Matt "Tristan" Sieleman: Senior Guide
and Instructor
Matt is PCGI Certified Multi-Pitch Guide. Matt
is also a local Joshua Tree climber and guide and has been working with
Joshua Tree Guides for the past 6 years and climbing for over a decade. Matt loves climbing and hanging out with old and new
friends in Joshua Tree National Park. Matt
has a vast amount of climbing and guiding experience. His climbing
experience spans the globe! Matt has climbed extensively in the Eastern
Sierra, Joshua Tree, Colorado, Grand Tetons, France, Canada and
Australia. On top of all that climbing experience, Matt is a patient
and energetic guide. He is a truly wonderful person to spend a day
climbing with. A day climbing with Matt is
always a great day!
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Alan "Al Dude" Swanson: Senior Guide & Instructor
Al
is a local Joshua Tree climber and guide. He also holds a degree in
Geology, has been climbing in Joshua Tree National Park for over 20
years and rock climbing recreationally for over 30 years! He has guided
professionally for about half that time. He has been working with Joshua Tree Guides for 7 years. Al has pioneered many first
ascents in Joshua Tree National Park, as well as in many other areas
throughout California. On top of being such the accomplished rock
climber and guide, Al is also a fun and friendly guy to climb with. His
Joshua Tree rock climbing knowledge and experience stand
unparalleled! ____________________________________________________________________________ 
David Lane: Senior Guide
& Instructor
Dave has
over a
decade of
professional rock climbing guiding experience and
is a truly gifted world class
climbing guide. Dave resides in Bishop, Ca with his wife Jen and 3 year
old son Koa. Dave has been climbing and guiding in Joshua Tree National
Park for over ten years. He is a certified rock climbing guide at the PCGI
Multi-Pitch
Guide level. Dave was
also instrumental in the development of the standards for the
nationally recognized
PCGI Multi-Pitch Guide and Top Rope Guide training and certification
programs, via contributing countless hours of R&D and manual
writing for
the PCGI. He also served as the first Technical Director for the Professional
Climbing Guides
Institute (PCGI).
We are extremely proud and
excited that Dave is part of the world class team at Joshua Tree
Guides!
More Joshua Tree Guides:
Sky Elise: Guide and Instructor
Sky's
warm and welcoming personality coupled with his local Joshua Tree
climbing and guiding knowledge is a winning combination that
ensures you will have the best climbing day possible. We always hear
wonderful things about Sky from his clients. Come
climb with Sky and see why!
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and more of our guides & instructors (bios coming soon)
Roddy Mccalley
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