Patagonian Ice Cap

1/07

In January of 2007, my friend Dennis and I explored the Patagonian Ice Cap and circumnavigated Cerro Torre and Fitzroy along the way.

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Mount Hood

7/05

The inaugural climbing rampage with Jamie, Nick and Cyrus, known as Cascade Rampage I. We chose to attempt Mt Hood, Mt Adams and Mt Rainier. Unfortunately for me, I had to start my new job on July 5, so I was only able to go along for the Hood portion of the trip. We had a spectacular climb of the Sunshine Route.

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Mt Whitney

 Mountaineers Route

6/05

This was my third trip to Whitney. The first was winter climb with Jamie back in 2000. The second time I day-hiked the Whitney Trail on my own right after 9-11. The third trip was with Jamie and Phillipe via the Mountaineers Route. We went in early June, and there was tons of snow along the way. The good snow plus perfect weather made for a wonderful trip. 

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Shackleton Crossing South Georgia Island

11/04

Ever since reading about Amundsen, Scott and Shackleton, I have always wanted to take an adventure trip to Antarctica. The problem was, my options were either to take a cruise, and if I get lucky, make a few Zodiac landings, or spend $26,000 and go climb Mt Vinson. Well, GeoEx and Lindblad partnered up and offered a chance for climbers to re-create Shackleton's traverse of South Georgia Island from King Haakon Bay to Stromness Bay--on foot.

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The Eastern Sierras

8/04

Jamie and I just returned from a mini-rampage around the eastern Sierras. We were able to combine an attempt on Mount Ritter in the Minerets, a hike to Bishops Pass in the Palisades and a hike to Cathedral Peak from Tuolumne Meadows--all in four days!

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Haute Route/The Monch

8/03

A return to the the Alps. This time to start in Chamonix and traverse the Mont Blanc range via it's glaciers and continue on the Zermatt. From there a quick train ride to the Bernese Oberland for a climb of the Monch.

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Inca Trail

7/03

A leisurely trek to a magic destination with some wonderful old friends--well they're in their thirties!

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Shasta - Casaval Ridge

5/03

My second shot at Shasta--this time by the Caseval Ridge, the toughest route on the mountain.

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Mt Kilimanjaro

8/02

I wanted to climb the western breach and to sleep in the crater,and that's exactly what I did, and a whole lot more.

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Mt Shasta - West Face

5/02

My first attempt on Mount Shasta on the West Face via the Hidden Valley.  We got just below the summit, but a lenticular cloud descended and blew us off the mountain.

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The Copland Pass

1/02

A return to New Zealand to take on the Copland Pass--a traverse of the Southern Alps that takes you from the mountains all the way to the sea.

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Mt Whitney

10/01

After and unsuccessful slog up Whitney the previous winter, I took lessons learned from my Matterhorn climb and went light and fast solo up Whitney in a single day--shortly after the Sept 11 attacks.

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The Matterhorn

8/01

I left immediately from Rainier and headed to Zermatt with my sister Jamie for successful attempt at climbing Matterhorn.

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Mt Rainier

7/01

I climbed the Emmons glacier route on Rainier In July as a prep for my Matterhorn climb the following month.

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Mt Kosciusko

5/01

Also while we were living in New Zealand, we took the family over to Australia for a couple of weeks. While we were in Sydney, I took a day-trip down the Threadbo to hike to the top of Kosciusko

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The Milford Track

4/01

After I quit Yahoo we moved to New Zealand. When Jamie came to stay, Susan and I snuck off to the South Island to do the Milford Track Guided Walk.

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Mt Elbrus

7/00

My first climb after taking my mountaineering course. Elbrus is located in the Caucuses mountains in Russia and  at 18,510" (5,642m), it is the highest mountain in Europe.

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Alaska Mountaineering

5/00

Once I got a taste of the mountains trekking out to Everest, I decided I wanted to climb them.

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Everest Base Camp

5/99

In May of 1999, I trekked out to Everest Base Camp. It was to prove to be a life changing experience for me.

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