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Career highlights

-Guided 7 Expeditions on the West Buttress of Denali; Alaska

-Guided 8 day ski expedition on the Pika Glacier; Alaska

-Guided 7 day heli ski trip; Haines, Alaska

-Ascent of the Mooses Tooth via Ham and Eggs; Ruth Gorge, Alaska

-Guided Haute Route traverse; France and Switzerland

-Ski descents of Cayambe (18,996’/5790m) and Chimborazo (20,548’/6263m); Ecuador

-Ski descents of the Valley Blanche, Grand Enver, Cosmiques couloir, Pointe yeld, Brèche Puiseux, Glacier du tour noir, and Belvèdere Couloir; Chamonix

-Bomber and Eklutna ski traverses; Alaska

About Me 

I grew up in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, lucky enough to run around the mountains and canyons with friends. Those early adventures sparked a passion for nature, mountains, and adventure that eventually led me to a career as a mountain guide.

My dad, who moved our family to Colorado for skiing, had me on skis from an early age. I chased him around for years before branching off with friends and even spent a stint competing in freestyle skiing with the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club. I dabbled in climbing as a teenager through family friends, school outdoors programs, and by scrambling around a backyard canyon called Butcher knife.

I earned a BA in Sustainability Studies from Colorado Mountain College, which led to a short career in sustainable agriculture, taking me from New Zealand to Vermont to Washington. In Washington, I learned to trad climb and spent all my free time exploring the Cascades. After meeting several working guides, I decided to pursue guiding myself.

Following an AMGA Single Pitch Instructor course and exam, I began guiding for Mountain Madness in 2017. Today, I guide rock and alpine climbing for Exum in the Tetons during summer, ski guiding for Monument in Utah’s Bear River Range in winter, and spring seasons on Denali and in the Alps.

In April 2024, I completed certification in Rock, Alpine, and Ski disciplines through the AMGA, becoming a Licensed IFMGA Mountain Guide—the highest international guiding standard.

When I’m not climbing or skiing, I enjoy spending time with my parter Emma, getting on the water, riding my bike, seeing live music, and cooking good food.

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Why Choose Kyle:

I believe a great guided trip is more than just reaching a summit—it’s about partnership, adventure, and creating stories that will get told for years to come. Here’s what sets me apart:

  • Becoming a licensed Mountain Guide by the IFMGA (the International Federation of Mountain Guides) is highest form of certification in the profession. Earning this certification requires years of intensive training and examination in rock climbing, alpine climbing, and ski mountaineering across a range of terrain and conditions. Achieving this licensure requires not only high level movement and technical skills, but also consistently solid judgement, decision making, and professionalism.

    When you hire an IFMGA guide, you’re hiring someone who has been rigorously assessed to a very high standard, which allows them to maximize the experience both in terms of risk management but also in terms of your experience.

  • I’ve been traveling in the mountains since childhood, and have spent most of my adult life honing my skills as a skier, a climber, and as a guide. This pursuit has taken me to some of the great mountain ranges of the world: the Alaska range, Cascades, Rockies, Andes, and the Alps. From powder skiing to technical alpine routes, I bring extensive real-world experience and judgement to every trip.

  • Safety and risk management are always at the front of my mind; so much so that some climbing partners have called me “safety Kyle”.

    I spend hours before each trip checking the weather, current conditions, and trip planning; and more hours after each trip reflecting on the days decisions.

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