Andrea Charest
AMGA Single Pitch Instructor
City: Jericho
Province: VT
Bio: Growing up near Pittsburgh, PA, Andrea found her place in the mountains of Vermont while attending the University of Vermont. She began working with Petra Cliffs Climbing Center & Mountaineering School as a climbing instructor in 2001, moving into guiding/AMGA along the way, and she and her husband now own the business. Andrea is an athlete for ice, mixed and rock climbing on the Mammut Athlete Team. She guides throughout the Northeast, is a New York State Licensed Guide and has been a guest guide and mixed climbing competitor in Ouray, CO and Bozeman, MT, Mountainfest, NY, MWV Ice Fest, NH, and Smuggs Ice Bash, VT. Andrea's AMGA Resume includes: Certified SPI | Rock Guide Course | Alpine Guide Course | Ice Instructor Course | Advanced Rock Guide Course & Aspirant Exam | Rock Guide Exam |
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- AMGA Single Pitch Instructor
- AMGA Ice Instructor
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AMGA: American Mountain Guides Association
The American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA) is a 501(c)(3) educational non‐profit that is dedicated to supporting the American mountain guiding community. Their mission is to be the leader in education, standards, and advocacy for professional guides and climbing instructors.
As the leading organization of America’s most vibrant, inspiring community of climbers and skiers, the AMGA offers you cutting edge knowledge and hundreds of years of collective experience that you won’t get from any other climbing organization.