2017 Eddie Bauer/AMGA Rock Discipline Mentorship Camp | Cody Bradford

On September 6-7 of 2017, the AMGA, in partnership with Eddie Bauer, ran the 2017 Rock Discipline Mentorship Camp. This two-day annual event consists of low ratio (2:1) rock discipline specific training with local AMGA Instructor Team Member(s). Mentorship Camps provide opportunities for AMGA members to further their skill sets and help prepare for their next AMGA course or exam. […]

2017 Eddie Bauer/AMGA Rock Discipline Mentorship Camp | Casey Graham

On September 6-7 of 2017, the AMGA, in partnership with Eddie Bauer, ran the 2017 Rock Discipline Mentorship Camp. This two-day annual event consists of low ratio (2:1) rock discipline specific training with local AMGA Instructor Team Member(s). Mentorship Camps provide opportunities for AMGA members to further their skill sets and help prepare for their next AMGA course […]

2017 Casio America Scholarship | Add Kongsingh

I would like to sincerely thank CASIO America for the scholarship that made the 2017 AMGA Rock Guide Course possible for me. There are no words to express how fortunate I am for this opportunity. I am also very grateful to the awesome instructors who ran this incredible course, Dale Remsberg, Joey Thompson, and Ian […]

2017 Young Aspiring Guide Scholarship | Sarah Newsome

Hello, This is Sarah Newsome, I am currently a splitboard guide and a AIARE instructor in Lake Tahoe during the winters, and a whitewater guide during the summers.  My husband and I also own, run and operate a large blueberry farm in Pennsylvania.  The bushes go dormant during the winter, so farming works perfectly with […]

2017 Gore-Tex Scholarship | TJ Ciotti

“Find what you love to do and figure out a way to get paid for it.” These are words from my high school science teacher – who is responsible for teaching me to climb – that have shaped and influenced the direction of my career. It’s been half a decade since my first AMGA course […]

2017 Dynafit Scholarship | Jake Gaventa

Dynafit Scholarship testimonial American Mountains Guides Association ASGC/AE April 2017 By Jake Gaventa Skiing is fun. I didn’t grow up with snow as I originate from the hills and hollers of east Tennessee. With the forecast of snow, school would be canceled and if the storm did not validate, we used our sleds on wet […]

2017 Adidas Scholarship Recipient | Nate Emerson

This spring I had the opportunity to take the Advanced Ski Guides Course and Aspirant Exam in Valdez, Alaska. As a career mountain guide, each step in the AMGA Mountain Guide program provides me with increasing guiding acumen and greater benefit for my clientele. I am grateful to be the recipient of the 2017 Adidas […]

2017 Mountain Hardwear Scholarship | Zach Lovell

I first heard of the AMGA from an American Mountain Guide in Chamonix, France. To be more specific, I met him in the Gouter Hut, after I clumsily knocked his boots over in the dimly lit entryway. I asked about the patches he was brandishing on his jacket and he happily fulfilled my curiosity, “This […]

2017 Mammut Scholarship | Trevor Ellsworth

I am excited and proud to announce that, two days ago, I finished my first step into the guide track programs with the AMGA. It was an extremely beneficial experience and I am excited for what my future holds with the American Mountain Guides Association. My attendance on this program would not have been possible […]

2017 Chad Vander Ham Scholarship | Ray Hughes

I hear he used to say “nice.” I hear he loved wine, to cook, to make soup. I hear he loved to ski. A decade later, I can still remember exactly what I was doing when the news came across Eurosport. Sitting in my apartment in Bern, Switzerland, 375km away, the words rang out, “Two […]