Senior Guide Staff

Todd Burleson

Todd Burleson
President and Founder

Peter Athans

Athans Sm
Advisor

John Collis

John Collis
Senior Guide: Washington, Alaska, International

David Gottlieb

David Gottlieb
Senior Guide: Washington, Alaska, International

Sam Hennessey

Sam Hennessey
Senior Guide: Washington, Alaska, International

Bryce Hill

Bryce Hill
Senior Guide: Washington, Alaska, International

Ben Jones

Ben Jones
Senior Guide: International, Washington, Alaska

Kristie Kayl

Kristie Kayl
Senior Guide: Washington, Alaska, International

Lee Lazzara

Lazzara Sm
Senior Guide: Washington, International

Hannah McGowan

Hannah McGowan
Guide: Washington, Alaska, International

Victor McNeil

Mcneil Sm
Senior Guide: Washington, Alaska, International

Nik Mirhashemi

Mirhashemi Sm
Senior Guide: Washington, Alaska

Rachel Molstad

Rachel Molstad
Guide: Washington, Alaska, International

Eric Murphy

Eric Murphy
Senior Guide: Kilimanjaro Program Manager, Everest, Pakistan

Don Nguyen

Don Nguyen
Senior Guide: Washington, Alaska, International

Jose Luis Peralvo

Peralvo Sm
Senior Guide: International

Lyra Pierotti

Lyra Pierotti
Senior Guide: Washington, Alaska

Stuart Robertson

Robertson Sm
Senior Guide: International, Washington, Alaska

Jangbu Sherpa

Jangbu Sherpa
Senior Guide: Washington, Alaska, International

Jonathon Spitzer

Spitzer Sm
Senior Guide: International, Washington, Director of Operations

Dylan Taylor

Dylan Taylor
Guide: Alaska, Washington, Alps

Vern Tejas

Vern Tejas
Senior Guide: International, Washington, Alaska

Seth Timpano

Seth Timpano
Senior Guide: Washington, Alaska, International

Arielle Todd

Arielle Todd
Senior Guide: Washington, Alaska, International

Craig Van Hoy

Van Hoy Sm
Senior Guide: International, Washington, Alaska

Don Wargowsky

Don Wargowsky
Senior Guide: Washington, Alaska, International

Stephen Williams

Stephen Williams
Senior Guide: Washington, Alaska, International

Mountain Guide Staff

Miguel Alata

Miguel Alata
Guide: Peru

Camilo Andrade

Camilo Andrade
Guide: Ecuador

Kiira Antenucci

Kiira Antenucci
Guide: Washington

Juan Araya

Juan Araya
Guide: Aconcagua

Mike Arnold

Mike Arnold
Guide: Alps

Brooke Auvil

Brooke Auvil
Guide: Washington

Ruben Barrera

Ruben Barrera
Guide: Aconcagua

Payton Bartlett

Payton Bartlett
Guide: Washington

Javier Bello

Bello Sm
Trekking Guide: Peru

Andrew Bennett

Andrew Bennett
Guide: Washington, Alaska

Laura Berger

Laura Berger
Guide: Washington

Noah Besen

Noah Besen
Guide: Washington

Tim Brown

Tim Brown
Guide: Alps

Grant Burson

Grant Burson
Guide: Washington, Alaska

Adam Butterfield

adam butterfield
Guide: Alps

Dylan Cembalski

Dylan Cembalski
Guide: Washington, Alaska, International

Connor Chilcott

Connor Chilcott
Guide: Washington, Alaska, International

Patrick Chu

Patrick Chu
Guide: Washington, Alaska

Sean Coit

Sean Coit
Guide: Washington, Alaska

Joshua Conlon

Joshua Conlon
Guide: Washington, Alaska, International

Tim Connelly

Tim Connelly
Guide: Alaska, Alps

Agustín Coppini

Agustin Coppini
Guide: Aconcagua

Dan Corn

Dan Corn
Guide: Washington, Alaska

Bobby Cosker

bobby cosker
Guide: Washington, Alaska

Mike Coyle

Mike Coyle
Guide: Washington, Alaska, International

Domenick DeMatteo

Domenick DeMatteo
Guide: Washington

Owen DesRoches

Owen DesRoches
Guide: Washington

Ezequiel Di Fabio

Ezequiel Di Fabio
Guide: Aconcagua

Emilie Drinkwater

Drinkwater Sm 1
Guide: Washington, Alaska, International

Justin Duvenick

Justin Duvenick
Guide: Washington, Alaska

Mike Elges

Mike Elges
Guide: Washington

Ryan Emery

Ryan Emery
Guide: Washington

Chris Engelke

Chris Engelke
Guide: Washington

Patrick English

Patrick English
Guide: Washington

Santiago Espinosa

Santiago Espinosa
Guide: Ecuador

Gabriel Fracchia

Gabriel Fracchia
Guide: Aconcagua

Adam Frost

Adam Frost
Guide: Washington, Alaska, International

Elliot Gaddy

Elliot Gaddy
Guide: Washington

Juliana Garcia

Juliana Garcia
Guide: Ecuador

David Garcia

David Garcia
Ecuador, Peru

Sam Gifford

sam gifford
Guide: Washington, Alaska

Santiago Gomez

Santiago Gomez
Guide: Aconcagua

Nino Guagliano

Nino Guagliano
Guide: Alps

Rodrigo Gutierrez

Rodrigo Gutierrez
Guide: Argentina

Jón Yngvi Gylfason

Jon Yngvi Sm
Guide: Volcanoes of Iceland

Matt Hainstock

Matt Hainstock
Guide: Washington

Matt Hallstead

Matt Hallstead
Guide: Washington, Alaska

Andy Hansen

Andy Hansen
Guide: Washington, Alps, Alaska

Lauren Hebert

Lauren Hebert
Guide: Washington, Alaska

Anna Hicks

Anna Hicks
Guide: Washington

Josh Hirshberg

Josh Hirshberg
Guide: Washington

Will Hodgson

Will Hodgson
Guide: Washington

Dan Hohl

Dan Hohl
Guide: Washington

Liv Holbrook

Liv Holbrook
Guide: Washington

Thor Husted

Thor Husted
Guide: Alps

Michael Hutchins

Michael Hutchins
Guide: Alaska, Washington, International

Danny Innamorati

danny innamorati
Guide: Washington, Alaska

Sydney Kahl

Sydney Kahl
Guide: Washington

Jonathan Kaufmann

Jonathan Kaufmann
Guide: Washington

Kate Keith-Simms

Kate Keith-Simms
Guide: Washington

Nick Kelley

Nick Kelley
Guide: Washington

Erick Kelly

Erick Kelly
Guide: Washington, Alaska

Sauly Kyara

Sauly Kyara
Lead Tanzanian Guide

Eric Larson

Eric Larson
Guide: Alps, Alaska

Michelle Leber

Michelle Leber
Guide: Washington, Alaska

Daniel Leonard

Daniel Leonard
Lead Tanzanian Guide

Tali Levin

Tali Levin
Guide: Washington

Micah Lewkowitz

Lewkowitz Sm
Guide: Washington, Alaska

Chris Lile

Chris Lile
Guide: Washington

Ross Lindell

Ross Lindell
Guide: Alaska

Emanuel Luquez

Emanuel Luquez
Guide: Aconcagua

Emma Lyddan

Emma Lyddan
Guide: Washington, Alaska

Lalit Magar

Lalit Magar
Guide: International

August Maleo

August Maleo
Assistant Tanzanian Guide

Zack McGill

Zack McGill
Guide: Washington

Morgan McGonagle

Morgan McGonagle
Guide: Washington, Alaska

Rosie Melookaran

Rosie Melookaran
Guide: Washington

Jorge Mendoza

Jorge Mendoza
Guide: Washington

Evan Miller

Evan Miller
Guide: Washington, Alaska, International

Mingma Tenzi Sherpa

Mingma Tenzi Sherpa
Guide: Washington

Míó

Mio Sm
Guide: Volcanoes of Iceland

Diego Molina

Diego Molina
Guide: Argentina

Zelothe Mollel

Zelothe Mollel
Guide: Kilimanjaro

Roberto José Morales

Roberto José Morales
Guide: Ecuador

Miriam Mrutu

Miriam Mrutu
Guide: Kilimanjaro

Rodrick Mtui

Rodrick Mtui
Lead Tanzanian Guide

Leland Nisky

Leland Nisky
Guide: Washington

Gabe Nolan

Gabe Nolan
Guide: Washington

Nate Opp

Nate Opp
Guide: Washington

Haydon Ormes

Haydon Ormes
Guide: Washington

Sydney Páez

Sydney Páez
Guide: Washington

Cole Panter

Cole Panter
Guide: Washington

Valerie Peckarsky

Valerie Peckarsky
Guide: Washington, Alaska

Robin Pendery

Robin Pendery
Guide: Washington, Alaska

Jed Porter

jed porter
Guide: Washington

Gonzalo Quiroga

Gonzalo Quiroga
Guide: Aconcagua

Jake Radak

Jake Radak
Guide: Washington, Alaska, International

HERNÁN RIOS

HERNÁN RIOS
Guide: Aconcagua

Joseph Rivas

Joseph Rivas
Guide: Peru

Shane Robinson

Shane Robinson
Guide: Washington

Samuel Rooney

Samuel Rooney
Guide: Alaska

Jonas Rutta

Jonas Sm
Lead Tanzanian Guide

Jose Leonardo Salazar

Salazar Sm
Guide: Ecuador

Dakota Schlag

Dakota Schlag
Guide: Washington, Alaska

Aaron Schoening

Aaron Schoening
Guide: Washington, Alaska

Brien Sheedy

Kilimanjaro Guides
Guide: International, Washington, Alaska

Fura Kancha Sherpa

Fura Kancha Sm
Guide: International

Dawa Yangzum Sherpa

Dawa Yangzum Sm
Guide: Washington, Alaska, International

Ngima Tenzing Sherpa

Ngima Tenzing Sherpa
Guide: International

David Shuer

David Shuer
Guide: Washington

Nate Sievert

Nate Sievert
Guide: Washington, Alaska

Theresa Silveyra

Theresa Silveyra
Guide: Washington

Jayson Simons-Jones

Jsjones Sm
Guide: Washington, Alps

Juan Speroni

Juan Speroni
Guide: Aconcagua

Joe Stock

Joe Stock
Guide: Alps, Alaska

Philip Straub

Philip Straub
Guide: Washington

Carole Tejas

Ctejas Sm
Guide: International, Nepal Program Director

Samie Todd

Samie Todd
Guide: Washington

Esteban Usuga

Esteban Usuga
Guide: Washington

Tammy VuPham

Tammy VuPham
Guide: Washington

Isabelle Wassilie

Isabelle Wassilie
Guide: Washington

Travis Weil

Travis Weil
Guide: Washington

Stephen Weindling

Stephen Weindling
Guide: Washington

Lucy Westlake

Lucy Westlake
Guide: Washington

Matthew Wiech

Matthew Wiech
Guide: Washington, Alaska, International

Katie Wry

Katie Wry
Guide: Washington

Alyssa Young

Alyssa Young
Guide: Washington

Elias Zane Holt

Elias Zane Holt
Guide: Washington, Alaska

Diego Zurita

Diego Zurita
Guide: Ecuador

Support Staff

Yatish Bahuguna

Guide: India

Kelvin Makere

Lead Chef

Edward Tofili Urio

Assistant Tanzanian Guide

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