Robin Pendery
Robin has worked mountain guide, ski patroller, and avalanche forecaster in the Pacific Northwest since 2015. Now she works full time as emergency department nurse in Seattle, but loves coming back to teach and guide in the mountains!
Take 5 with the Guide
If you could only take one album on an expedition?
Zanaka – Jain
What’s always in your snack bag?
Gummy bears
What’s your favorite thing to do when you’re not guiding?
Skiing! Powder, corn, trap crust, mash potatoes, I love it all.
What was your first mountain?
My first big mountain was Mount Rainier. I climbed with college friends. We were so stressed out about climbing that we did not pay any attention to finals or graduation.
One piece of advice for aspiring mountaineers.
You can always take just one more step
Significant Ascents
Mount Rainier—Disappointment Cleaver, Emmons
Mount Hood—South Side, Reid Headwall
Mount Baker—Squak Glacier, Coleman Demming Glacier, North Ridge
Mount St. Helens—Worm Flows / Swift Glacier
Forbidden Peak—West Ridge
Eldorado- East Ridge
Sahale—Sahale Glacier
Torment-Forbidden Traverse
Certifications
Wilderness First Responder and CPR certified
AIARE Pro Level II
LNT Trainer
NOLS Risk Management Training
AMGA Rock Guide Course
Climbing with Alpine Ascents under the guiding / leadership of Don and Sarah Carpenter was up there with the best expeditions that I have been on. Their professionalism and easy-going personalities made it interesting and fun. A great adventure and learning experience.
