The North Face | 2019 Ski Mentorship Camp Report

“I don’t want to spend 30 years figuring something out when I can learn the tricks from someone who has already spent 30 years figuring it out.  If you stack this up a couple generations it may be more like 100 years of tricks.” – Ben Markhart About AMGA Mentorship Camps AMGA Mentorship Camps are […]

Meet Mike Soucy

Having self control can be overrated sometimes – just ask Mike Soucy    

Inside the AMGA | Interview with Jesse Littleton

  What do you know about our National Office operations? Our new series, inside the AMGA helps shed some light on our work. This month, learn more about our Mountain Guide Programs Manager, Jesse Littleton How long have you been at the AMGA and what did you do before working here?   I began work with […]

Senate Oversight Hearing on Recreation Access

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held an oversight hearing on March 14th to “Examine Opportunities to Improve Access, Infrastructure, and Permitting for Outdoor Recreation.” During the hearing, Senators on the committee asked questions about access issues and explored ways to improve access to public lands. Now here is the really exciting part – […]

Expanded Access on Shoshone National Forest

The AMGA is pleased to report expanded availability of temporary permits on the Shoshone National Forest in Wyoming. The AMGA worked with local guides and Forest Service officials to revise a Forest policy that was only allowing temporary permits to be issued every other year. The policy has now been revised to allow temporary permits […]

2018 Arc’teryx Alpine Mentorship Camp Interview with Jason Martin

In the summer of 2018, Jason Martin was awarded a mentorship opportunity that took place over several days in the North Cascades. Check out his thoughts on the outing, mentoring, and more! What does “mentorship” mean to you? Has the definition changed as a result of attending the camp? Mentorship is a multi-faceted term in […]

Ski Guide Course | New 2020 Application Requirement

What is changing?  In 2020 the SGC application will have a required video submission for ski movement. All applicants to 2020 SGCs and beyond will be required to submit a video as part of the standard application process. Videos will be reviewed by AMGA Ski Instructor Team Members and if the submitted video is below the standard, […]

FLASHBACK PART 2: 2018 EDDIE BAUER ROCK MENTORSHIP CAMP

On September 10 – 11 of 2018, with generous support of Eddie Bauer, the AMGA ran it’s annual Rock Discipline Mentorship Camp. This is a low ratio (2:1) training opportunity for members to learn from a local AMGA Instructor Team Member as well as a peer moving through the Rock Program.  Mentorship Camps provide AMGA members the opportunity to […]

Flashback: 2018 Eddie Bauer Rock Mentorship

On September 10 – 11 of 2018, with generous support of Eddie Bauer, the AMGA ran it’s annual Rock Discipline Mentorship Camp. This is a low ratio (2:1) training opportunity for members to learn from a local AMGA Instructor Team Member as well as a peer moving through the Rock Program.  Mentorship Camps provide AMGA members […]