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Grand Teton National Park, WY, Seeking Proposals to Provide Guided Mountain Climbing, Climbing Instruction, and Ski Mountaineering

MOOSE, WY — The National Park Service has issued two concession prospectuses for contracts to provide guided mountain climbing, climbing instruction, ski mountaineering, and other services within Grand Teton National Park. Services under the new contracts are expected to begin on January 1, 2024, and each new contract will be for a 10-year term. The prospectus for these new opportunities […]
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Shasta Mountain Guides Is Back Leading Summit Climbs and Seminars on Mt. Shasta, CA

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This post first appeared on the Shasta Mountain Guides website and was written by Chris Shasta Mountain Guides is back leading summit climbs and seminars on Mt. Shasta! We are open and taking reservations and have developed new operating guidelines to compensate for the physical distancing requirements. After a delayed start we led our first trips of the new season […]
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The True Value Of A Backcountry Guide: Why and How To Hire One

In this world of strong-minded athletes willing to learn by trial and error and DIY attitudes, we’ve forgotten about an easier way of learning and progressing in the backcountry. The guide. Out there every day assessing snowpack, evaluating terrain and implementing the best safety techniques are incredible mountain guides who have chosen to make it their livelihood spending time outdoors […]
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Trump Exempts Guides and Outfitters from Minimum Wage Mandate

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On the Friday of Memorial Day Weekend, President Trump issued an executive order that gives more flexibility to guides and outfitters that operate in National Parks and other public lands. The Exemption from Executive Order 13658 for Recreational Services on Federal Lands lifts the $10.10 minimum wage requirement previously mandated in 2014. According to President Trump, the current mandate was negatively […]
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Come Ski the Himalaya With Us in 2016:

The Himalayas are legendary, awesome, fearsome, and still quite mysterious. There really isn’t any easy way to access nor ski them, except for Indian Kashmir’s Gulmarg ski resort. Gulmarg is big [33 named bowls], Gulmarg is high [13,054 feet], and Gulmarg is long [4,265-vertical feet]. They have the world’s second highest gondola that gives you access Gulmarg averages 590 inches of annual snowfall and a busy day means only about 200 people at the resort. One run will cost you $5. Not bad. […]
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