Porter started guiding in 2017 after learning how to climb on the steep sandstone where he grew up in Alabama. He’s had the opportunity to climb in multiple countries and explore climbing areas across America. In the winter, he spends over 100 days a season clicked into skis patrolling at Big Sky Resort where he serves as a technical rescue trainer and touring around the mountains near his home in Bozeman, Montana. He has guided extensively in Grand Teton National Park in the summer and worked in the Alaska Range on Denali. He considers every day spent in the mountains a privilege and never gets tired of early mornings and strong coffee.