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Yosemite National Park

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, 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.

  • Hetch Hetchy Loop

    May 10 - 12, 2024

    May 31 - June 2, 2024

    Intermediate +

  • Clouds Rest Hike

    Choose Your Date - May through September

    Private guided day hike

    Advanced

  • Backpacking 101: Rancheria Falls

    May 17 - 19, 2024

    2 Days / 3 Nights

    Beginner

  • Backpacking 101: Dewey Point

    May 24 - 26, 2024

    2 Days / 2 Nights

    Beginner Course

  • Yosemite Falls Loop

    Memorial Day Weekend

    3 Days / 2 Nights

    Intermediate +

  • Backpacking Half Dome Summit from Yosemite Valley

    Multiple Dates in 2024

    3 Days / 2 Nights

    Advanced

  • Clouds Rest + Half Dome Summit Backpacking

    June 6 - 9, 2024

    3 Days / 3 Nights

    Advanced

  • Backpacking Half Dome Summit from Glacier Point

    Multiple Dates in 2024

    3 Days / 2 Nights

    Advanced

  • Women's 50+ Backpacking Trips

    Multiple Dates in 2024

    3 Days / 2 Nights

    Intermediate

  • Backpacking:  Rafferty Creek - Vogelsang - Half Dome

    Rafferty Creek - Vogelsang - Half Dome

    June 20-25, 2024

    5 Days / 4 Nights

    Advanced

  • High Sierra Views - Fourth of July

    July 3 - 5, 2024

    3 Days / 2 Nights

  • Grand Canyon of Yosemite

    July 5 - 7, 2024 - Fourth of July Weekend!

    Intermediate

  • Yosemite Base Camp - Summer

    July 12 - 14, 2024

    Camp & Day Hike

  • Clouds Rest & Half Dome Backpacking

    July 2024

    4 Days / 3 Nights

    Intermediate

  • Backpacking Navigation Course

    Multiple Dates in 2024

    3 Days / 2 Nights

    Advanced Skills Course

  • Ten Lakes Basin

    August 23-25, 2024

    3 Days / 2 Nights

    Intermediate

  • Half Dome in a Day

    Multiple Dates in 2024

    1 Day

    Advanced

  • Foodies in Yosemite

    2024 Dates Coming Soon

    3 Days / 2 Nights

    Intermediate

  • Yosemite Autumn Retreat

    October, 2024

    2 Days / 2 Nights

    Open to All Levels

  • Yosemite Base Camp

    April 26 - 28, 2024

    Camp & Day Hike

  • Cold Weather Skills Workshop X Yosemite

    February

    2 Days / 2 Nights

    Open to All Levels