Climbing Ranger

ESIA will be hosting the 8th annual Winter Adventure Series on Thursday nights January 5- February 2, 2023. Each week we will highlight an inspiring person in our community paired with a presentation, door prizes, and beer from Mammoth Brewing Co. The Winter Adventure Series is supported by Mammoth Mountaineering, Stellar Brew, Footloose, Sage to Summit, Rolling Chef, Elixir, and more. Back by popular demand- Phil Johnston, a mountain lion researcher, professional tracker, and outdoor educator joins us again for the Winter Adventure Speaker Series! Phil Johnston is a professional wildlife tracker, mountain lion researcher, outdoor educator, and Environmental Scientist with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife studying mountain lions and Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep in the Eastern Sierra. He tracks mountain lions throughout California’s diverse ecosystems with the [...]

ESIA will be hosting the eighth annual Winter Adventure Series on Thursday nights January 5- February, 2023. Each week we will highlight an inspiring person in our community paired with a presentation, door prizes, and beer. The Winter Adventure Series is supported by Mammoth Mountaineering, Stellar Brew, Footloose, Sage to Summit, Rolling Chef, Elixir, and more. Max Buschini grew up in the East Bay Area and fell in love with filmmaking at five-years-old. After falling in love with rock climbing and the outdoors, he wanted to merge the two passions together. Since 2017 has been on a mission to capture high performance athletes in the vertical realm. After graduating with a Film Degree from University of Oregon, he moved to Yosemite National Park. There he dedicated himself to capturing elite [...]

Unfortunately due to weather, we have made the difficult decision to cancel Mikey Schaefer's presentation. We hope to reschedule at some point. Sorry for the inconvenience! ESIA will be hosting the 8th annual Winter Adventure Series on select Thursday nights. Each week we will highlight an inspiring person in our community paired with a presentation, door prizes, and beer. The Winter Adventure Series is supported by Mammoth Mountaineering, Stellar Brew, Footloose, Sage to Summit, Rolling Chef, Elixir, and more. Mikey has had a climbing career that spans 30 years, 6 continents and first ascents from Alaska to Patagonia.  Along the way he has also managed to capture images of some of the greatest climbers of his generation and these images have landed on the cover of National Geographic Magazine twice.  Though, he [...]