The ATS Adventure Works Mountaineering School based in Glendora, Los Angeles offers an intro to mountaineering for beginners wanting to learn the basics of moutaineering for ascents. Learn about basic rope travel, ice axes and crampon use, personal protective equipment or PPE, safety and self arrest techniques and basic mountain navigation. There is also an intro to snowshoeing and you can expect to hike a few miles in snow shoes, plus safety and rescue and protective equipment is covered. The snow camping course will teach the hiker or backpacker aspects of camping out in the snow, like food options, snowshoes, energy conservation, basic first aid and more and you will even build a snow shelter. A Mt. Whitney - Moutaineers Route Prep course is also available covering all aspects needed to challenge and climb the tallest mountain route in the lower 48 states.READ MORE

ATS stands for Alpine Training Services, LLC. and are based in Glendora, Los Angeles, they specialize in adventure courses that includes canyoneering or canyoning, rock climbing, technical mountaineering and offer adventure courses. ATS also offers Film Works to teach film rigging and stunts including set safety, underwater rigging, challenge rigging, truss construction and more. Professional elite training is also available through ATS for the military and service agencies, and includes rigging workshops, rappelling training, rope technician, swiftwater rescue, mountain and canyoneering rescue. If you are looking for extreme adventure and excellent training with highly qualified guides, then look no further than ATS or Alpine Training Services, LLC.READ MORE

The ATS Canyoneering School based in Glendora, Los Angeles offers an extreme adventure three day course in canyoneering or canyoning that will empower students to challenge canyoning sites around the world. Highly qualified, first class instructors provide the expert training necessary and takes the novice to new heights with canyon descents, rappelling, rope and anchor instruction. Learn about self rescue, group rescue and anchors on the various courses available in many states and if this is for you, go on to become a canyoneering or canyoning, Recreational Canyon Leader. Canyoneering involves a descent down into a canyon, to the water level and following the watercourse down the canyon, with ropes and harnesses and dealing with obstacles as they present themselves, including rappelling down waterfalls, swimming, wading, hiking and down climbing.READ MORE