Joshua Cole has been guiding for more than 20 years, and is an IFMGA Licensed American Mountain Guide . He has climbed and skied extensively in the North Cascades, Swiss Alps, Italian Dolomites, Sierra Nevada, New Zealand and the ranges of SW Montana. Josh is a risk management consultant and has given trainings and presentations on wilderness risk management to numerous organizations. Josh has worked as a professional ski patroller in Montana and New Zealand, and has a former life as a research geologist.