I used to be a perfectly normal person.

Then in 1997, after reading Into Thin Air and being extremely burnt out from my high stress job at Yahoo, I decided to take a month off and go to Nepal and trek out to Everest base camp.

Me with Mt Everest in the background

That trip changed my life. Once I returned from Everest, I re-prioritized my life. Besides spending more time with my family, I vowed to hit the mountains from then on whenever possible. So in the spring, of 2000, I took a 6-day mountaineering course up in Alaska with my sister Jamie.

Over the last 12 years, I have traveled to all 7 continents pursuing my adventures.

Click here to see more detail of my past trips.

What's Next?

I've pretty much climbed most of the mountains in the far away places I was excited about. Now I am more interested on focusing more on climbs closer to home in the Sierra Nevada and Cascades.

Jamie and I have had a goal to climb the major volcanoes of the Cascade chain. So far we've climbed Mt Shasta (Casaval Ridge), Mt Hood (Sunshine Route) and Mt Rainier (Emmons Glacier Route) and The Three Sisters (normal route).  We still have Mt Adams and Mt Baker in Washington to go.

On the summit of Matterhorn Peak

My plans for 2010 are pretty modest compared to the past few years. This summer I plan to go with Jamie to climb Mt Adams. Then in the fall, Jamie and I are going to head back to the eastern Sierras and for Sierra Rampage #3, which hopefully will include attempts on Mt Conness, Mt Morrison, Mt Agassiz and Cathedral Peak.

Click here to see my upcoming trips.