Angela Hawse

Certified Guide

Angela is one of the most experienced women guides in the country with over 20 years leading adventures in the vertical realm.  She is an AMGA Certified Rock and Alpine Guide, Himalayan Alpinist and Sponsored Athlete. She is versed in all disciplines of climbing and has led over 20 high altitude expeditions, including five on Denali.  She has ascents throughout Asia, South America, Canada and the U.S. and in addition to Chicks with Picks, guides for Women that Rock, Chicks on Cracks, Exum Mountain Guides and Mountain Madness.  She is passionate about teaching and sharing her enthusiasm for the outdoors.  Angela has a long history of making good things happen through the service work she combines with her endeavors.  In 1998, she was deputy leader of the successful First Disabled Ascent of Mt. Everest and reached the South Summit at 28,875’.  Her efforts on the expedition included organizing a major clean-up high on the mountain and facilitating a semester long service program for 5 college students in the Khumbu Valley.  A year later, she led an expedition on Aconcagua, which removed over 1000 kg of garbage from above 19,000’.  In 2003, she led a successful all-women’s expedition to Ama Dablam, 22,454’, with two other CWP guides.  The group of nine, mostly CWP alumni called themselves the mAmas Dablam, raised $23,000 for the dZi Foundation and climbed the highly technical southwest ridge without Sherpa support.  Their fundraising efforts helped start a safe house for young girls in Sikkim.  Angela has also trained women guides in Nepal and worked to protect the Mountain Porter.  In 2001, she earned a Master’s Degree in International Mountain Conservation for her work.  Angela is also Motivational Speaker and serves as a Director for the American Mountain Guides Association.  Her home is outside of Ouray, in Ridgway, Colorado.

Angela also is a guide for: Exum Mountain Guides, Chicks with Picks, Mountain Madness, and Chick on Cracks & Splitter Camps thru Moab Desert Adventures.