Organizations We Support
Sierra Mountaineering International would like to thank our partners for their various contributions to helping us provide successful trips worldwide. We recommend each of the companies and organizations below and are proud to work with them.
DPS Skis
SMI guides are proud to use and recommend DPS Skis. DPS Skis set out with a bold vision: to revolutionize powder skiing by crafting groundbreaking ski shapes using cutting-edge carbon fiber technology. Their innovative designs have redefined the sport, extending far beyond powder to all types of skiing.
Lowa Boots
Kurt Wedberg, founder of Sierra Mountaineering International, and Senior Guide, Tristan Sieleman, are proud to be Ambassadors for Lowa. For over 90 years, Lowa boots have been acclaimed as the finest outdoor boots in the world by climbers, mountaineers, hikers, the media, and certified quality testers. Their attention to every detail in design and European manufacturing has earned them a reputation for building the world's most comfortable and durable boots since 1923.
Suunto
Suunto was born in Finland more than 75 years ago, when championship-level orienter Tuomas Vohlonen invented the mass production method for the liquid-filled compass. Since then, Suunto has been at the forefront of innovation, hand-crafting premium sports watches, instruments, and dive computers, all tested in the world's harshest conditions. From the beginning of time, man has explored. All that has changed are the tools.
Big City Mountaineers
Go on a Sierra Mountaineering International climb while raising money for an extraordinary organization through their Summit for Someone program. BCM is a volunteer-driven non-profit that delivers transforming wilderness expeditions to under-resourced urban youth.
Michael J. Fox Foundation
Team Fox is the grassroots community fundraising program at The Michael J. Fox Foundation. Each year, thousands of Team Fox members worldwide turn their passions and interests into unique fundraising events and athletic feats. To date, their members have raised over $45 million for Parkinson's research. You too can make a difference.
Sierra Club Wilderness Travel Courses
For Los Angeles-area folks who'd like an introduction to traveling in the wilderness prior to one of our more advanced courses, learn how to be safe and comfortable in the backcountry. Acquire skills in planning, preparation, equipment, and wilderness medicine to take you safely into the backcountry. Explore the outdoors in all seasons, beyond roads and trails, with new friends.