Aimee Barnes started guiding in1985 and is a legend in the guiding world. Her love towards guiding and her dedication to hard work is infectious. Aimee is also an advocate of education and mentorship. She has run the all-women Guide Protrack in City of Rocks for about 10 years. Both newer and seasoned female guides have benefited and learned much from the Protrack and built and grown their own network of support.
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Miranda Oakley is a bad-ass climber and is best known for her free and speed ascents on big wall routes in Yosemite. Miranda is an AMGA Rock Guide. She guides in Yosemite and teaches classes near Bishop. In 2022 she has embarked on another big adventure in life – having a child. In this episode we had a great conversation about the new life, her climbing and guiding, the adjustments she made, and her outlook on the next steps.
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Elaina is an AMGA Rock Guide, Apprentice Alpine Guide, and AMGA Single Pitch Instructor Provider Trainer as well as a Level 2 IRATA/SPRAT Rope Access Technician.
She owns New River Mountain Guides and splits her time guiding in New River Gorge in summer and Red Rock Canyon in the rest of the year. She is currently a board member of the AMGA.
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Tracy Martin is an AMGA certified Rock Guide, an artist, an entrepreneur, and if you want to get married in Vegas she can marry you in Red Rock Canyon.
She has quite a slash career.
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This is episode 0 and it’s going to be short.
I want to use this episode to introduce the Female Guides Requested Podcast. Basically talk about WHY I started this podcast and WHAT I hope to achieve with this podcast.