THE SYMBOL of the Peregrine
The Peregrine is a conservation success story celebrating a complete approach to the Leave No Trace principle. Clocked at over 200 mph the Peregrine is one of the greatest of all mountain athletes and being a cliff dweller it shares our venue with us. In the 1960s and 70s the use of DDT as a pesticide had nearly wiped out this fantastic animal by contaminating its food source. With a lot of effort these animals have rebounded and have been able to maintain healthy breeding populations throughout North America. The Peregrine reminds us that while we are in the mountains we are a visitor and we must do this respectfully. At Peregrine Expeditions we work to set an example that to truly embrace a Leave No Trace principle we must understand that the choices we make in our day to day lives have just as much impact as the choices we make while we are in the back country.
In creating a model for environmentally sensitive business practices we will be donating 1% of all profits to endangered species that we are sharing the mountains with. Furthermore Peregrine Expeditions is working towards lowering it’s Carbon footprint.
At Peregrine Expeditions we work towards a healthy and gratifying addiction to mountain adventure. Meaning all of our programs approach the mountains safely, ethically with an emphasis towards aesthetics and style.
COMMITTED to Responsibility
In educating the greater public of the importance and lifelong involvement in outdoor sports we see it that there are several responsibilities that we must uphold. The first is that all guides and instructors are trained in accordance with internationally recognized standards and languages of guiding. This would include the standards, techniques and procedures presented by the American Mountain Guide Association (AMGA) and the American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education (AIARE). Next, it is extremely important to us that our guides have extensive experience before they come to work for us. All guides are required to have at a minimum of 5 years professional mountain guiding experience. Alas, we believe it is an act of environmental stewardship to get people playing outside. This creates a life long commitment to the environment that cannot be created any other way. This is why we use the symbol of the Peregrine
Peregrine Guides
Joseph Anderson – Owner and Guide
Joseph is owner, operator and head guide for Peregrine Expeditions. Having grown up in both Virginia and Paris, France Joseph realized he wanted to work as a professional in the mountains at 13 years old when learning to ski at La Pagne, France. Joseph started climbing in Arizona 1995 and started working as a mountain guide in 1999 for SW Adventures in the San Juans of Colorado. With over 13 years of working in the mountains as a professional guide, Joseph has a huge breadth of experience to pull from including six expeditions to Denali, teaching the U.S. Air Force combat forecasters how to ski, guiding technical rock and ice routes through North America and working with youth populations in both youth-at-risk programs and recreational adventure programs. Joseph has logged over 400 days working and playing in the Mt Baker area all months of the year having summited Mt Baker itself over 50 times via 4 different routes. In 2007 Joseph received the Denali Pro pin and 2008 won a Mountain Hardware Scholarship. Joseph also writes for several online blogs including Wild Washington and Online Shoes. Joseph lives with his wife his two sons and daughter in Bellingham, WA.
Head Guide for Arizona Programs.
Alpine Guide in the Cascades.
Facilitates guide training.
Jonathon grew up in the Northwest learning to hike, climb and ski in the Cascades Mountains of Washington State. His passion for the outdoors started at a young age, when he learned to ski at 3 years old. Jonathon made his way to Western State College of Colorado where he received a B.A. in Recreation and Business Administration. These days Jonathon splits his time guiding between Washington, Alaska, Utah, Nevada, and Europe. After spending four years completing the American Mountain Guide Association (AMGA/IFMGA) training program, Jonathon passed his final exam in the fall of 2009, becoming one of the youngest Americans to be fully certified in all three disciplines (rock, alpine and ski).
With guided trips to the Ecuador volcanoes; Denali, Alaska; Mt. Waddington, British Columbia; the French and Swiss Alps, along with various other places in North and South America, Jonathon has had significant expedition climbing experience. He is also a technically experienced climber completing two ascents of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, various desert towers in Moab, Utah, as well as challenging alpine routes in Alaska. Jonathon currently works with many leading guide services today including: Alpine Ascents International, Mont Blanc Guides, Utah Mountain Adventures, Mountain Madness, American Alpine Institute, and Ruby Mountain Helicopter Skiing.
Stephen Karney
Alpine Guide in Cascades.
Troy Hoff
Ski Guide in Baker and North Cascades.
