Our Guides

The mountain professionals at International Alpine Guides are dedicated to providing you a safe and memorable mountain experience. Owner/Director Dave Miller has a tight-knit team of mountain guides that are chosen based on their outgoing and friendly nature, their formal guide training, and their dedication to the profession of mountain guiding.

All of our lead technical mountain guides have had outside guide training by the American Mountain Guides Association (or other national associations) in the terrain they are guiding. Some are internationally certified IFMGA/UIAGM mountain guides - the highest level of mountain guide certification in the world. All backpacking & hiking guides have naturalist training and training in Leave No Trace principles. All of our guides are trained in wilderness emergency medical protocols.

How to Choose a Mountain Guide

For any technical mountain guiding, we highly recommend you look for guides that are certified or have guide training by the American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA). The AMGA is the standard in the United States for guide training and certification of mountain guides. It is not only the leading organization for training mountain guides in the United States, the AMGA is the only mountain guiding organization in the United States that is recognized by the International Federation of Mountain Guides (IFMGA).

Dave Miller

Owner & Director
lead alpine, rock & ski guide
IFMGA/UIAGM Internationally Certified Mountain Guide
AMGA Certified Alpine, Rock & Ski Mountaineering Guide

Jed Porter

lead alpine, rock, ski & international guide
ifmga internationally certified mountain guide
AMGA Certified Alpine , Rock & Ski Mountaineering Guide

Rich Graziano

International trekking guide

Pete Fasoldt

Lead Alpine & Rock Guide
AMGA CERTIFIED ROCK GUIDE

Kim Gardner

lead backpacking guide, Assistant alpine & rock guide

Eric Layton

Lead alpine, rock, backpacking & Ski/splitboard Guide
AMGA certified Ski (splitboard) MOuntaineering guide
AMGA Single Pitch Instructor

Doug Nidever

lead Alpine, rock & ski guide
ifmga internationally certified mountain guide
AMGA Certified Alpine , Rock & Ski Mountaineering Guide

Mark Grundon

lead, rock, alpine & international guide
amga certified rock guide
AMGA alpine training

Patrick Chu

Assistant rock & alpine guide

Ryan Sorensen

lead rock, alpine and ski/splitboard guide / Backpacking guide
AMGA rock & ski training

Bernd Zeugswetter

Lead Rock, Alpine & International Guide
IFMGA/UIAGM Internationally Certified Mountain Guide

Rich Meyer

Lead Alpine, Ski & International Guide
AMGA Ski Mountaineering Training

Joe Crawford

Lead Rock, Alpine & ski Guide
AMGA ROck, Alpine & ski guide training

Matt Meyer

ASSISTANT ALPINE & ROCK GUIDE

PH: 877-686-2546 (MTN-CLIMB)
EMAIL: info@InternationalAlpineGuides.com

Po Box 681
June Lake, California 93529

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International Alpine Guides & California Alpine Guides LLC provides mountain guides, ski tours, mountain climbing, guided treks and rock climbing throughout the world and under special use permits from Yosemite National Park, Sequoia National Park, Lassen National Park, Inyo National Forest & Humboldt/Toiyabe National Forest. Mount Shasta mountain climbing & courses are operated by Shasta Mountain Guides.

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