Art Mooney

UIAGM-AMGA Certified Mountain Guide

For 25 years my passion has been to climb and ski throughout New Hampshire and the northeast. I have also participated in climbing trips, ski tours, and expeditions in the western United States, Alaska, Canada, South America, Mexico and Europe.

Mountain guiding became my year round profession in 1995. Since that time I have completed exams for certification in rock, alpine and ski mountaineering with the American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA). In September 2001, I became internationally certified with the UIAGM.

In addition to Mooney Mountain Guides I work with the American Mountain Guides Association teaching guide training courses and examining guides for certification. Other training includes Wilderness First Responder and AIARE Level III Avalanche course. My past employment includes the Taos Ski Patrol, the Angel Fire Ski Patrol, H2O HeliSki Guides in Valdez, the EMS Climbing School, and Aventuras Patagonicas Expeditions.

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Terry Mooney

I've had a love for the outdoors for as long as I can remember. Life experiences have continuously motivated me to travel, meet new people, and explore the beauty the world has to offer. Teaching and sharing outdoor adventure pursuits with people is one of life's pleasures. I am friendly and flexible and strive to encourage clients to achieve their individual goals, leaving them with a feeling of satisfaction and self confidence.

Guiding has become a profession along side my husband Art. I am able to contribute to Mooney Mountain Guides by offering programs such as Rumney sport climbing clinics, guided alpine hikes, backcountry ski and snow shoe clinics, and multi-day guided camping trips. While on the trail I cover map reading, trail selection, food preparation, gear selection, weather awareness, basic survival, and minimal impact techniques. My goal is always to provide a fun, safe, and memorable experience. "The physical enjoyment in the outdoors is consistent, but it's the people that make the time together unique."

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R.J. Monton

Adventures in outdoor pursuits with a focus on climbing have consumed my life for the past 10 years. It has consumed me so much that I went to college and received a degree in Outdoor Recreation from Plymouth State College.

Guiding and Teaching became my passion about the time of my graduation in 2002. In 2004 I began taking courses towards Rock Guiding Certification with the American Mountain Guides Association. (AMGA) I also began pursuing certifications in other various outdoor fields.

In addition to working with Mooney Mountain Guides I work for the Spaulding Youth Center in Tilton, teaching outdoor education. Other training includes Wilderness First Responder, American Canoe Association (ACA) Canoeing Instructor, and American Red Cross Lifeguard.

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Steve Golden

I have been fortunate to have found the mountains at a very young age and have been climbing and adventuring ever since. I have been actively seeking out the vertical world for 19 of my 32 years. I have climbed all over the United States and Canada on ice on walls and on Mountains. I find a great deal of pleasure form mixing medians so I have been on many journeys that involve climbing and other forms of local motion. I have extensive experience in the Tetons, and the Wind River Range as well as New England and the South East. I have been on journeys to New Found land and to Maritime Canada in search of Ice walls and waves.

Currently I am an Instructor in the Adventure Education Department at Plymouth State University where I teach Basic Rock/ Lead Climbing and Alpine Mountaineering. I have also guided Rock/ Ice/ Mountain Climbing on a part time basis with Eastern Mountain Sports since 2001. I have also worked as an Outdoor Education Teacher for Spaulding youth Center a residential treatment Center for boys' ages 6-14 years old. Some of my other positions have been a corporate facilitator for Outward Bound and a Mountain Bike Guide for Dirt Camp based in Waterville Valley NH.

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Jim Gagne

Jim began his climbing career in the White Mountains of New Hampshire over twenty-five years ago. As a kid he grew up exploring and hiking around his home in the White Mountains. Hiking, soon lead to technical rock and ice climbing and eventually to mountaineering around the world.

On May 24, 2006 Jim fulfilled a lifelong dream and became the first New Hampshire Native to climb The Seven Summits and Mount Everest. Jim contributes his success in the mountains to his training in the harshest weather in the world at home on Mount Washington.

Jim works as a professional firefighter/paramedic, a registered nurse and a mountain guide with Mooney Mountain Guides. His professionalism, mountaineering skills and versatility have served many climbers around the world. He is a successful and modest climber. Teamwork and leadership in his personal, professional and adventure career are guiding forces in the life of Jim Gagne.

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Phil Talheimer

I have been adventuring since I was a child when my family took annual summer vacations backpacking in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. My love for the outdoors grew from that seed. I added winter mountaineering to my list of outdoor passions while in college and started rock climbing in the late 1980s. My adventures have taken me to Washington's Mt Rainier, Nevada's Red Rock Canyon, Montana's Tobacco Root Mountains, the Shawangunks in New York and throughout New England. I has been a professional mountain guide since 1998.

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Travis Piper

AMGA Certified Rock and Alpine Guide. Travis is a New Hampshire native who was raised on climbing in New England's White and Green Mountains. He recently received his Alpine Guide Certification in the North Cascades and also holds a B.A. from UVM in Environmental Studies and Philosophy. Travis' climbing and guiding pursuits take him frequently to America's best mountain playgrounds: Cannon Cliff, Alaska,Yosemite, British Columbia and the Cascades. He currently works and resides in New Hampshire with his wife Caitlin. Some of his other interests aside from guiding and teaching include: music, cooking,computers and home brew.

Lisa Farmer

Growing up in Seattle under the shadow of Mt Rainer has imprinted upon me a desire to explore in the mountains. Sharing those experiences and helping others achieve their outdoor dreams has led me to guiding. Coming from a strong education background I am passionate about utilizing the wilderness and mountains as a worthy classroom.

I have spent several years working for wilderness based therapy programs, which included many extended multi-day backcountry trips in all seasons. Using the wilderness classroom has afforded me with experiences that I feel have brought great value to my traditional classroom.

In addition to my recent work with Mooney Mountain Guides, I work for Voices Against Violence in Plymouth, NH. I work and teach under the Empowerment Model helping people reclaim and get to those places that are most important to them. <--Learn More-->