I’m a fully-certified IFMGA Mountain Guide.
I grew up in Atlanta and spent my childhood summers working as a lifeguard, while day dreaming about my family’s annual ski trip to Colorado. Right after high school, I moved to Colorado to hone my skiing skills and to be closer to the mountains. While getting a degree in adventure education at Fort Lewis College in Durango, I worked seasonally as a ski instructor and raft guide. I worked for the Colorado Outward Bound School shortly after college and have gone on to guide on peaks like Rainier, Denali, and Aconcagua. I’ve spent the last decade climbing and skiing as much as possible, from long rock routes in the desert to frozen waterfalls in Colorado and glaciated peaks in Washington, Alaska, and Argentina, to skiing narrow couloirs all over the West.
I love sharing my passion and knowledge of the mountains and the outdoors with others. On any given day I get to help people gain a new appreciation for our wild places, learn new skills, surprise themselves with what they’re able to do, and ultimately create unforgettable experiences.
Certifications
I’m a fully-certified AMGA/IFMGA Mountain Guide.
AMGA Certified Rock Guide
AMGA Certified Alpine Guide
AMGA Certified Ski Guide
AMGA Ice Instructor Course
Wilderness First Responder Assistant Instructor
Avalanche Pro Level 1 & 2
AIARE Lead Instructor
Where I Guide
Cascades
I work in the Cascades guiding Mount Rainier, Mount Baker, and Mount Shuksan. I love guiding alpine rock climbs like Forbidden Peak and anything in Washington Pass.
Rockies
I work primarily out of the Front Range, which offers world-class multipitch rock climbing in Eldorado Canyon, stellar alpine rock classics in RMNP, and backcountry skiing in any direction.
AK + International
I guide in Denali National Park on 20,305-foot Denali and the surrounding peaks. I also work in Argentina on Aconcagua, and have personal climbing experience in the Himalaya.
My Favorite Places to Guide
ROCK
Eldorado Canyon, Colorado
+Yellow Spur (5.9+)
+Blind Faith (10a)
Rocky Mountain National Park (Alpine Rock)
+Petit Grepon South Face (5.8)
+Sharkstooth (5.6)
Red Rock Canyon, Nevada
+Dark Shadows (5.8)
+Tunnel Vision (5.7)
+Armatron (5.9-)
+Black Orpheus (5.9+)
Washington Pass, Washington
+Beckey Route, Liberty Bell (5.6)
+SW Rib, SEWS (5.8)
+Northwest Corner, NEWS (5.9)
+Liberty Bell Traverse
SKI
Rocky Mountain National Park
+Dragontail Couloir
+South Face, Flattop
+Dead Elk Couloir
+Elevator Shaft, Hallett Peak
+Diamond Peaks, Cameron Pass
San Juan Mountains
+Red Mountain Pass
+Silverton
+Ophir
+Molas Pass
North Cascades National Park
+Coleman-Deming Descent, Mount Baker
+Fuhrer Finger Descent, Mount Rainier
Denali National Park
+Little Switzerland, Pika Glacier
ALPINE
North Cascades National Park
+North Ridge, Mount Baker (WI 2/3)
+West Ridge, Forbidden Peak (5.6)
+Fisher Chimneys, Mount Shuksan
+Ptarmigan Traverse
Denali National Park
+Mount Crosson
+East Ridge, Mount Francis
+Mini-Moonflower
Rocky Mountain National Park
+Dreamweaver (5.4 M2)
+Kiener’s Route (5.4, Easy Snow)
+Martha’s (5.5 WI2+ M2-3)
+All Mixed Up (WI4-)
