Our Office Team
-
Mark Gunlogson
-
Steve Guthrie
Steve Guthrie
1957 – 2022 / RIP
Steve Guthrie passed away on June 20, 2022 at the age of 65. As a longÂtime outÂdoor enthuÂsiÂast, his interÂests were diverse. From an earÂly age he was an avid outÂdoorsÂman and evenÂtuÂalÂly became active in search and resÂcue, mounÂtain guidÂing, and teachÂing wilderÂness first aid and EMT coursÂes. While nevÂer one to shy away from soliÂtude, he was, and always will be rememÂbered first as someÂone who loved to conÂnect. LovÂing to share his knowlÂedge and tell a good stoÂry, he was equalÂly adept at lisÂtenÂing. He will be very missed.
-
Joe Sawyer
Joe Sawyer
North AmerÂiÂca ProÂgram Director
Born and raised in the SeatÂtle area, Joe grew up explorÂing the CasÂcades. With an earÂly mounÂtaineerÂing introÂducÂtion with a climb of Mount Adams at 13 years old, he knew he was hooked. After gradÂuÂatÂing colÂlege at WashÂingÂton State UniÂverÂsiÂty, he dove head-first into the outÂdoor indusÂtry workÂing at gear shops, climbÂing gyms, and runÂning youth climbÂing proÂgrams before finalÂly joinÂing the MadÂness team. As the North AmerÂiÂca ProÂgram DirecÂtor here at MounÂtain MadÂness, he loves helpÂing folks find advenÂture through climbÂing. In his free time, you can find him explorÂing the CasÂcades, ridÂing his dual sport, boatÂing in the Puget Sound, and hangÂing out with his best friend Blue (Chief BarÂketÂing OffiÂcer here at MM).
-
Oswaldo Freire
Oswaldo Freire
South AmerÂiÂca ProÂgram Director
Ossy was born and raised in Ecuador and knows his counÂtry’s peaks intiÂmateÂly. He has climbed Pik Lenin, the difÂfiÂcult West Face of HuayÂna PotoÂsi, Pumori, Aconcagua’s South Face, the Dolomites, and throughÂout South AmerÂiÂca. RecentÂly he has sucÂceedÂed in reachÂing the sumÂmit of ManÂaslu and EverÂest, both withÂout oxyÂgen. Ossy has guidÂed five of the SevÂen SumÂmits, includÂing the sucÂcessÂful 2017 MounÂtain MadÂness EverÂest expeÂdiÂtion. Ossy is a fulÂly cerÂtiÂfied IFMÂGA MounÂtain Guide.
-
Nicki Jepsen
Nicki Jepsen
Accounting/​HR
A CalÂiÂforÂnia girl with a pasÂsion for travÂel and advenÂture, NicÂki is a true advoÂcate for livÂing your dream. While in colÂlege getÂting her InterÂnaÂtionÂal BusiÂness ManÂageÂment degree, she spent a lot of time in Europe and othÂer far-flung exotÂic places, lived in Japan for 10 years, and has called SeatÂtle home since 1996. She runs the numÂbers at our office and is enthuÂsiÂasÂtic about develÂopÂing new trip/​business ideas that benÂeÂfit our cusÂtomers. NicÂki is an avid hikÂer, bikÂer and food explorÂer, fluÂent in GerÂman, and always lookÂing for the next adventure.
-
Ashten Linkhart
Ashten Linkhart
EquipÂment and LogisÂtics Manager
gearmanager@mountainmadness.com
Born and raised in NorthÂern MichiÂgan, AshtÂen is no stranger to the outÂdoors. He grew up campÂing, fishÂing, huntÂing with his famÂiÂly. AshtÂen startÂed skiÂing and snowÂboardÂing in the late 90’s, but decidÂed to comÂmit to snowÂboardÂing and has been doing it ever since. WinÂterÂing on Mt. Hood leaves him with a lot of deep and steep snow. He spends his sumÂmers cragÂging, campÂing, and spendÂing time with famÂiÂly while he is in town.
-
Adrien Regelbrugge
Adrien Regelbrugge
AssisÂtant EquipÂment and LogisÂtics Manager
gearmanager@mountainmadness.com
Adrien curÂrentÂly attends MonÂtana State UniÂverÂsiÂty in BozeÂman, MonÂtana and is planÂning on gradÂuÂatÂing in 2024 with a GeogÂraÂphy degree. He has been activeÂly climbÂing for 3 seaÂsons now and skiÂing for over 15 years. He was born in ChicaÂgo, IlliÂnois but has also lived in Spokane-WashÂingÂton, BufÂfaÂlo-New York, and SeatÂtle-WashÂingÂton. He loves spendÂing time outÂdoors, whether it be rock/​ice climbÂing, ski mounÂtaineerÂing, whiteÂwaÂter kayakÂing, mounÂtain bikÂing, or trail running.
-
Heidi Bornstein
Heidi Bornstein
Web and MarÂketÂing Designer
Web and MarÂketÂing Designer
-
Sharon Birchfield
Sharon Birchfield
OperÂaÂtions Specialist
Sharon grew up in NorthÂern CalÂiÂforÂnia and moved to SeatÂtle in 2003 to attend colÂlege. She gradÂuÂatÂed cum laude with a bachÂeÂlor’s degree in InterÂnaÂtionÂal RelaÂtions, focusÂing on InterÂnaÂtionÂal DevelÂopÂment, HisÂtoÂry, and MidÂdle EastÂern StudÂies. Her goal in colÂlege was to travÂel as much as posÂsiÂble, which she did, spendÂing semesÂters in Europe, the MidÂdle East, and SouthÂeast Asia and studyÂing mulÂtiÂple lanÂguages includÂing French, AraÂbic, SpanÂish, and ItalÂian. After gradÂuÂaÂtion she spent sevÂerÂal years in SeatÂtle workÂing for local non-profÂits and social serÂvice agenÂcies. In 2010 she travÂeled to Buenos Aires to comÂplete an immerÂsive internÂship at a local non-profÂit focused on youth leadÂerÂship develÂopÂment and eduÂcaÂtion. It was here that she was introÂduced to mounÂtains and rock climbÂing. She returned to PortÂland and conÂtinÂued to work in the non-profÂit secÂtor, focused priÂmarÂiÂly in eduÂcaÂtion, but the seed for a life outÂdoors was plantÂed, and she spent most of her free time climbÂing and teachÂing with the local mounÂtaineerÂing club. In 2017 she uprootÂed her comÂfortÂable city life to purÂsue a career in mounÂtain guidÂing. She spends part of her year guidÂing in the PacifÂic NorthÂwest, Utah, and Wyoming, and part of the year workÂing in the MounÂtain MadÂness office.
-
Blue
Blue
Chief BarÂketÂing Officer
Blue has been workÂing in the barÂketÂing field for just over one year. In his free time he enjoys long walks on the beach and harassÂing local mail carriers.
-
Tye Chapman
Based in Seattle
Tye Chapman
InterÂnaÂtionÂal Operations
Tye has over 15 years in the advenÂture travÂel / mounÂtain guidÂing busiÂness. He’s guidÂed many treks around the world (EverÂest Base Camp, KilÂiÂmanÂjaro, Machu PicÂchu, PatagÂoÂnia, and othÂers) but his priÂmaÂry role has been OperÂaÂtions and ProÂgram ManÂagÂer. Tye grew up in OreÂgon and gradÂuÂatÂed from OreÂgon State UniÂverÂsiÂty but has been in SeatÂtle long enough to call it home. He enjoys spendÂing time with his wife EriÂka, and coachÂing his son Jack’s baseÂball team. When time allows, Tye and his famÂiÂly enjoy hikÂing the trails of Mt. Rainier.
