Angela Hawse

Black Diamond Global Athlete

ANGELA HAWSE

Angela is one of few female IFMGA mountain guides with a successful career spanning over three decades and the 6th woman in the U.S. to earn the IFMGA credential. Angela has led over 30 high altitude mountaineering expeditions to the world’s Greater Ranges and guides remote trips from the Antarctic Peninsular to the Arctic.  She skied from Sweden to Norway across Lapland, reached to the South Summit of Mt. Everest and has led many technical all-women’s ascents.  She’s a champion for inclusivity, a mentor and an advocate for women and folks from marginalized communities in outdoor professions.  

Angela joined the AMGA Instructor Team in 2005 as the only woman for many years. She was president of the American Mountain Guides Association and has trained and examined guides for the AMGA for 20 years.  She has a Master’s Degree in International Mountain Conservation, serves on the IFMGA board and is vice president of the IFMGA Technical Commission, being not only the first woman but the first non-European to work in that capacity. 

In 2011, Angela was named AMGA Guide of the Year and in 2022 she received the AMGA Lifetime Achievement in Guiding Award.  She’s a POW Alliance Team Member and leads the IFMGA’s efforts in developing resources for mountain guides to adapt to the impacts of climate change.  Previously, Angela worked as a heli-ski guide and avalanche forecaster for many seasons where she developed a passion for throwing bombs out of helicopters. Realizing her exposure to risk and carbon footprint were far too excessive, she transitioned to human powered skiing and teaching avalanche education to professionals. Angela’s home is in Ridgway, Colorado with her pup Grommet aka “Super G”.  Her newest adventure is taking up skateboarding again.

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Angela's essential gear and apparel

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Hydra Ice Tool

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Women's Dawn Patrol Hybrid Shell

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Transfer Shovel

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Helio Carbon 108 Skis

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Mountains are gifts that keeps giving… adventure, challenge, uncertainty, success, failure, beauty and basic human needs of we take for granted – water, snow, ice and gravity that sustain us and allow us to survive and thrive.

—Angela Hawse

ANGELA IN THE NEWS

The Snow Brains Podcast: Angela Hawse - President of the American Mountain Guide Association

In this episode, Angela & Miles discuss what it's like to be the president of the American Mountain Guide Association (AMGA), being AMGA Guide of the Year, inclusion in the mountains, guiding all over the world, heli ski guiding for Telluride Helitrax, getting fully IFMGA guide certified, climbing Mt. Everest, Avalanches, climate change, and more.

The Delivering Adventure Podcast: How to Deliver Adventure to Yourself with Angela Hawse

What does it take to deliver adventure to ourselves? What are some of the key skills that great adventures possess? Angela Hawse joins Jordy and Chris to explore these questions and much more.

Outside Magazine: Real Talk on What It Takes to Become a Mountain Guide

Advice from IFMGA mountain guide Angela Hawse, the sixth American woman to earn the certification

Gear Junkie: 15 Female Leaders You Need to Meet at Outdoor Retailer

Colorado Sun: Angela Hawse takes helm of American Mountain Guides Association board as group leans on women to foster change in guiding culture

“We are at the forefront and it’s a really exciting time for us to rattle some cages and bring more awareness to issues,” she says.