Backpacking
Women’s Backpacking Trips
Learn how to backpack, amp up your skills or join a recreational tour in the Sierra Nevada.
Alpinistas is run & guided entirely by women and is based in the Reno-Tahoe region. We offer women’s small group outdoor recreation & education trips in Yosemite National Park, Tahoe National Forest, the Sierra Nevada & Lassen National Park.
The only female-led, female operated guide service in the Sierra Nevada comprehensively serving backpacking, mountaineering & rock climbing disciplines for women.
Recreational - Full Service Trips
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Hetch Hetchy Loop
Several Dates in May
The early season choice, whether you are looking for a shake-down trip or antsy to get out of the winter doldrums!
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Yosemite Falls Loop
Memorial Day Weekend
Backpack along the North Rim of Yosemite Valley
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Half Dome Backpacking - Glacier Point
Several Dates in 2024
Summit the iconic Half Dome on this adventurous backpacking trip.
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Clouds Rest & Half Dome Summit Backpacking
June 2024
Tackle two iconic summits in Yosemite!
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High Sierra Views - Fourth of July!
July 3 - 5, 2024
Celebrate the 4th overlooking Yosemite Valley on this beginner friendly backpacking trip.
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Half Dome Backpacking - Yosemite Valley
Several Dates in 2024
Happy Isles to Half Dome Backpacking
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Rafferty Creek & Half Dome
2024
Backpack out of Tuolumne Meadows through Rafferty Creek and Vogelsang with a Half Dome Summit!
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Yosemite Ten Lakes
Three days enjoying alpine lakes & relaxation in Yosemite.
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Grand Canyon of Yosemite
July 5 - 7, 2024 - Fourth of July Weekend
Venture off the beaten path to the epic canyon of Yosemite plus Waterwheel and California falls viewpoints.
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Foodies in Yosemite
September 2024
Learn how to plan and prepare gourmet backcountry meals on this foodie adventure into the Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne. Includes hike to Waterwheel Falls.
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Clouds Rest + Half Dome
July 2024
Tackle two iconic summits in Yosemite!
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50+ Backpacking Trips
July & August 2024
Hike at a mild pace, soak in the scenery and get away with like-minded women.
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Tahoe Autumn Backpacking
September 2024
Enjoy the mild weather and start of the fall season in the Five Lakes Basin of Tahoe National Forest.
Educational Backpacking Trips
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Backpacking Navigation Course
3 Days / 2 Nights
Advanced Skills Course
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Learn How to Backpack Course
Yosemite National Park
2-3 Days / 2 Nights
Beginner Backpacking Course With Online and In-Person Instruction
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Learn How to Backpack Course
Tahoe National Forest
2 Days / 1 Night
Beginner Backpacking Course with Online and In-Person Instruction