Hey there! This is Raven Cashen – I’m an aspiring AMGA/IFMGA guide and mountain athlete based in Telluride, CO. The San Juans have been my home base for the last 4 winters and it’s the most beautiful mountain range I could have imagined ending up in. I can adventure from my front door and am a part of an extremely fit adventure athlete community that inspires me daily to improve. Every April/May and October/November our mountain town goes into “off-season” and I usually leave town for Alaska/British Columbia in the spring then to the desert in the fall. I’ve been mountaineering, backcountry skiing, trad climbing, and ice climbing for the last six seasons. I am looking to dial in my training, get consistent, make awesome connections with other female athletes, and increase my capacity to move efficiently in the mountains while feeling confident (instead of anxious about my performance). I’m still fleshing out specific goals for the next six weeks but, I know ultimately what I’d like to be able to achieve in the mountains and this is a part of me getting there – I am excited to get going!