Drew Layman
Drew Layman
Lead Ski & Rock Guide
AMGA Ski Guides & Rock Guide Training
Drew began climbing and skiing as soon as his Dad could fit him in a harness and ski boots. He now calls Truckee home. In the winter he has patrolled, instructed avalanche courses, and guided ski-touring, heli, and snowcat skiing in places from Alaska to New Zealand.
He has completed ski descents of classic ski-mountaineering lines such as the Ford-Stettner on the Grand Teton in Wyoming. The Landry Line on Pyramid Peak in Colorado, and The Gibraltar Chute on Mt. Rainer. Drew loves to travel with his skis. He has led successful expeditions to the Icefield Range in the Yukon, the Kluchevskoy Group in Northeastern Kamchatka, Dhaulagiri VII in Western Nepal, and several peaks in the Manang Himal.
In the summer he’s guided rock climbing, mountaineering, and mountain biking across the mountain west. Learning to climb with his father at a young age. He has several big wall ascents of El Capitan and other walls in Yosemite under his belt along with crag development up and down Arkansas River Valley.
To round out his experience as an outdoorsman. Drew was a competitive mountain biker as a child, competing in 24-hour mountain bike races. Now instead of racing in circles, he can be found riding long distances searching for the next flowy descent. Finally, he developed a love for whitewater as a teen, raft guiding on class V whitewater in the Royal Gorge where he eventually became a certified raft guide trainer. To this day he still enjoys taking friends out on his raft Lil Frita.
Certifications/Education:
AMGA Ski Guide Course
AMGA Rock Guide Course
Pro Level II avalanche certificate
EMT
WFR
PSIA I
