Bishop, California · The Eastern Sierra

See the Range of Light with people who live in it.

Guided day hikes, backpacking, backcountry ski tours, climbing days, and scenic road tours along Highway 395 — from sagebrush to summit. Small groups. Certified guides. Deep local knowledge.

Six ways up the mountain

The east side rises 10,000 feet from desert floor to granite crest. Pick your altitude.

Alpenglow Dawn Hike
Day hike

Headlamps, hot coffee, and first light igniting the Sierra crest — then an easy morning on high-desert trails, history included.

4–6 hours · up to 6 guests · $195/person · Apr–Nov · moderate
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High Country Overnights
Backpacking

Three days above 9,000 feet: alpine lakes, granite passes, and a night sky you'll talk about for years.

3 days · up to 5 guests · $975/person · May–Oct · moderate–strenuous
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Backcountry Ski & Splitboard Days
Winter

Tour the best backcountry snow in California with a guide who's watched this snowpack all season.

Full day · up to 4 guests · $295/person · Dec–Apr · advanced
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Snowshoe Under the Peaks
Winter · Family

If you can walk, you can snowshoe. A quiet ramble through snowbound forest with the crest gleaming overhead.

3 hours · up to 6 guests · $120/person · Dec–Mar · easy
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Granite Days
Climbing

Learn to climb on golden Sierra granite with a day built around you — first-timers welcome.

Full day · up to 3 guests · $350/person · May–Oct · all levels
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The 395 Story Tour
Vehicle tour · 2028

Movie-set boulders, ghost towns, hot-spring country, and the oldest trees on Earth — narrated from our expedition rig.

Full day · up to 6 guests · $225/person · year-round · easy · launching 2028
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Why guests choose us

Local, year-round

We guide the 395 corridor in every season — and nowhere else. This range is our whole job.

Small by design

Six guests or fewer on most trips. You'll never be a headcount.

Safety is the itinerary

WFR-certified guides, satellite comms on every trip, and turnaround plans we actually honor.

The story included

Geology, water wars, Paiute homeland, mining ghosts — every mile comes narrated, if you want it.

“Then it seemed to me the Sierra should be called not the Nevada, or Snowy Range, but the Range of Light.”
— John Muir

Muir's sentence named our company — Range of Light Expeditions. EastAlp is what we answer to: local shorthand for the east side of America's alps. Founded in Bishop in 2026, we're a small outfit guiding the brightest side of the Sierra.

First season: spring 2027

Join the list for opening dates, founder-season pricing, and one good photo of alpenglow a month. No spam — we're too busy scouting trails.

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