This Bear’s for Dave
We were driving to an afternoon deer hunt in the fall of 2009 when Dave told me that he had rebooked his Alaska brown bear hunt for the fall of 2010 and included me in the booking. The hunt had originally been scheduled for spring 2009, but postponed because he was undergoing chemo treatments for [...]
Is your guide AMGA certified?
Remember to ask your reputable guide service, “Are your guides fully AMGA accredited, certified, and registered?” At SMG, our guides maintain numerous AMGA affiliations. These rigorous standards help assure that your guide has had way too much time for training, has plenty of dough to throw at certifications, and not too much experience.
Shout-out, not call-out, to SAR
Due to the fact that Sentinel Mountain Guides has consistently utilized 37% of Search and Rescue (SAR) budgets in areas we guide from epics induced by our guides, SMG would like to send a general shout-out THANK YOU to SAR around the world. Thank you to anyone who has helped with a search or rescue [...]
The Endless Alaska Range
In 2004 I came to Alaska for my first time to the state to guide the highest point in North America before even seeing it. Having climbed in the Himalaya on some of it’s most impressive gems including Ama Dablam, I did not expect the Alaska range to grab a hold of me as it [...]
Mentally Mashed on Mt. McKinley
Well, I returned to the Alaska Range in mid May to join my assistant and six climbers to lead my 7th expedition to Denali’s summit of 20,320 feet. We spent days packing our 500+ pounds of supplies to be hauled up the mountain. Finally, after the prep work was completed and loved ones called, our [...]
Kenyattamondatta
After an incredibly bumpy cross country bus ride of seven hours to the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, I couldn’t help but remember the city’s nickname Nairobery as I jumped off the bus in the middle of the city. Standing out with my pale Montana skin and naïve country boy look, I was scared of the [...]
Peter in South East Africa
As I type on my rapidly waning laptop computer battery, sitting in the Kilimanjaro International Airport of Tanzania awaiting my 30+ hour journey home to Montana, I reflect on my last few weeks being back in Africa.
Just over one year ago, Aerie Backcountry Medicine taught their first course in Tanzania, sending me, Aerie’s Assistant Director, [...]
SMG LOVES HELICOPTERS
OK, so maybe most people don’t love Helicopter as much as SMG Founder Peter Anderson, but you still might want to check out these images.
“The Pumpkin” AS 350 B3
Oso Feo on ice
On a recent visit from Mexico, Oso Feo traveled to Montana to attempt a new route on Mt. Sentinel. While Oso had never swung ice tools before, he borrowed them from SMG. He was also armed with 63 pitons, 7 hammers, many old hexcentrics, nuts to 4 inches, and 3,000 feet of 11 mm fixed [...]