Mike Powers and I just finished the 2015 American Alpine Institute guide training program. The new guides participated in two weeks of guide skills training, followed by a week of student teaching.
Every one of the new guides is awesome. They are all absolutely lovely people. Every one of them has previous guiding experience, AMGA training and outdoor education experience. And they will all start their careers at AAI working in the Cascades.
To read about their backgrounds, check out our staff page.
Class of 2015 from left to right. Backrow: Jim Mediatore, Mike Powers (Instructor). Front Row:
Angela Henderson, Jess Lewis, Will Gordon, Justin Moynihan, Jenny Merian, Dave Richards
Mike Powers teaches shortrope technique.
Shortroping is a guide technique where the guide uses his or her body
Guides can’t help a little competition.
Jenny Merian on February Buttress.
We are super excited about our new guide staff. If you’ve booked a course with us this summer, it’s possible that you might meet one of these outstanding people on your trip!
–Jason D. Martin