About the Presidents Award
Each year the President of the American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA) selects someone in recognition of their guiding, their skill and their love of the mountains The criteria for receiving The Presidents Award is unique and somewhat variable, nonetheless, highly regarded. This award is presented at the Award Ceremony, which takes place each year at the American Mountain Guides Association Annual Meeting.
The AMGA Awards Committee, the AMGA President, and Membership would like to honor, recognize and congratulate the following guides for their commitment and contributions to the profession of mountain guiding through their efforts on the Big Expedition for Cancer Research — Unclimbed Mountains to Conquer. The Big Expedition was intended to show that seemingly insurmountable challenges are attainable and that they can lead to successes — such as finding a cure for cancer.
Matt Farmer
Farmer has a solid background in all disciplines of climbing. He particularly enjoys long alpine rock and ice climbs as well as ski-mountaineering. This emphasis is reflected in his enthusiasm for sharing with others the challenges and subsequent rewards of moving through technical terrain in the mountains. Level III avalanche certification and medical training such as EMT and OEC certifications compliment his diverse skills as a climber and guide. These qualifications, along with his B.S. in Geology, with which he says he can "B.S. about geology as long as you want," form a core of competence that ensures a fun time in the mountains whatever the itinerary. Farmer is a UIAGM-certified mountain guide (UIAGM is the International Federation of Mountain Guides Association) having earned his American Mountain Guide Association Rock, Alpine and Ski Guide certifications.
Dawn Glanc
Glanc, 32, was born and raised in Brunswick, Ohio and went on to attend Black Hills State University where she obtained a Bachelors degree in Outdoor Recreation in 1998. It was in college where Glanc's passion for climbing truly grew. Upon graduation she moved to Bellingham, Washington, and became a mountain guide with America Alpine Institute. Glanc has climbed in the northern Cascades, eastern Sierras, Red Rock Canyon, Joshua Tree, Ouray, Colorado, Alaska and Canada. Glanc has climbed and guided 200 days a year, for the past two years, and has led three Denali expeditions. Most recently she won second place in the women's division of the Ouray Ice Festival. Dawn is an AMGA-certified rock guide pursuing full UIAGM certification.
Kevin Mahoney
Kevin Mahoney, 38, has climbed for 16 years and has been a guide for 12 years. Climbing has taken him to five continents in search of the most challenging and exhilarating peaks in the world. Mahoney currently resides in his hometown of Madison, New Hampshire, with his wife Claire and daughter Annika. Mahoney is a UIAGM-certified mountain guide (UIAGM is the International Federation of Mountain Guides Association) having earned his American Mountain Guide Association Rock, Alpine and Ski Guide certifications.
Bayard Russell
Bayard Russell, Jr., 30, is a passionate and experienced climber. Russell earned a Bachelors degree in Anthropology from the University of New Hampshire in 1999. Russell's well rounded education served as a great accompaniment to his vast experience. He has climbed the Quartet Ice Hose, the West Ridge of Mount Hunter, the Harding Route on the Keller Needle, the Salathe Wall, and more recently the Steck-Salathe and the North Summit of Denali. Russell is an AMGA Certified Rock Instructor pursuing full UIAGM certification.
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