Angela Hawse is the president of the American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA), and is certified to the highest international mountain guide standards. We talk to her about how she got into guiding; the various roles she has taken on; the experiences that drove Angela’s career; what advice she would offer to aspiring guides; how guiding culture is changing, and more.

TOPICS & TIMES:

• How Jonathan and Angela first met (2:52)
• Angela’s wide-ranging professional titles (6:48)
• What led you to guiding? (11:40)
• What advice would you give to aspiring guides? (21:18)
• Differences between the AMGA and the IFMGA? (25:35)
• Your favorite guiding experience? (30:52)
• Most harrowing guiding experience? (34:32)
• Being a female in this industry (35:49)
• Angela’s motivations for joining POW Climb (45:10)

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