Show Notes: Carol’s Links: Episode Intro: Welcome to another empowering episode of the Female Guides Requested Podcast! This is your host Ting Ting from Las Vegas. Today we sit down with the incredibly inspiring Carol Simpson, a trailblazing climber and guide who is proving that age and societal expectations are meant to be challenged. Raised […]
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Show Notes: Resources for Candidates and Providers: Related Links: Episode Intro: Dear listeners of the Female Guides Requested Podcast, welcome back. This is your host Ting Ting from Las Vegas. Today in our fifth installment of the Everything SPI series, I am joined once again by Andrew Megas-Russell, the Climbing Instructor Program Manager of the
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Show Notes: Liz’s Link: Episode Intro: Dear listeners of the Female Guides Requested Podcast, welcome back. I am your host Ting Ting from Las Vegas. Today we sit down with Liz Schwab, an AMGA Apprentice Ski Guide and Nationally Registered Paramedic based in the Tetons. Liz’s journey is one of technical mastery and resilience, moving
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Show Notes: Theresa’s Links: Episode Intro: Dear listeners of the Female Guides Requested podcast, welcome back, this is your host Ting Ting from Las Vegas. In today’s episode, we sit down with Theresa Silveyra, a Portland-based mountain guide whose journey into the outdoors is as disciplined as it is inspiring. Originally a professional music teacher
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Show Notes: Norie’s Links: Episode Intro: Dear listeners of the Female Guides Requested Podcast. Welcome back. This is your host Ting Ting from Las Vegas. Today, we are joined by a true trailblazer, Norie Kizaki. Born in a remote Japanese village where her family oversaw a Buddhist temple, Norie’s path to the mountains was anything
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Show Notes: Emilie’s Links: Episode Intro: Dear listeners of the Female Guides Requested Podcast, welcome back. This is your host Ting Ting from Las Vegas. Today I am joined by a veteran of the guiding world, Emilie Drinkwater. With over 25 years of experience, Emilie’s career has taken her from the rugged ice of the
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Show Notes: Juliana’s Links: Episode Intro: Dear listeners of the Female Guides Requested Podcast, welcome back! I am your host, Ting Ting, from Las Vegas. Today’s guest is a true trailblazer in the international guiding community: Juliana Garcia. Juliana is an Ecuadorian mountain guide whose career is a series of “firsts”. She was the first
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Show Notes: Joanne’s Links: Episode Intro: Welcome back to the Female Guides Requested. Happy New Year! This is your host Ting Ting from Las Vegas. Today’s guest is a legendary figure whose name is etched into the very sandstone of Red Rock Canyon. Joanne Urioste is a pioneering rock climber, author, and guide who re-imagined
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Show Notes: Lisa’s Links: Episode Intro: Happy Wednesday and welcome back to the Female Guides Requested podcast, this is your host Ting Ting from Las Vegas. Today, I’m thrilled to host Lisa Van Sciver, a renowned mountain guide based in the Tetons with nearly two decades of experience. Lisa’s journey is one of passion, balance,
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Show Notes: Natalie’s Links: Episode Intro: Dear listeners of the Female Guides Requested Podcast, welcome back and happy Wednesday. This is your host Ting Ting from Las Vegas. In this podcast, we spotlight the stories of women guides and guides from other underrepresented groups and see how they navigate the complex terrain of mountains and
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