MEET BRIAN
Originally from North Dakota, Brian grew up hunting, fishing, and spending much of his time outdoors. He graduated from Minnesota State University Moorhead (MSUM) with a degree in Anthropology, and worked for a number of years as a field archaeologist in the western United States and Alaska. Brian was introduced to climbing while studying abroad at the University of Otago, New Zealand. He returned to the U.S. with a newfound passion for the sport, and began balancing his time between digging and climbing.
The transition from archaeology to guiding came slowly, but eventually he found himself immersed in a two-year guide training program. After this program, Brian applied and was accepted as a short-term intern at Chiang Mai Rock Climbing Adventures (CMRCA) in Northern Thailand. What should have been four months turned into five years! Initially in charge of training the Thai guides for the AMGA SPI course and exam, his duties morphed into guiding full time, and he became CMRCA’s Head of Risk Management and Guide Training.