Mikey Schaefer 

Mikey Schaefer 

Mikey started climbing at age 13 in the Pacific Northwest but migrated south to Yosemite Valley just after graduating high school. By chance, while in Yosemite, Mikey was introduced to a photo editor at Patagonia who encouraged him to pursue a career in photography....
Adrian Ballinger

Adrian Ballinger

As the founder of Alpenglow Expeditions and an IFMGA certified mountain guide, Adrian has led over 150 expeditions on six continents. As a climber and skier, Adrian has summited Everest and K2 without supplemental oxygen (two of his eighteen 8000-meter peak summits),...
Nathan Monte

Nathan Monte

Nathan Monte is originally from Orange County in Southern California. While living in California, he found climbing at a local gym where he had his 12th birthday party. Soon after, he got memberships with his Dad until he found out about the climbing team they had and...
Kate Rutherford 

Kate Rutherford 

Kate is a professional climber, co-founder of the Farm To Crag 501(c)3, artist, advocate for wilderness, and eater of leafy organic greens. Her passion for climbing has taken her all over the world including first ascents on Fitz Roy in Patagonia, Kenya, and...
Angela Hawse

Angela Hawse

Angela is one of few female IFMGA mountain guides with a successful careerspanning over three decades. She’s the president of the American Mountain GuidesAssociation and has trained and examined aspiring guides for the past 18 consecutiveyears. She’s led over 30 high...