Our Ladies Weekend Out // Mental Approach to Climbing event is here! With all the positive feedback we've received regarding our Ladies Weekend Out events we figured we may as well run an impromptu LWO event again in the Eastern Sierra this summer only this time there's a twist! July 30th - August 1st, 12 lucky ladies will once again have the opportunity to come out with our professionally trained, AMGA Guides for a weekend of climbing only this time we're mixing things up a bit! The theme of our LWO Summer event will be "Mental Approach to Climbing" and we'll be focusing on topics such as attentive lead belaying and how to be a good support for your partner pushing their limits, addressing the fear of falling, pushing past physical and mental barriers, and more! Cost for our LWO Mental Training weekend is $350 and includes 2 nights camping and 2 days of mental training in the Eastern Sierra. This was a last minute addition to our schedule so if you're interested in attending please DM GSG Programs Coordinator, Jessica Olson via Instagram at @jessielyse or feel free to send us an email through our website, someone will get right back to you with all the details! Looking forward to pushing past some barriers in a couple of weeks on the Eastside! 📷 @emma.perkuhn
GSG Lead Guide Josh Reinig Completes his Alpine Guide Course
A big shout out and congratulations is in order for GSG Lead Guide Josh Reinig (@senseisplitter) for completing his Alpine Guide Course with the AMGA in the Eastern Sierra this past week! Climber of all disciplines for over 25 years, devoted father, husband, and co-owner of the @mt_whitney_climbing_ranch, Josh has lived a full life and experienced a lot more than most do in a lifetime. He’s been a staple in our community, a committed Guide for GSG since nearly the beginning, and a close friend. Congratulations on finishing up your AGC Josh! It’s been a long time coming, we couldn’t be more stoked for you! Also, big thanks to all the AMGA Instructors involved (@extremealpine @howie_sierramtnguides and Neil)
Sierra Single Pitchn' Event
Golden State Guiding is excited to announce the 4th annual Sierra Single Pitchn’ event is back this July 16th - 18th in the beautiful June Lake region in the Eastern Sierra!
Come join us for an unforgettable weekend of climbing and camaraderie in the breathtaking June Lake area conveniently located in the heart of the Sierra and just a short drive from Mammoth Lakes and Yosemite National Park! Twelve lucky climbers will have the pleasure of climbing at two separate alpine crags throughout the weekend with our professionally trained, AMGA Guides. Our guests will have the opportunity to participate in multiple instructional clinics such as building top rope anchors, rappelling, and cleaning a sport anchor, and will get to meet new and long lasting climbing partners along the way! Downtown June Lake is easily accessible from our campsites for the weekend so after a long day of climbing, feel free to head into town and support local by grabbing a bite to eat or indulging in a tasty beverage from one of our favorite establishments, June Lake Brewing! Click the button below to learn more and to register for our Sierra Single Pitchn’ event!
Ladies Weekend Out 2.0 Bishop Recap
Well we just wrapped up the inaugural Ladies Weekend Out 2.0 event in Bishop, CA and what a success it was! Big thanks to all the Ladies who came out and shared in all the fun throughout the long weekend, it was a pleasure seeing new and familiar faces! Also, HUGE thanks to our incredible Guide team, Jessica, Sarah, Emma, Lauren, Lindsay, Krystina, and Kyle for facilitating another incredible event, we couldn’t do it without our talented Guide family! Also, big thanks to our talented photographers Kylie and Emma for capturing all the special moments. And lastly, big shout out to our close friends and partners at Tera Kaia, Saint Archer Brewery, Bivouac Cider and Fixe Hardware, your support is always greatly appreciated! To see a full gallery of our LWO 2.0 photos Click the button below… Enjoy!
Intro to Backcountry Splitboarding Course Recap
Another great weekend in the high country for our Intro to Splitboarding Course in the Eastern Sierra! Nothing more satisfying than watching our guests grow throughout the season after attending multiple programs. Nearly all of our guests for this outing attend our Split 101, Intro to Splitboarding, an AIARE Level 1 and then topped it off with an overnight backcountry trip where they got to experience some big terrain! Big thanks to all those who attended our IBC course and special thanks to GSG Ski Guide @janczyzewski for facilitating another awesome weekend and to GSG Ambassador @jamesonschultz.studio for capturing all the special moments. We’re already working on our 2022 winter programming so stay tuned for some exciting courses coming your way soon! Click the button below to view the full IBC photo gallery!
GSG 4 Year Anniversary!
May 1st marked Golden State Guiding's 4 year anniversary! Crazy how fast time fly's by when you're having fun! We want to take this moment to thank our incredible Guide Family for all their hard work and support for the last 4 years, you are the backbone of our service and we can't thank you enough for your continued dedication to GSG. We also would like to thank all of our Ambassadors for taking time out of their busy schedules to help support our up and coming service, whether that be coming out to events to document or simply sending insane projects at the crag or in the mountains, your support means a ton to us, keep crushing. And finally, thanks to our incredible community! Whenever you book a private day out with us, register for a course, or sign up for an event, you're supporting the greater picture and our intensions of this service which is to provide our community with the education needed to climb, ski, splitbaord, or travel in the mountains safely on your own. Without our community none of this would be possible so thank you all from the bottom of our hearts. This is only the beginning of a long road we intend to travel for many years. There are lots of fun things already lined up on the horizon and we look forward to creating more memorable experiences with all of you in the future. Thanks for your continued support!
Mount Shasta Climbing Programs Are Here!
It’s been a long journey but Golden State Guiding is beyond excited to announce that we’ve been permitted to guide on Mount Shasta in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest! Mount Shasta is the 5th tallest peak in California and one of twelve coveted 14er’s with a prominence over 300 feet. Aspiring mountaineers, skiers and splitboarders from all over the world look to climb and descend Shasta’s flanks during the spring and summer months. We’ve got multiple programs to choose from ranging in length from 2-3 days on a variety of routes on Mount Shasta. Click the button below to learn more about our new Mount Shasta program options and come out with GSG and let’s create some memorable mountaineering experiences this season!
AIARE 2020/21 Season Wrap Up
Well that’s a wrap! Our AIARE Avalanche Course season has come to an end. Over 65 students attended either a Level 1 or Companion Rescue Course with GSG! Big shout out to all of our guests that registered for a course to better themselves and their partners in the backcountry, your community appreciates it! And lastly, we want to send a BIG THANK YOU to our AIARE Leader Jan Czyzewski for facilitating 10 courses throughout the season. Incredible job Jan, our service and guests can’t thank you enough for your commitment to this community. Also, Jan couldn’t do it alone! Big thanks to GSG AIARE Instructors Jonathan Cahill and Evan Haines for stepping in and helping on our larger courses, you guys did an incredible job! Looking forward to the 2021/22 season with all of you! 📷 @jamesonschultz.studio
Yosemite Toad Research Project
Great day in the backcountry with our guest Connor as we helped facilitate a research project that incorporated the recording of the Yosemite Toad! Not a bad place to do some research while getting in a few turns. Thanks for coming out Connor and big thanks to GSG Split Guide @sierranevadasplitboarding for the day in the field.
Weston Backcountry Intro to Splitboarding Program x Part Deux
Well that wraps up another Splitboarding 101 course with our partner Weston Backcountry up in Mammoth Lakes! Such an incredible weekend with a solid group of riders that were ready to get after it! Big thanks to everyone who came out and attended our Split 101, we had a great time with all of you. And special shout-out to GSG Split Guide @themountainsareglowing_imustgo for facilitating another awesome weekend! Didn’t hurt that the snow was as good as it gets! 📷 @jamesonschultz.studio
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Happy International Woman's Day!
Happy International Woman’s Day to the GSG Ladies in our Guide and Ambassador family. Thank you all for everything you’ve contributed to our service. It’s been incredible to see what you’ve all been able to achieve in just a short amount of time and we look forward to continuing this journey, watching you lead by example.
Break up with your Bank
Golden State Guiding wants to keep the momentum going regarding our campaign in 2020, Break up with your Bank! Quoting an article recently published regarding financial institutions funding the fossil fuel industry, Howard Fisher, CEO of Basso Capital Management had this to say “To put it simply, you’re either funding fossil fuel extraction or not. Big banks fund big oil, big oil funds lobbyists, lobbyists control policy and hold the key to environmental policy change.”
In the last 4 years a collective 35 banks throughout the world have contributed 2.7 trillion dollars to the fossil fuel industry, the top 5 donors being @chase, @wellsfargo, @citi, @bankofamerica, and @rbc. It’s important for everyone to understand who they are supporting through their financial institution choices.
Click here to read an article GSG Founder and Guide @rhartegan was featured in speaking to the decision to move GSG from Chase to Bank of the West. And big shout out to @cliffhangerguides for the support and for being a standup voice in the community.
Ladies Weekend Out San Diego
An ALL Ladies weekend of climbing is returning to San Diego this Spring!
After a 2 year hiatus our Ladies Weekend Out San Diego event is coming back! Golden State Guiding and our good friends T êra Kaia and Saint Archer Brewery are throwing another awesome Ladies Weekend Out event in San Diego on April 10th and 11th! Fifteen lucky ladies will have the opportunity to climb some of San Diego’s most coveted rock climbing crags with our AMGA guides. Both days will be packed with fun climbing for all abilities, technical clinics introducing you to outdoor climbing, camaraderie, community and fun for all! Click the button below to learn more and to register for this special weekend! 📷 @alex.kereszti
AIARE Level 1 - Splitboard Course // Weston Backcountry Wrap Up
Well that’s a wrap! We just finished up our inaugural Weston Sierra Splitboard program in beautiful Mammoth Lakes with an AIARE Level 1, Splitboard only course. Big thanks to all the participants who came out for the Weston Splitboard Program and to those who only attended our Split AIARE Level 1. It was beyond a pleasure to meet and hang with you all as you up’d your game in backcountry education. Big shout out to GSG AIARE Leader Jan Czyzewski for facilitating another great course for our students and to GSG Instructor and Splitboard guru Jonathan Cahill for assisting with the delivery of the curriculum, you guys slayed it. Also, HUGE thanks to our partner Weston Backcountry for providing the splitboards throughout the program and for your support on the backend, stoked to call those guys not only a partner but friends. And finally, shout out to GSG Ambassador Jameson Schultz for capturing the AIARE course photos and to Miles Weaver for assisting with the Split 101 shoot, couldn’t do it without you guys.
This is just the beginning of our Splitboard programming in the Eastern Sierra. We’ve got another Split 101 launching soon so stay tuned. And we’ll have a full recap of the Weston Sierra Splitboard Program up in the coming week. Until then, stay safe, keep up on the continued backcountry education, and go forth and slay POW🤙🏻📷 @jamesonschultz.studio
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Adaptive Climbing Program
The smile says it all😊 So fortunate that @madisyn.taute reached out to us back in October to put together an Adaptive Climbing Program with a scholarship she accepted from the @cafoundation! The program consisted of 6 outings in the San Diego region and focused on honing Madisyn’s outdoor climbing skills with everything from knots and hitches, top rope anchors, rappelling and on her final day she sent her first lead climb! Big shout out to Madisyn for having the courage to conquer what many of us unknowingly take for granted on any given day, it was an incredible journey to follow. Also, big thanks to GSG Lead Guide @gregasaurus_flex for facilitating all 6 outings, great job as always Greg🤙🏻 Looking forward to getting you out with us again next month Madisyn!
Weston Sierra Splitboard Program
Besides the low tide conditions in the Sierra we couldn’t have asked for a better weekend to kick off our Sierra Splitboard Program with our partner Weston Backcountry! Following up to our Split Social a few weeks back, participants of the program gathered for our Split 101 where we focused on avalanche awareness and equipment, tour planning and the tools needed to execute a good plan for a day out, and of course, our partner Weston styled out all of our participants with a Splitboard! Big thanks to everyone who attended our inaugural Split 101, it was a real treat getting to spend the day with all of you. Also, big shout out to GSG Split Guide Will Sperry for executing the curriculum for our guests, excellent job out there. Big thanks to Miles Weaver for shooting photos on day 1 and to our friends and partner Ridge Merino for styling out our guests with dual lined buffs and guide tops, you guys rock! And thanks to Karakoram and Spark R&D Bindings for the rad demo fleet! Stay tuned for some epic photos from Miles coming soon. And for all of our participants, we’ll see you in 3 weeks for your final AIARE Avalanche course, looking forward to it!
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GSG Welcomes Cody Kaemmerlen to the Ambassador Family!
GSG is ringing in the new year with a great addition to the GSG Ambassador Family. We’re excited to announce good friend and all around awesome human, Cody Kaemmerlen as our latest addition to the GSG Ambassador Family! Cody’s commitment to the climbing community, involvement in local organizations, and efforts towards environmental sustainability fits the GSG bill perfect. Cody is the voice behind the Wilder Mind podcast which recently transformed into @wildermind.co, a collective of outdoor enthusiasts working with environmentally conscious brands to help tell their story, give them a follow and see what they’re up to! We couldn’t be more stoked to welcome Cody to the GSG family and begin collaborating on projects in the future. Welcome to the GSG Ambassador Family Cody! Cheers to some fun times ahead! Click the button below to view Cody’s Golden State guiding Bio. 📷 @mattburbach
2020 Reflection & Looking Ahead
Rounding the corner on 2020; a quick reflection on 2020 and a thanks to our community. Words by Owner and Guide, Ryan Hartegan...
“Rewind back to February 1st, 2020 when I had a conversation with GSG Guide and Tera Kaia co-owner, Lauren Breitenbach, in downtown Bishop while checking out there new retail storefront... Me: I think 2020 is going to be a breakout year for GSG and Tera Kaia. Lauren: Yeah, I totally agree. Two weeks later the world began to shutdown due to Coronavirus, bookings and events for our service were cancelled, and we began settling in to a new way of life and uncertainty as we locked down the country... Lauren and I could not have been more wrong! Just like business, the future is hard to predict, no matter how much work you put into it. There will always be peaks and valleys throughout life, the key is to stay the course, remain humble, and ride it out.”
“What a crazy year 2020 has been indeed. Between the pandemic and lockdowns, suspension of commercial operations in the Spring, and record setting fires across California and the Sierra, we think it's safe to say 2020 will go down in the history books and will be talked about for some time. With that being said, we want to take this moment to thank each and every one of our guests, supporters, and followers for your continued support with our service and your understanding and flexibility you've allotted us as we've navigated this stressful and heavyhearted year. The outreach from the community throughout 2020 has been overwhelming and incredibly encouraging. Although there were numerous blockades we had to navigate, and inevitably more on the way, we've got a lot of momentum heading into 2021 and we look forward to continuing to facilitate memorable outings for our community, bring education to the forefront of our service, and expand our programming to better serve the outdoor industry. From the bottom of our hearts, the GSG Family thanks you all for your continued support and we look forward to nothing but unicorns and rainbows in 2021 🦄🌈!” 📷 @kylieclarke_photography
Happy 40th to GSG Lead Guide Josh Reinig
Happy 40th Birthday to this guy! GSG Lead Guide Josh Reinig has been an integral part of our guide service since nearly day one. His enthusiasm for life, passion for climbing, and love for his family is an inspiration to us all and something we should all strive towards. Happy 40th @senseisplitter ! Hope you enjoy the day🤙🏻
Slay @ Home Speaker Series
In conjunction with our Weston Backcountry Sierra Splitboard Program happening this winter in Mammoth Lakes, California, we’re pleased to present the Slay @ Home Speaker Series, sponsored by our partner, Weston! Education has always been at the core of our guide service and supporting our community of backcountry travelers through educational courses is a top priority of ours. Weston’s Slay @ Home Speaker Series hosts an array of educational courses focused on topics such as backcountry basics and how to get started, gear recommendations, avalanche education, and trip planning. The panelist’s facilitating this first series consists of some of the most reputable guides and instructors in our industry from all over North America. Big thanks to our partner Weston for providing these webinars to our community of backcountry travelers!
Click on the button below to register for these free backcountry education webinars and be on the lookout for a Golden State Guiding sponsored event early 2021! Cheers to beginning the process of getting educated and to the journey of a lifelong session of slaying pow!
