We're
proud of our crew!
This business takes pride in the cooperative nature in which it is owned
and operated. Our guides make wages that reward them for their wilderness
skills and knowledge and keep them coming back year after year. Our guides
are skilled and experienced professionals with a depth of outdoor knowledge.
They are seasoned travelers and instructors of wilderness skills who will
help you to meet any challenge. All are trained in wilderness first aid
and are certified as Wilderness First Responders.
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John
"Monte" Montepare Monte first joined the KWG crew in 2004. A native of Summit County, Colorado, he has been skiing and climbing since he was knee-high to a grasshopper. Since coming to the Wrangell mountains he has expanded his experiences in the mountains and explored the ranges surrounding Kennicott and McCarthy. In May of 2007 he successfully summited Blackburn (16,390) and skied the North Ridge back down to 7,000 feet with his friends and fellow KWG guides Chris and Taylor. We're glad he'll be continuing to add his skill and motivation to our roster in the years to come. |
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Greg Runyan |
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Betsy
Bradbury KWG experienced a true windfall in 2006 when Betsy, a 5-year rambler of the Wrangell mountains, signed on as our up-and-coming expert guide. She quickly proved herself to be a natural, particularly when it came to client care and consideration. Her enthusiasm for exploration, wilderness savvy, and rapport with people are unique and unparalleled. Since first grasping an ice axe so many years ago she has become somewhat of an addict and never ceases to surprise us. 2010 will be Betsy's 5th year on the KWG roster. |
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Taylor
Brown Taylor started guiding at KWG at the age of 19 and has been pursuing guiding as a career ever since. He is a EMT-IV, is Avalanche III Certified, completed the AMGA Ski Guide course in January 2007, and has worked for Alaska Mountain Guides. Originally from Summit County Colorado, you can find him in the winter months with fellow guides Chris and Monte climbing hard ice and mixed climbs in Vail and all over the state of Colorado. Recently Taylor has been teaching the Outdoor Education Program at Colorado Mountain College. Taylor's passion in life is "skiing climbing routes," and loves to share his enthusiasm and energy for the mountains with every one. KWG breathed a collective sigh of relief when Taylor began building a cabin on his property in McCarthy in 2005. |
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Chris Smith |
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Todd
Bogan From biking the Alcan to big wall rock climbing & Alaskan heli-skiing, Todd's outdoor experience has him primed and feeling ready for any adventure, big or small. Todd's Alaska story began in 1994 spending several years living the Alaskan dream in Girdwood, skiing and biking whenever not scraping together dimes for rent. The past few years he's been based out of Moab, Utah - coming to Alaska for the summer tourism industry and to get his AK fix. Todd tells us his daily guiding goal is to "show clients one of the most memorable days they've ever spent in the great outdoors". 2010 will be Todd's 3rd year with KWG. |
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Dorothy
Adler Dorothy built her own cabin in the Wrangell mountains and has called this area her year-round home for over 10 years. She has been in the KWG family since the beginning. Dorothy is an accomplished high altitude mountaineer, ice climber, and wilderness trekker, and is not afraid to go skiing on a -50 F winter day. She has traversed Denali from the West Buttress to Wonder lake, as well as participated in rescue work in the Alaska range. She has been on Blackburn, Sanford, and many other Alaska peaks. Her unique experiences and perspectives of life in bush Alaska make her a guide that can offer an experience like no other. Her recent adventure of motherhood has not slowed her down very much, which doesn't suprise us at all! |
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Jared Steyaert |
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Paul Hanis |
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Mike
Murphy Mike has 6 years of KWG managment under his belt and continues to build the business while trying to balance office and wilderness time. He and his wife have built a cabin on their 10-acre McCarthy aspen grove and currently spend their winters in Anchorage. Arriving in Alaska in '96, Mike has spent years exploring both the Wrangells and the Western Chugach and enjoys sharing his enthusiasm and skills with clients looking to raise their wilderness standards. He has spent the past 18 months completing a masters degree in counseling psychology and is eager to use his new skills within a wilderness setting. |
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