AMGA Accredited Programs
Accredited Programs undergo a rigorous review of their business. In order to be granted accreditation, programs must meet standards established by the AMGA in such things as operating guidelines, access, permits, insurance, employment and business practices and guide training. AMGA accreditation is not an in-depth evaluation of a program’s guides and instructors or their individual skills. However, it is an expectation that AMGA Accredited Programs promote AMGA Certification through mentoring, training, supervision, and financial support for the individual guide seeking certification.
Accreditation provides a consistent and meaningful standard by which to judge the reliability and professionalism of a climbing program. It informs the general public and land managers that a program conducts business in an ethical manner, is in compliance with state and federal regulations, and utilizes guides who are certified and that all guides in the program have received formal training appropriate to the terrain they guide.
List of Accredited Programs
Acadia Mountain Guides Climbing School
Contact: Jon Tierney
PO Box 121
Orono, ME 04473-0121
207.866.7562
Adirondack Rock & River Guide Service
Contact: Ed Palen
PO Box 219
Keene, NY 12942
518.576.2041
Alpine Ascents International
Contact: Gordan Janow
121 Mercer St
Seattle, WA 98109
206.378.1927
Alpine Endeavors
Contact: Martin Molitoris
PO Box 58 Rosendale, NY 12472
845.658.3094
American Alpine Institute
Contact: Dunham Gooding
1515 12th St
Bellingham, WA 98225-7419
360.671.1505
Atlantic Climbing School
Contact: Eli Simon, Peter Fasoldt
PO Box 514
Bar Harbor, ME 04609
207.288.2521
Chockstone Climbing Guides
Contact: Jim Ablao
1533 NW Saginaw
Bend, OR 97701
877.254.6211
Colorado Mountain School
Contact: Mike Alkaitis
2829 Mapleton Ave.
Boulder, CO 80301
970.586.5758
Eastern Mountain Sports Climbing School
Contact: Charlie Townsend
PO Box 514
North Conway, NH 03860
800.310.4504
Exum Mountain Guides
Contact: Cyndi Hargis
S. Jenny Lake Box 56
Moose, WY 83012
307.733.2297
First Ascent Climbing School
Contact: Jim Ablao
1136 SW Deschutes Ave
Redmond, OR 97756
541.548.5137
Flagstaff Climbing Guides
Contact: John Doskicz
205 S. San Francisco Street
Flagstaff, AZ 86001
928.556.9909
Fox Mountain Guides
Contact: Adam Fox
3228 Ashville Rd.
Pisgah Forest, NC 28768
888.284.8433
HighXposure Adventures
Contact: Robert Ferrari
8 Nichols Rd.
Armonk, NY 10504
800.777.2546
Holderness School
Contact: Richard Parker
1879 Chapel Lane
Plymouth, NH 03264
603.536.1257
International Mountain Guides
Contact: George Dunn
PO Box 246
Ashford, WA 98304
Irwin Backcountry Guides
Contact: Alan Bernholtz
P.O. Box 1807, 330 Bellview Ave.
Crested Butte, CO 81224
970.901.9161
Jackson Hole Mountain Guides
Contact: Dan Heilig
PO Box 7477
Jackson, WY 83002
307.733.4979
Jackson Hole Mountain Resort Alpine Guide Program
Contact: Scott McGee
PO Box 290
Jackson, WY 83025
307.739.2727
Mountain Madness
Contact: Mark Gunlogson
3018 SW Charlestown St
Seattle, WA 98126
800.328.5925
Mountain Skills Climbing Guides
Contact: Doug Ferguson
PO Box 991
New Paltz, NY 12561
845.853.5450
Peak Rescue Institute
Contact: Glenn Pinson
23737 Outrigger Dr
Canyon Lake, CA 92587
877.488.PEAK
Rainier Mountaineering, Inc
Contact: Peter Whittaker
P.O. Box Q
Ashford, WA 98304
888.892.5462
Southwest Adventure Guides
Contact: Nate Disser
P.O. Box 3242, 26044 Highway 550
Durango, CO 81302
800.642.5389
Summit Adventure
Contact: Graham Ottley
PO Box 498
Bass Lake, CA 93604
559.642.3899
Sylvan Rocks
Contact: Daryl Stisser
PO Box 600
Hill City, SD 57745
605.484.7585
The Ascending Path
Contact: Matt Szundy
PO Box 102254
Anchorage, AK 99510
877.783.0505
The White Mountain School
Contact: Jaime Pollitte
371 West Farm Rd
Bethlehem, NH 03574
603.444.2928
Timberline Mountain Guides
Contact: Pete Keane
PO Box 1167
Bend, OR 97709
541.312.9242
University of Utah Climbing Program
Contact: Nate Smith
375 S 1400 E
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
801.581.8516
Uprising Adventure Guides
Contact: Susan Cram
susancram@hotmail.com
PO Box 129
Joshua Tree, CA 92252
888.CLIMB.ON
Vertical Adventures
Contact: Bob Gaines
PO Box 7548
Newport Beach, CA 92658
800.514.8785
