Mountain Manager
Alaska Division Head
With RMI
Carbondale, CO
Mt. Mansfield, and many of the green mountains and white mountains out East
Cross country skiing and all forms of sliding on snow, mountain bikes and gravel bikes, trail running, baking bread and some wood working when I get the chance.
Pete is a senior guide with RMI. He began guiding for RMI Expeditions in 2008, and guides full seasons in Alaska, Washington, and internationally. Pete lives in Aspen, Colorado, where he guides, teaches avalanche courses, and is a ski instructor.
He grew up at the base of Mt. Mansfield in Vermont. A competitive nordic skier, Pete has spent much of the rest of his time hiking, climbing, and backcountry skiing through the Green and White Mountains of Vermont and New Hampshire. He has traveled throughout Europe, while living in Norway and France.
Pete graduated Dartmouth College with a degree in Environmental Studies.
The community that surrounds this sport - my peers are the best in the world, and I love the people I meet guiding, the stories that bring them here, and helping them push to their loftiest goals.
I coach cross country skiing, am a ski instructor, avalanche instructor, ski guide, and spend much of the year involved with our Alaska program.
“I hope clients leave with more than a summit photo. The mountains have a way of showing people what they’re actually capable of — often more than they believed walking in. I want every client to come away with sharper judgment, a real understanding of the terrain they just moved through, and the confidence that comes from having earned it themselves rather than being led through it. Alaska in particular has a way of humbling you — glaciated terrain, big weather, real consequences — and I think good guiding means bringing people home not just safely, but more capable than when they arrived. If someone leaves a trip with me thinking differently about risk, about their own resilience, or about what’s possible in the mountains, I’ve done my job.
139 | Mt. Rainier, Washington, USA | 14,410' (5 routes)
15 | Mt. McKinley, Alaska, USA | 20,310' (expeditions)
5 | Aconcagua, Argentina | 22,841' (expeditions)
5 | Mt. Elbrus (North Side), Russia | 18,510' (expeditions)
Multiple | Mt. Baker, Washington, USA | 10,781' (North Ridge, Coleman-Deming & Easton Glacier)
1 | Mt. Shuksan, Washington, USA | 9,131' (Sulphide Glacier)
1 | Sahale Peak, Washington, USA | 8,680'
Multiple | Huayna Potosí & Illimani, Bolivia | 19,974'–21,122'
3 | Sail & Ski Expeditions (Lofoten 2012; Finnmark 2018; Western Greenland 2024)
Multiple | Ski Mountaineering (France, Switzerland, Colorado, Utah) | Haute Route traverse (Chamonix–Zermatt)
Multiple | Rock Climbing (Western USA, New England, Norway)
RMI Expeditions Guides are required to hold a number of certifications, but many go above and beyond with their technical and outdoor training. We actively encourage (and provide funding for) our guides' continuing education.
AIARE Pro 1
AIARE Instructor Training Course
AAI Professional Level 1
LNT Level 1 Instructor
November 2, 2025
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Mountaineering
The Five Day Rainier Climb offers the classic Mount Rainier experience with added time, margin, and flexibility built into the schedule, allowing teams to move deliberately, adapt to conditions, and fully engage with the mountain rather than rushing to meet a narrow summit window. That extra day provides the flexibility to choose the best timing for summit day (especially valuable when weather is less predictable) making it ideal for first-time Rainier climbers and anyone seeking a deeper immersion in one of North America's most iconic glaciated peaks.
The climb begins with a half day orientation at BaseCamp, then a full day of mountaineering school on the mountain, then spends two nights at Camp Muir in the private hut RMI uses — the only guide service with its own shelter there, giving climbers time to acclimatize, refine movement skills, and recover between efforts. Throughout, you climb in small rope teams at a 2:1 climber-to-guide ratio for closer instruction and more individual attention. Before and after the climb, your team is based at Rainier BaseCamp in Ashford, home to the BaseCamp Bar & Grill, Whittaker Mountaineering, and Whittaker's Bunkhouse.
November 2, 2025
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Leadership
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