Jen Reynolds Jen has lived in the Eastern Sierra for almost 20 years. Born in Mammoth Lakes, she was taught to love the mountain life from a young age. Jen’s passion for the mountains runs deep; from the highest peaks to the most remote lakes, it is the places least travelled which she enjoys experiencing most. After taking a NOLS Alaskan Mountaineering Course, carrying 70 lb. packs, Jen vowed that fast and light was the only way to go. Ever since …
Jenna Murano
Jenna Murano Jenna is most at home in the mountains of the Eastern Sierra. A native to these mountains and a lifelong resident of this area, her passions lie in the backcountry. Jenna was born with a backpack on her back and skis on her feet. She is an accomplished snowboarder, an obsessed skier, avid rock climber, and loves to introduce others to the basics of the backcountry. She is a UC Santa Cruz graduate, has completed her level 2 AIARE …
Ben Traxler
Ben Traxler AMGA Certified Rock Guide Ben started climbing and backcountry skiing during an Outward Bound course when he was 15. Growing up in the Midwest, this trip inspired him to pursue a life climbing in the mountains. He studied Wilderness Leadership and Natural History at Prescott College and now works as a full-time mountain guide. Ben has guided in Alaska, Canada, Washington, Colorado, California, and all over the southwestern states. He is an AMGA Certified Rock Guide, Single Pitch …
Karen Schwartz
Karen Schwartz Karen is Howie’s wife extraordinaire, and manager of their mountain retail shop in Bishop, CA – Sage to Summit. We work with ‘S2S’ to easily outfit our guests at promotional prices. Karen is an avid backcountry skier, trail runner, and rock climber, but since 2010 she has focused her limited free time and energy on being an amazing mom. She still helps develop and guide our local and international mountain running programs and covers the office duties on …
Justin Lichter
Justin Lichter Justin really likes to hike. He grew up about an hour north of New York City and has since based himself in several locations across the US, culminating in Truckee, California, where he currently resides. Really, he has lived a good part of his adult life in the mountains carrying all he needs with him on his back. Since 2002, Justin (aka trail name “Trauma”) has hiked over 35,000 miles in the backcountry. Just to contemplate that distance, …
Matt Hegeman
AMGA Certified Rock Guide & Alpine Guide Always looking for the next adventure in Patagonia, the Alps, or the big walls of Yosemite, Matt is a rock climber at heart. Growing up in Pittsburgh, he found a mentor who taught him the basics of his craft. He then took a one-way flight to Yosemite where he cultivated a passion for long, committing granite climbs. He has since climbed many of the long classic free climbs of the Valley as well as El Capitan five times, including a …
Barbara Wanner
Barbara Wanner AMGA Certified Single Pitch Instructor Barbara Wanner grew up in Switzerland. As a child she learned to love the mountains and the foothills around home. Living on a farm, she was involved in taking care of animals and working outside. Her love for adventures in the mountains was fostered by many family trips to the Alps, where she hiked from hut to hut in the summer or skied the backcountry in the winter. From a young age Barbara …
Viren Perumal
Viren Perumal AMGA Certified Rock Guide Viren was born in Thailand, and then settled in the Southeastern US where as a youth he learned to climb and kayak whitewater. Viren holds a Masters degree in Biology/Eco-physiology and since 1999, has worked as a professional in almost every diverse aspect of the outdoor industry: raft guide, wilderness therapist, ski patroller, search and rescue worker, ambulance crew, outdoor educator, outdoor retail specialist, and biology researcher, and climbing guide. He is a insatiable learner …
Howie Schwartz
Howie Schwartz SMG Lead Guide & Owner UIAGM/IFMGA Ski & Mountain Guide Howie is an international UIAGM & AMGA ski and mountain guide. He was fortunate to learn to ski as a toddler and he owned the first p-tex snowboard by Burton in 1987, which he hiked up the groomed runs of East Coast ski resorts. He discovered rock and alpine climbing in 1988 on a trip to the Tetons. The highlight was climbing the Grand Teton via the upper …
Neil Satterfield
Neil Satterfield SMG Lead Guide & Owner UIAGM/IFMGA Ski & Mountain Guide Neil is a second generation mountain guide. Born in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Neil began climbing when he was six years old. A 20 year+ resident of the Eastern Sierra, Neil enjoys the close proximity to backcountry skiing, rock climbing and alpine peaks. “After guiding and climbing in many different countries I am still in awe of how cool the East Side is. I still have more than a …
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