Matt Shove is the founder and director of Ragged Mountain Guides. He has climbed, instructed, and guided guests in mountain areas all over the United States since late 2001.
Matt’s work experience includes guiding and instruction in central Connecticut’s Traprock crags, the Gunks, Catskills and the Adirondack Mountains in New York, New Hampshire’s Cannon Cliff, Cathedral and Whitehorse Ledges, Mt. Washington and Presidential Range, significant guided ascents in the Grand Tetons, Katahdin and
Acadia National Park in Maine, western North Carolina’s Looking Glass Rock, Alaska’s Wrangell-St. Elias and Chugach ranges, City of Rocks in Idaho, Kentucky’s Red River Gorge, the Needles of So. Dakota, Wyoming’s Devil’s Tower, significant 4000m ascents in the Alps, multiple ascents of Mt Rainier via four different routes, along with other significant ascents in the North Cascade Range.
Matt has conducted on-site for film crews and has even done some stunt rigging for a well-known reality television show. He has conducted programs as a consultant and trainer for US military SOF Operators, USMC Special Operations, and the US Coast Guard.