Dan Hohl

<div>Dan grew up in the powder-starved wasteland of Southern California, where nobody owns a ski<br>touring setup but seemingly everybody owns a convertible and tiny dog. Fortunately, his parents<br>had an old A-frame ski cabin in the Sierra Nevada’s, and that is where Dan’s dad taught him to<br>ski by abandoning him atop runs far beyond a 3-year old’s capabilities. After surviving this trial<br>by fire, Dan attended the University of California, Berkeley where he was introduced to rock<br>climbing and ski touring. It was during this time that any semblance of a straight-and-narrow<br>career path was lost.<br><br>Under the guise of continuing his education, Dan completed a Master of Science at the<br>University of Utah, writing a thesis on the relationship between climbing, environmental<br>advocacy, and climate change. He promptly moved to Colorado and dove into the American<br>Mountain Guides Association certification process and continued his avalanche education<br>through the American Institute of Avalanche Research and Education.<br><br>Dan has guided rock and alpine climbs all over the Rockies, Southwest desert, and in the North<br>Cascades. In the spring time Dan answers Alaska’s calling and guides an expedition up the West<br>Buttress of Denali. He has ski guided throughout Colorado and is an equal opportunity powder<br>hound whether it be hippy turns in low angle meadows or the steep couloirs of the Tetons.<br>When Dan is not on the job, he can be found scheming over Caltopo, consuming potentially<br>unhealthy amounts of coffee, falling off of sport climbs, and attempting without success to set<br>the perfect skin track.<br><br></div><div>CERTIFICATIONS:</div><div>- AMGA ASSISTANT ROCK GUIDE</div><div>- AMGA ASSISTANT ALPINE GUIDE</div><div>- AMGA ASSISTANT SKI GUIDE</div><div>- AIARE PRO 2</div><div>- AIARE COURSE INSTRUCTOR</div><div>- WFR/CPR</div>