Bryan Mazaika
Bryan grew up outside of Boston and explored the White Mountains of New Hampshire through backpacking, skiing, climbing and mountain biking. Each summer was spent working with youth summer programs and eventually leading university courses. After graduating from the University of New Hampshire Outdoor Education program in 2010 he moved to Golden, Colorado, and worked at the Colorado School of Mines Outdoor Recreation Center as Program Coordinator. Bryan was quickly pulled to Crested Butte after his first visit and has made his home there since 2011 playing in the mountains daily on his skis or bike.
When not guiding, Bryan enjoys ski mountaineering and endurance mountain bike races, spending time on the beach and playing with his Australian Shepherd.
Climbing Resumé
- Mt. Rainier, Washington (14,410') | 30 summits+ via Disappointment Cleaver and Emmons Glacier routes, First Summit at the age of 16
- Mt. McKinley, Alaska (20,310') | 1 expedition
- Pico de Orizaba, Mexico (18,491')
- Cayambe, Ecuador (18,996')
- Cotopaxi, Ecuador (19,348')
- Ski descents of summits in the West Elk and Elk Mountain Range (outside Crested Butte, Colorado)
- Rock and ice climbing instruction in the Northeast and Colorado
- Extended backpacking trips in Alaska, Washington, Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico, Switzerland, Spanish Pyrenees and the Northeast
- Annually competes in the Grand Traverse, a 40-mile ski mountaineering race from Crested Butte to Aspen
Certifications
- Wilderness First Responder
- AIARE Avalanche Level II
- AMGA Alpine Skills Course
- AMGA Apprentice Ski Guide
- Leave No Trace Level 2 Instructor
