Welcome

Idaho Mountain Guides has provided guiding courses and custom climbing experiences since 2005. We are honored to provide the highest-quality and most fun experience possible. We partner with the BLM, Idaho Parks and Recreation, Idaho Outfitters and Guides Licensing Board, and other entities to support and protect our beautiful climbing areas. All of our lead guides are American Mountain Guides Association Single Pitch Instructors (SPI). The SPI is the only internationally recognized single pitch climbing instructor certification program in the United States.

Meet the Team

  • Group of climbers or hikers outdoors in a mountainous area with dense evergreen trees, wearing outdoor gear and gear for climbing or hiking.

    Mat Erpelding

    FOUNDER & CO-OWNER

    AMGA Aspirant Rock & Alpine Guide & SPI Certified

    Wilderness Medicine Training Center Senior Instructor

  • A woman standing on a rocky mountain summit, holding a sign that reads "Borah Peak 12,662 ft," with mountain peaks and landscapes in the background.

    Marie Clark

    CO-OWNER

  • Person with long curly hair wearing sunglasses and a helmet, holding a climbing or hiking pole, outdoors with dry landscape and scattered trees in the background.

    Chandler Daniels

    SR. LEAD GUIDE

    AMGA SPI Certified

  • A smiling man with a beard and shaved head taking a selfie outdoors with trees in the background.

    Stephen Wells

    SR. LEAD GUIDE

    AMGA SPI Certified

  • A male mountaineer in blue jacket, black pants, and a helmet with goggles, is in a snowy mountain terrain, holding a climbing rope, with a snowboard attached to his rucksack, and rocks and snow in the background.

    Mark Stoeckl

    SR. LEAD GUIDE

    AMGA SPI Certified

  • A man outdoors in a lush green forest, wearing sunglasses, a Columbia long sleeve shirt, a cap, and a watch, holding a climbing rope, smiling at the camera.

    Troy Frisk

    LEAD GUIDE

    AMGA SPI Certified

  • Blake Bolton

    LEAD GUIDE

    AMGA SPI Certified

  • A man takes a selfie with a mountain lake and forested mountains in the background.

    Jeremiah Medina

    LEAD GUIDE

    AMGA SPI Certified

  • Person wearing sunglasses and a hat, smiling outdoors with a rocky background.

    Alicia (Ali) Belzer

    LEAD GUIDE

    AMGA SPI Certified

  • A man wearing a helmet and climbing gear, rappelling down a rock crevice during a rock climbing or canyoneering adventure, with a desert landscape and parked cars in the background.

    DEREK WRIGHT

    SR. GUIDE

  • A woman smiling with a long braid, wearing a gray cap, a black t-shirt, and orange pants, standing outdoors with a golden retriever dog near a river and mountains in the background.

    Emily Elsner

    GUIDE

  • A woman wearing a helmet and sunglasses standing on a rocky mountain trail, holding a rope, with a scenic mountainous landscape in the background.

    Nolan Zorn

    GUIDE

  • A woman wearing a red helmet, black sunglasses, and a black long-sleeve shirt looking down against a bright blue sky.

    Ella Cornett

    ASSISTANT GUIDE

  • Young woman standing outdoors in snowy landscape with mountains and shrubs, wearing a fleece jacket, orange shirt, and a beanie, with her hand on her head.

    Lilliana Blaskiewicz

    ASSISTANT GUIDE

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