Major Training Events:

2009- American Mountain Guides Association Member


2009-2023, State of Oregon NFPA Rope Rescue Technician Instructor Certified


2014 Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education -AORE member


2016 BSA Climbing Director


2018 Professional Climbing Guides Institute-PCGI Single Pitch Guide Certified


2018 Professional Climbing Guides Institute, Top Rope Guide Mentor



Major training events:

Nov. 2001– 2012, Association for Challenge Course Technology Member

June 2001 BSA National Camp School Climbing Director (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2010)

June 2003 BSA COPE Instructor certification

April 2003 Alpine Towers Rope Course Training

May 2004 BSA COPE Director certified

July 2004 NFPA Rope Rescue Technician certified

2004 NFPA Instructor 1

2006-09 Professional Ropes Course Association Member

2008 BSA National Camp School COPE Director

2008-09 Professional Climbing Instructors Association Member

Oct 2009 Peak Rescue Institute PRI’s Specialist course

Feb 2010 BSA The Trainer’s EDGE instructor training

April 2010 AMGA Single Pitch Instructor Course

April 2010 BSA Climbing Director Re trained

Oct 2010 AMGA Single Pitch Instructor Assessment

March 2011 AMGA SPI instructor pool training

May 2011 American Alpine Club Member

2011-2015 Cascades Mountaineers Member

Jan 2012-14 Assistant instructor for AMGA SPI and SPE programs

Oct 2014 AMGA Single Pitch Instructor re-assessment

2014 Professional Climbing Instructors Association-PCIA member