The American Mountain Guides Association announced Keith Garvey as the 2008 Outstanding Guide of the Year.
Each year AMGA members throughout the US nominate candidates who have made an outstanding contribution or achievement of significant value to the mountain guiding profession. This year the award acknowledges Keith Garvey’s initiative and efforts in developing the new non-profit guide cooperative called the Certified Guides Federation where he serves as its current president.
The CGF supports AMGA and IFMGA certified guides by providing affordable access and insurance in the United States. Up until now, the high cost of liability insurance and expensive permit fees have traditionally incapacitated independent guiding. This new guide cooperative not only makes it affordable for independent guiding, but also grants foreign IFMGA guides access, which has been a long time goal and requirement of the AMGA. See www.certifiedguidesfederation.org to learn more about the CGF.
Keith has been a strong supporter of the AMGA and the certification processes. He has taught in the AMGA guide program for over five years, is currently seated on the AMGA Board of Directors, and is also an adviser to the AMGA Technical Director making sure guiding standards and techniques are upheld to the highest standards.
He has been a professional mountain guide for 12 years. He owns and operates All Mountain Adventures, a guide service based in Boulder, Colorado and guides throughout the US and internationally. He and his wife Krista spend their winters in La Grave, France where Keith guides for the Skiers Lodge and AMA.
Learn more about Keith on marmotpro.com and more information about the American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA) can be found at www.amga.com.
