Entries by Sam Magro
Gear Review: Scarpa Vitamin (Approach Shoe)
Over the past year I have used and abused a pair of Scarpa Vitamin approach shoes while guiding for MAG – Montana Alpine Guides at the crag and in the […]
CONDITIONS UPDATE – Hyalite Canyon – Observed 3/13 – 3/16/2015
Several days and evenings with above freezing temps didn’t fair well for Hyalite ice. We are listing select routes we observed which are not all inclusive. With the colder temps coming […]
Military veterans ice climb with Montana Alpine Guides in Hyalite Canyon
We just finished our favorite group trip of the year, marking the 3rd annual military veterans ice climb with Montana Alpine Guides in Hyalite Canyon. We spent four days sharing […]
Montana Alpine Guides will start guiding on Gannett Peak (WY) starting summer of 2015!
GANNETT PEAK (13,809′ or 4,209 m) is the highest point in Wyoming and known to be one of the hardest fifty state high points to summit. The difficulties in climbing […]
Petzl Laser Speed Light Ice Screw Review by MAG
The new Petzl Laser Speed Light Ice Screws will cut around 1/3 of the weight off a standard set of all steel ice screws. Petzl achieved this by using an […]
MAG and Hyalite Canyon ice climbing featured on National Geographic’s “Best of Montana in Winter: Outdoor Recreation”.
National Geographic featured Hyalite Canyon along with Montana Alpine Guides in top 5 things to do in a MT winter: Hyalite Canyon south of Bozeman is the United States’ premier […]
Thank you!
We had a great 2013-14 ice year thanks to all the solid guides and enthusiastic participants! We hope to see you all again next season or on the rock this […]
Montana Alpine Guides 2014 VetEx Hyalite Trip
Nice work to everyone who made it up for Montana Alpine Guides (MAG) 2014 VetEx Hyalite Ice Trip. Another solid crew of folks who were all eager to learn and […]
Veterans Take on Hyalite Canyon and Life After War
Next week Montana Alpine Guides will be hosting the second annual Ice Climbing Progression Course in Hyalite Canyon for Veteran Expeditions, Sierra Club Outdoors from Monday through Thursday. We are […]