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The AMGA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational
organization.
The Professional Mountain Guide as a Partner for Education and Resource Protection: The American Mountain
Guides Association’s effort to set standards in our mountain areas.
The AMGA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational
organization.
About the AMGA
The American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA) is a 501(c)(3) educational non profit that is dedicated to ‐supporting the American mountain guiding and climbing instructor community. Our Mission: To inspire and support a culture of American mountain craft
The AMGA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational
organization.
Definition
A “professional mountain guide” is an individual or business that performs guiding services or instruction for compensation in the terrain-based disciplines of rock climbing, alpine climbing / mountaineering, or skiing outside of developed resorts in a mechanized or non-mechanized manner. The services or instruction are the primary purpose of their business.
The AMGA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational
organization.
A culture of non-conformity
The AMGA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational
organization.
The AMGA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational
organization.
The AMGA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational
organization.
Management History
Major Factors Influencing Guiding
Permit Management
Wilderness
The AMGA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational
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Permit Management
Concession Contract
The AMGA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational
organization.
Permit Management
Outfitter / Guide Special Use Permit
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Wilderness Act
“… Areas of undeveloped Federal land retaining its primeval character and influence, without permanent improvements or human habitation, which is protected and managed to preserve its natural condition… and have outstanding opportunities for solitude or a primitive and unconfined recreation.”
The AMGA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational
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Wilderness Act
Commercial Enterprise Prohibited
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Wilderness Act
“Commercial Services” allowed “to the extent necessary for activities… proper for… recreational or other wilderness purposes…”
The AMGA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational
organization.
Tension
“Recreational vs. Commercial”
The AMGA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational
organization.
The AMGA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational
organization.
Enter the AMGA: Origins in 1979
Goals:Create and Uphold Measurable Industry Standards
Unify the Guiding Profession
Ensure Better Safety Standards for Clients
The AMGA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational
organization.
Increasing, Changing Use
The AMGA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational
organization.
Mainstream Sports
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Outdoor Recreation Economy
$646 Billion Dollars!
The AMGA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational
organization.
Life-long Pursuit
The AMGA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational
organization.
Increasing Impacts
The AMGA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational
organization.
Strategic Initiatives
The AMGA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational
organization.
Teachers and Mentors
The AMGA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational
organization.
Increasing Users --- Increasing Demand for Guides
Agency adaptations – Short-term permits• NPS Commercial Use Authorization• USFS Temporary Special Use Permit• BLM Special Recreation Permit
The AMGA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational
organization.
Challenges in Land Management
Budgetary ChallengesWhite River NF – most recreation visitors in US• Down 18% in 2014• Almost 40% from 2009/10
Administrative Challenges
The AMGA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational
organization.
21st Century Paradigms
How does the professional mountain guiding user become an effective partner to the land manager – one that is seen as a professional asset, and not just another “commercial user”?
The AMGA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational
organization.
Solutions
Relationships• Concession contract example• How to set expectation with other permits?
Increasing professionalism in mountain guiding trade
The AMGA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational
organization.
AMGA’s Effort: Our Programs
Setting the Standard for Guide EducationTechnical instruction and assessment to the internationally recognized standard
Leave No Trace and stewardship are core components
Professional conduct is highly emphasized
The AMGA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational
organization.
AMGA’s Effort: Advocacy
Educating public lands regulators on the value of professionally trained and credentialed mountain guides
Goals:All professional mountain guides trained for the terrain on which they work,Viewed as a resource for public safety,Partnering with land managers for education and conservation
The AMGA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational
organization.
Photos: Dylan Taylor, SEKI, AMGA stock
Many Thanks to our partners in the land management agencies, our members for being dedicated to advancing the profession, and all of you for being here and committed to working together for the world’s mountain areas and their visitors.
