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John Minier is Owner and Lead Guide at Baker Mountain Guides. Originally from Alaska, he has a deep appreciation for wild and mountainous places. After moving to the lower 48 some 20 years ago, his passion led him to guiding and outdoor instruction. Since 2004, he has worked across the western U.S. as a rock guide, alpine guide, ski guide, and avalanche instructor. John eventually ended up in Bellingham, where he is right at home at Mt. Baker and the world’s deepest snowpack.

Kyle Dungan has been privileged to share in a number of memorable experiences in the mountains, from skiing in the Cascades and the Alps, to exploring quieter regions of Central Asia and Alaska. A passion for learning and sharing his experiences with good company is what fulfills him when exploring the backcountry.

Matt grew up in Ohio and went to college in Washington where he quickly discovered climbing. He stayed west after school pursuing a career in mountain guiding. Matt sees mountain travel as the locus for his passions of climbing, wellness, and adventure. He enjoys photography, fly fishing, cooking, and reading when he is recovering for the next climb. Matt is currently pursuing certification as a full IFMGA Mountain Guide.

After a short stint in corporate America, Nick “Vince” Vincent moved to Vail, Colorado and embraced the life of a ski bum. Seeking quality time in the mountains, he soon found himself as an intern at the Colorado Outward Bound School. After 7 seasons as an instructor, staff trainer, and semester proctor at COBS, Vince transitioned into guiding, with backcountry skiing and avalanche education being his passion and focus. Vince now calls Bellingham home and is excited to share the Cascades with his clients. Learn more about Vince HERE.

Gregg Oliveri has climbed extensively throughout both North and South America, and has participated in expeditions to Nepal, India, China and Pakistan. Guiding work has taken him to Canada, Mexico and Nepal. Gregg spends his weekends and holidays backcountry skiing and exploring the Cascades and mountains of British Columbia. Gregg’s degree in exercise science underpins his deep interest in athletics and performance. He has a great enthusiasm for learning, teaching and for passing knowledge on to his students.

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Jenni brings a blend of owner, guide, mom, and mystic to the Baker Mountain Guides family. Her background in environmental science and natural resource conservation fuels her drive to bring conservation and recreation to the same table. She is currently exploring the boundaries of the human relationship with recreation and what that might bring to our experience in the backcountry and beyond. Learn more about Jenni HERE.

Derek developed an early love for the mountains growing up hiking and skiing in the Adirondacks. Then he juggled work as a NOLS climbing and mountaineering instructor with a career in the solar industry. For the past few years, Derek was guiding year round in Colorado’s San Juan Mountains while also guiding trips up big mountains in Nepal, Ecuador, and Alaska. Now living in Bellingham, Derek is stoked to be growing roots in the PNW!

An early love of rock climbing amidst steep southeastern sandstone led Julie Ann down a long and winding road of mountainous explorations, where she eventually came to land amongst the snowy peaks of the North Cascades. An educator by passion and a guide by nature, Julie Ann is no stranger to the nuances of glaciers, rocky ridgelines, year round off-trail travel, or big days on her feet. She’s a total snow nerd when it comes to avalanche science and has a real soft spot for technical ropework. However, more than any of that, she offers her presence to this work through active attention, mindful listening, embodied compassion, and practices of gratitude. Julz will forever be a student to the world around her, and in this way, she offers her guidance from a genuine place of curiosity and understanding.