Kelsey Rex

Kelsey fell in love with the therapeutic aspects of climbing in early 2017, shortly after returning home from service in the US Peace Corps in Malawi. Since then, she’s done all that she can to make climbing as much a part of her life as possible, which included moving from a “9-5” lifestyle in Portland, Maine to working in a climbing shop (International Mountain Equipment!) in North Conway, New Hampshire. She excitedly accumulated multiple years worth of mileage climbing outside, in all seasons, nearly every day, and became especially fond of winter climbing.

Nowadays, she can be found guiding ice and mountaineering courses in winter for Cathedral Mountain Guides, and guiding alpine rock in the Teton Range for Jackson Hole Mountain Guides in the summer. Kelsey is an AMGA Apprentice Alpine Guide, Apprentice Rock Guide and Ice Instructor Course Graduate. When she’s not climbing or guiding, Kelsey enjoys spending time with friends, serving dinner shifts over at Flatbread Co., big days trail running in the White Mountains and snuggling with her black cat, Taco.