American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA)

Amga is dedicated to supporting the guiding community through excellence in education standards and certifications to enhance the quality of services provided to the public, while serving as a resource for accessing and protecting the natural environment. Amga presents a strong, unified voice for high standards of the professionalism of guiding and climbing instruction in the united states. Amga is an organization grounded in powerful traditions that continues to evolve with the ever-changing requirements of Mountain guiding and instruction. Amga offers a series of training courses and exams designed to certify Guides and climbing instructors to the highly respected and internationally recognized standards set by amga.