Meet the Guides – Brett Menter
Meet our guide team! At Altus, we pride ourselves in working alongside experienced and professionally certified mountain, rock, ski and split-board guides who also happen to be top-notch individuals. One such guide is Brett Menter, who we’ve have been lucky to work with for a few seasons. Brett has years of guiding experience under his belt and a wealth of knowledge he is ready to share when guiding you on your dream backcountry adventure.
Hi Brett, where are you from?
Denver, Colorado
What attracted you to the mountains?
The vast expansive space for creativity, freedom, and exploration. The mountains were a perfect environment for me to learn more about myself and heal from childhood trauma as well as a sanctuary to be laud, rambunctious, and child-like.
What made you want to become a guide?
Growing up watching big mountain snowboard films sparked a ferocious desire to ride similar terrain and be fully immersed in the mountain culture. As a natural leader, showing other people profound experiences came naturally and quickly. I saw that making a living doing extraordinary work in beautiful places was possible and put all of my marbles in that basket.
What is your favourite outdoor activity?
Exploratory multi-day splitboard missions to secluded new zones with wholesome people. Including (but not limited to): bottomless powder, vast expansive views, silence, music, exposed ridge-walking, 1500m+ descents, pillows, coffee, chocolate, dancing, stillness, sunrises, sunsets, card games, and good sleep.
What can we find in your pack for lunch?
Left-over sushi, hot miso soup, dark chocolate.
What is your favourite place in the whole wide world?
Chugach Mountains, Alaska
And most importantly, what can we trust you to whip up when cooking in the backcountry?
Pizza from scratch.
Contact us if you are interested in booking a guided trip/lesson with Brett.
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Altus mountain guides is a group of motivated professionals dedicated to providing our clients with outstanding quality in the mountains with safe adventurous trips. From our base in Squamish and Whistler BC we provide you access to the most amazing mountain experiences the West Coast has to offer. Our exciting itineraries showcase the Coast Range but reach beyond to the interior ranges of the Selkirkʼs and Purcellʼs and onto the Rockies. We also offer trips internationally from the historic and classic European Alps to the windswept wilds of Patagonia.