digress.

Tell us a little about your climbing experience  and we’ll steer you toward the expeditions we think would best suit your abilities (don’t fluff it up too much; the boys down at the lab have heard it all before). To keep it as simple as possible, we’ve broken it down into three general classifications of climbing prowess. Read 'em and weep:

 

Beginner

You are an active hiker; perhaps you’ve hiked some 14,000-foot peaks, but have little or no actual climbing experience. As a beginner, get going and spread your wings on expeditions with difficulty ratings of F or PD

Intermediate

You’ve climbed a number of 14ers, perhaps even been higher on occasion; you have some previous rock or alpine climbing experience. As an intermediate you can start to push your limits on expeditions with difficulty ratings of PD or AD

Advanced

You have climbing experience at high altitude; you feel confident on most terrain. As an advanced alpinist you’re up for the challenge of expeditions with difficulty ratings of D, TD or ED

 

There, now … don’t you feel better? Yeah, we do too.