
Akio Joy Interview
Name: Aki
Hometown: Placerville, California
Current Residence: Bozeman, MT
Years Climbing/Skiing: about 8-9
Years Guiding: 4
MAG: So Aki, you recently returned from a personal trip down in Yosemite Valley. Any highlights…

Geoff Schellens Interview
Name: Geoff Schellens
Hometown: Norwich, VT
Current Residence: Bozeman, MT
Years Climbing/Skiing: 20 +/-
Years Guiding: 10
MAG: So Geoff, you recently returned from a successful summit of Everest and Lhotse…

Sam Hennessey Interview
We recently caught up with MAG guide, Sam Hennessey who just got back to Bozeman after spending May and most of June in the Alaska Range climbing and guiding. Here's what he had to say about his time in the Alaska Range, moonlighting…

Off the Boardwalks
Yellowstone National Park was established in 1872 as the nation’s first National Park. Yellowstone is home to approximately 600 waterfalls and geysers, packs of wolves, grizzly bears, bighorn sheep, mountain goats, deer, herds of bison, elk,…

Summer Rock Climbing
Summer in Bozeman means it's time to put away skis (some people more reluctantly than others), ice axes, and crampons in exchange for rock shoes, chalk bags, and t-shirts. With climbing access to Hyalite just a short 20 minute drive south of…

When to Retire a Climbing Rope?
Retiring your Climbing Rope
When should you retire your climbing rope is a question all climbers should ask themselves. As a professional guide service, Montana Alpine Guides keeps regular logs and inspections as to when we retire ropes.…

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 this peak start with the long approach and the heavy packs. The shortest of…