
Lindsey Hamm
I began climbÂing in 2013 and have been guidÂing since 2014. I strive to achieve the InterÂnaÂtionÂal FedÂerÂaÂtion MounÂtain Guide AssoÂciÂaÂtion Pin (IFMÂGA). When I startÂed down the AmerÂiÂcan MounÂtain Guide AssoÂciÂaÂtion (AMGA) track, I began with my SinÂgle Pitch InstrucÂtor CerÂtiÂfiÂcaÂtion to gain expeÂriÂence. After a year or two, I began down the AMGA/IFMGA process to hopeÂfulÂly become the 18th woman to be fulÂly pinned in the States. I love travÂelÂing to all difÂferÂent parts of the US and othÂer counÂtries to climb. BuildÂing a comÂmuÂniÂty in every locaÂtion I travÂel to is a goal of mine. I love crushÂing my own guide and perÂsonÂal goals and enjoy seeÂing my guests crush their goals. I am curÂrentÂly an AMGA CerÂtiÂfied Rock and Alpine Guide, and an ApprenÂtice Ski Guide.
I have guidÂed all around ColÂorado, OreÂgon, Utah, NevaÂda, WashÂingÂton, AlasÂka, and CalÂiÂforÂnia. I was awardÂed the 2016 GORE-TEX ScholÂarÂship for an AMGA course, the Rock Guide DisÂciÂpline from ARC’TERYX, and was awardÂed the 2019 McNeill-Nott Grant for her expeÂdiÂtion back to ZanÂskar in August 2019.
In 2023, I was awardÂed the AAC CutÂting Edge Grant, McNeill-Nott Grant, and the Grit and Rock Grant to estabÂlish new routes at high altiÂtudes for our SumÂmer 2023 PakÂistan trip back to the Charakusa Valley.
My love for the outÂdoors startÂed when I was a young woman livÂing in Texas, yes, Texas. I was forÂtuÂnate enough to have a mothÂer who brought me around Austin, Texas, ColÂorado, and Utah to hike and learn how to ski at a young age. ThroughÂout my 20s, I was obsessed with trail runÂning and ran five ultraÂmaÂrathons, and then I was introÂduced to climbÂing latÂer in Austin and San MarÂcos, Texas.
I have estabÂlished routes in DuranÂgo, CO, IndiÂan Creek, and mulÂti-pitchÂes in Moab. Also, I have estabÂlished alpine routes in ZanÂskar, India, and in the Charakusa ValÂley in PakÂistan. In 2018 I was in India for a month, attemptÂing to estabÂlish a first ascent with my climbÂing partÂner. We sucÂcessÂfulÂly put up a few towÂers (TowÂer One, WI3, M3, 5.9 R), tryÂing to attempt an epic traÂverse but got shut down by weathÂer. In the sumÂmer of 2022, my team and I sucÂceedÂed in the Charakusa ValÂley, PakÂistan. We estabÂlished a new route called ​“Pull Down the Sky” 15 pitchÂes, 5.11R at 16,500 feet.
Aside from climbÂing, I love to draw. My favorite mediÂum is charÂcoal. HapÂpy SENDING!