Custom Outdoor Experience Guides

Custom Outdoor Experience Guiding is done by ACMG Alpine Guide Mike Adolph and Assistant Alpine Guide Jay Mills. Additional ACMG guides may be contracted as required.

Mike and Jay have been climbing and guiding partners for almost ten years and have made a number of difficult ascents together including a number of first ascents. They have extensive guiding experience on all types of terrain. Years spent teaching skills courses to adults and youth have made them skilled instructors who are keen to pass on their knowledge.

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Mike Adolph

Mike Adolph is a long time resident of Nordegg, Alberta and has over ten years guiding experience in the front ranges and throughout the Rockies. As well as being an expert alpinist, rock climber and ice climber, Mike is also an experienced skier and river kayaking instructor.

Top achievments include:

• Mt. Howse - NE Buttress (V 5.8 A1)
• Mt. Andromeda - Andromeda Strain direct (V 5.9+ A1 WI4)
• Mt. Andromeda - Astroid Alley (IV 5.9 WI5)
• Mt. Elliot - Cool Climbing (IV 5.8R M4 WI4+) - ice climb, first ascent
• 10 day blitz of the Rockies four highest peaks in winter: Mt. Robson (39 hour single push); North Twin (1 day); Mt. Clemenceau and Mt. Columbia traverse (48 hours)
• Numerous ice climbs throughout the Rockies up to WI6+ and M8.
• Numerous first ascents of rock routes up to 5.11, ice routes up to WI6, and alpine routes of all types.
• Rock climbs up to grade V 5.10+ A2 around North America and New Zealand.

Jay Mills

Jay has spent the last 9 years living and guiding in the Canadian Rockies. In his time off from guiding work he has established dozens of new alpine routes, a few new ice climbs, and nearly 100 new rock climbs up to 5.12. Jay is also a skilled ski mountaineer and a river kayaking instructor.

Top achievments include:

• Mt. Andromeda - Andromeda Strain direct (V 5.9+ A1 WI4)
• Mt. Robson - Emperor Ridge (V 5.6) - non stop 25 hour push to summit.
• Mt. Kitchner - Grand Central Coulior (V 5.9 W5) - winter
• Mt. Temple - North Face (V 5.9)
• Mt. Andromeda - Astroid Alley (IV 5.9 WI5)
• Mt. Bryce - North Face (IV 5.7) - solo, 21 hour single push.
• Mt. Elliot - Cool Climbing (V 5.8R M4 WI4+) - first ascent
• Mt. Aconcogua - Polish Glacier Direct (IV) - highest non-himalayan peak in the world. Solo.
• Mt. Cline - East Face (IV 5.10) - first ascent
• Mt. Peskett - East Face (IV 5.9) - first ascent
• Banded Peak - The Brink (III 5.8 W3) - solo, first ascent
• Tetons, WY - Winter Ascents of Grand Teton, Middle Teton, South Teton, Gilkey Tower, and first winter ascents of Buck Mountains 1968 route and Mt. Owen's South Face.
• Numerous ice climbs throughout North America up to WI6+ and M8.
• Numerous first ascents of rock routes up to 5.12, ice routes up to WI6, and alpine routes of all types.
• Rock climbs up to grade V 5.12 and A2+ around North America.