Max Bond hails from the “skiing mecca” of Cleveland, Ohio, where he found a love for the outdoors at a young age. He became a snowboard instructor at the local 280-ft ski area when he was 16 years old, and has worked in the ski industry ever since. He moved to New Hampshire to study glaciology and snow science at Dartmouth College, and became a ski/splitboard and alpine guide straight out of school—immediately racking up international guiding experience, leading expeditions on 5 continents. Max has skied, climbed, and guided peaks in the Himalayas, Antarctica, Iceland, France, Alaska, Ecuador, and throughout the American West, with some of his most noteworthy summits including Mt. Everest, Mt. Vinson, and Denali. Max is an American Mountain Guides Association Certified Splitboard Guide and maintains his American Avalanche Association Pro 2, American Association of Snowboard Instructors Level 2, and Wilderness First Responder (WFR) certifications. He currently resides in Bellingham, Washington, and when not traveling, spends his winters guiding skiers and snowboarders on the legendary volcanoes of the Pacific Northwest and teaching avalanche courses for the American Institute of Avalanche Research and Education. Max joins the 40 Tribes team having been personally recommended by another one of our lead guides, Pete Stone. Pete and Max will co-guide WK4 of our 2026 Kyrgyzstan season, with Max then taking over as lead guide for WK5 and WK6.