The most important accoutrement of any mountaineer is his or her feather. Don’t forget your feather. It’s what keeps you lighter than air.

This Thursday morning on WPRB, we’ll climb every mountain. Why, you ask? Because they’re there.

Also, because my guest this morning will be Daniel Spalding, music director of the Capital Philharmonic of New Jersey. The Capital Philharmonic will be presenting Alan Hovhaness’ “Mysterious Mountain” as part of its season opener, this Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at Patriots Theater at the War Memorial in Trenton. Also on the program will be music by Hector Berlioz and Camille Saint-Saëns (the mighty “Organ” Symphony, with Joseph Jackson at the console). Spalding will be on hand at 10:00 this morning to tell us more about this exciting event.

Between now and then, we’ll get an Alpine start, crimping and heel hooking our way to the summit, with selections about mountain demons, trolls and brigands. There will be a refreshing concerto of sorts on French mountain airs. We’ll hear a string quartet “from the Monkey Mountains.” In addition, there will be music evocative of downhill skiing, an alphorn concerto, a musical avalanche, at least one volcanic eruption, and even some yodeling.

More mountaineering tips and wisdom will be dispensed, this Thursday morning from 6 to 11 EDT, on WPRB 103.3 FM and wprb.com. Ignore me at your peril, on Classic Ross Amico.