Who is your climbing hero and why? A New Year and a Modern Age Conundrum: How to Run a Mountain Guide Service Without Losing Your Soul? Alejandra quickly fell in love with adventure travel, climbing, and her family’s Ecuadorian culture and history. Visit Matthew Hegeman's profile on Zillow to find ratings and reviews. His lifelong dedication to these three things has served him well in life and have always been his avenue to success. My most memorable moment when instructing rock climbing was when I was able to take my brother, Ozy, climbing in Boulder, CO last year. Ron Kauk – my neighbor in El Portal. FREE Background Report. Abby is co-chair of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee for the Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education and is passionate about reducing barriers for outdoor engagement for diverse populations. I love musicals. I own a guide service in Chile – Chile Powder Adventures. Who is your ski hero and why? Personal Bio: Alejandra recently moved to the Pacific Northwest to work for the American Alpine Institute. View phone numbers, addresses, public records, background check reports and possible arrest records for Matthew Hegeman. Chris Davenport. Matt was detail oriented and full of simple tips that actually make a huge difference. • Certified Ski Guide I look up to Hillaree O’Neil as a skier. • Certified Rock Instructor Your email address will not be published. The Gunks & Joshua Tree. Anywhere I can ski and see the ocean, like the Chic Chocs or Acadia. For me, he changed the way we approach alpine climbing objectives and encouraged focusing on the entire experience of the climb, not just reaching a summit by any means possible. Alan Watts tore into sport climbing during the eighties and early nineties in a way that was so relentless and new, he pretty much single handedly put Smith on the map. Women’s Wilderness & Boulder Rock Club, What are your top 2 favorite places to climb? I have sick roller skating skills. It was with this mindset that Albert returned to El Paso to start his own climbing and guiding business in and effort to share his passion for climbing and the outdoors with others. In addition to guiding ice climbs in winter I work as a professional ski patroller at a local resort in the Catskills. Alaska Range & Patagonia (El Chalten).

On the summit of Black Velvet Peak she thanked me and wept from the effort and joy of accomplishment.

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She’s humble, skilled and badass. What’s one little known fact about you? What are your top 2 favorite places to ski? Athletically, I really draw my inspiration from the true watermen of surfing. My old friend Matt because teaching skiing is the only job he’s ever had, he’s a total lifer and though he’s a big dude on skis he’s Fred Astaire. Born and raised in Western Pennsylvania, I am fortunate to call Western Carolina home now. • Certified IFMGA Guide, What are your top 2 favorite places to climb? While I have far fewer days there then I’d like, it is a place that humbles me – in many aspects, each time I visit. Lynn Hill for her grace and power and totally shattering lame preconceptions about women and climbing. I guide rock and ice climbs in the northeastern US, especially here in the Gunks, as well as early spring and late fall trips to Red Rocks and occasional visits to the Colorado Front Range where I lived from 1994-2003. View the profiles of professionals named "Matthew Hegeman" on LinkedIn. • Certified Rock Guide Matt Hegeman and 5 more climbers had died in an avalanche on the Liberty Ridge of Rainier, Support Nepal & Fight Human Trafficking 2015. My wife and I met at the Stage Stop Saloon in Rollinsville, CO. “Keep your arms low below your heart and your hands will stay warmer” – Matt-  Before we took our first step onto Mt.

She can shred on classic, skate and tele with grace! Personal Bio: I live in southwest Colorado but am only home about a quarter of the year – otherwise I am in Chile, Canada, Asia or Iceland.

In college her passion for these pursuits grew and upon completing her Bachelors in Inca History, she moved to the Colorado Rockies to pursue those dreams of climbing and eventually, guiding.

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