American Mountain Guides Association
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Oct 6, 2026
Miles ClarkHOST
Three were guides, Andrew Alessandratos of Verde, Nevada, a friend of mine, Michael Henry of Soda Springs, California, Nicole Chu of South Lake Tahoe.
Miles ClarkHOST
All three were AMGA-trained and certified, and all three were AARI instructors, avalanche instructors, essentially.
Miles ClarkHOST
All three taught this stuff for a living.
Miles ClarkHOST
I need to say something before we go any further, 'cause again, Andrew is my friend.
Ryan GriffithsGUEST
Yeah.
Ryan GriffithsGUEST
No, I think, I, I mean, a big part of my progression was, um, going through the AMGA program, which I started in 2018.
Ryan GriffithsGUEST
Um, and then, you know, guiding year-round on rock and ice and teaching avalanche courses, um, taking avalanche courses.
Ryan GriffithsGUEST
So like through that whole progression to now, I've, I've had a lot of, uh, you know, professional instruction about best practices, um, in the guiding world, but, you know, those apply pretty well to, to recreation often.
Adrian BallingerGUEST
Um, and so, you know, guiding wasn't really much of a profession back then [laughs] in many ways.
Adrian BallingerGUEST
You know, like there wasn't even a IFMGA or AMGA certification in the United States yet at that point.
Adrian BallingerGUEST
Uh, and Chris really wasn't a believer in the IFMGA path, the sort of professional certification path of guiding.
Adrian BallingerGUEST
So I was just gaining experience.
KateGUEST
So that's mainly what I do most of the year on the team.
KateGUEST
And then in Joshua Tree, I am actually a AMGA, which is American Mountain Guides Association certified single pitch instructor.
KateGUEST
So I'm a climbing guide with two other awesome climbing guides.
KateGUEST
So we teach you all the climbing, belaying, and do all the risk management so that we are in a safe environment, relatively.
Kyle BroxtermanGUEST
recognize the name.
Kyle BroxtermanGUEST
AMGA Guide.
Kyle BroxtermanGUEST
Anyway, like I reached out to him as a young, like a climber and like the guy was just like welcome and opening and knowledge and like would just, he had a phone call with me because I was interested in becoming a guide.
Kyle BroxtermanGUEST
Like I feel like, those are the kind of people that are out there.
Caleb MerrillHOST
but Ecuador does not have a ski guiding program.
Caleb MerrillHOST
Two springs ago, she completed her AMGA ski guide certification in the US and is also an Aerie educator.
Caleb MerrillHOST
Juliana is much more than just her certifications.
Caleb MerrillHOST
She's a trailblazer and she loves the mountains, learning and sharing them with others.
Caleb MerrillHOST
There's huge benefit in knowledge being shared across borders.
Caleb MerrillHOST
In this episode, Brooke talks with Juliana about her journey to be where she is in the industry and the extra effort it took her to get there.
Caleb MerrillHOST
They'll discuss why she chose the U.S. to pursue her avalanche and ski guiding education and what that information exchange looked like in the AMGA and avalanche education setting.
Caleb MerrillHOST
We hope you enjoy this interview with Brooke Maushund interviewing Juliana Garcia.