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As I’ve been asking around to join teams on their upcoming adventures, the trip leaders have wanted to know about my skill level and experience.  Some have even requested a “resume” of sorts.  In response, I thought, what better way to organize and share this but to link it with my blog.  So here it is…

Climbing Resume

Date Mountain/Location Route Guided? Mountaineering Skills Elevation reached; if no summit, why?
6/4/26 Mount Adams, WA South Climb (Lunch Counter) No
Ice axe, crampons 12, 276 ft – summit
5/22/26 Deseret Peak, UT Temple Couloir No
Ice axe, crampons 11, 031 ft – summit
4/25/26 Mt. Superior, UT Cardiac Bowl No
Ice axe, crampons 11, 040 ft – summit
4/18/26 Kessler Peak, UT Argenta No
Ice axe, crampons 10, 403 ft – summit
6/7/25 Deseret Peak, UT West Twin (J’s Variation) No
Ice axe, crampons 11, 031 ft – summit
2/18/25 Aconcagua, Argentina 360 Traverse Yes, Inka Expeditiones
Lead Guide: Ariel Perinetti
Crampons 22,830 ft – summit
3/5/24 Mount St. Helens, WA Worm Flows No n/a 8,363 ft – summit
1/4/24 Iztaccihuatl, Mexico La Arista de Sol (Standard) Yes, Servimont
Lead Guide: Allan Obregon
Ice axe, crampons, short glacier travel 17,126 ft – summit
12/31/23 Pico de Orizaba, Mexico Ruta Norte Yes, Servimont
Lead Guide: Allan Obregon
Ice axe, crampons, roped, glacier travel 18,491 ft – summit
8/1/23 Mt. Rainier, WA Disappointment Clever (DC) No Ice axe, crampons, roped, glacier travel 14,410 ft – summit
7/6/23 Mt. Baker, WA Coleman-Demming No Ice axe, crampons, roped, glacier travel 10, 786 ft – summit
6/5/23 Mt. Shasta, CA Avalanche Gulch No Ice axe, crampons 14,180 ft – summit
6/3/23 South Sister, OR Climber Trail #36 No n/a 10,358 ft – summit
5/31/23 Mt. Hood, OR Old Chute No Ice axe, crampons 11,245 ft – summit
4/29/23 Mt. Timpanogos, UT Everest Ridge No Ice axe, crampons 11, 752 ft – summit
7/30/22 Gannett Peak, WY Titcomb Basin No Ice axe, crampons, glacier travel 13,809 ft – summit
5/23/22 Deseret Peak, UT Temple Couloir No Ice axe, crampons 11, ?? ft – summit
4/9/22 Mt. Timpanogos, UT Everest Ridge No Ice axe, crampons 11, 752 ft – summit
6/18/21 Mt. Whitney, CA Mountaineers No Ice axe, crampons 14,505 ft – summit
5/28/21 White Baldy, UT Kirkham No Ice axe, crampons 11, 321 ft – summit
5/8/21 North Timpanogos, UT Cold Fusion No Ice axe, crampons 11, 441 ft – summit
5/1/21 Mt. Olympus, UT Memorial #1 No Ice axe, crampons 9,026  ft – summit
8/12/20 Granite Peak, MT Southwest Ramp No Ice axe, crampons 12, 799 ft – summit
5/29/20 Deseret Peak, UT Temple Couloir No Ice axe, crampons 11, 031 ft – summit
5/9/20 Deseret Peak, UT Twin Couloirs No Ice axe, crampons 11, 031 ft – summit

Experiences at altitude above 14K (summited)

  • Argentina
    • Feb 2025: Aconcagua (22,837)
  • California
    • Jun 2023: Mt. Shasta (14,179), Avalanche Gulch (solo)
    • Jun 2021: Mt. Whitney (14,505), mountaineers route
    • Nov 2019: Mt. Whitney (14,505), standard route
  • Colorado (one-day ascents, all solo)
    • Mar 2025: Mt. Bierstadt (14, 066) via winter route
    • Sep 2022: Torreys Peak (14,267) via Kelso Ridge, then over to Grays Peak (14,278)
    • Sep 2021: Longs Peak (14,259)
    • Jun 2021: Mt. Elbert (14,400)
    • Sep 2019: Pikes Peaks (14,115), via Barr Trail
    • Sep 2018: Grays Peak (14,278), first 14er
  • Mexico
    • Jan 2024: Iztaccihuatl (17,126), La Arista de Sol (standard route)
    • Dec 2023: Pico de Orizaba (18,491), Ruta Norte (standard route)
  • Washington
    • Aug 2023: Mt. Rainier (14,410), Disappointment Cleaver

Other long one-day hikes

  • Oct 2024: Grand Canyon R2R (south to north)
  • Jul 2022: Titcomb Basin
  • Jul 2022: The Beatout
  • Jul 2022: Nebo Traverse
  • May 2022: Grand Canyon Double R2R (day 1, day 2)
  • Nov 2021: Grand Canyon R2R (south to north)
  • Sep 2021: Timpanogos Traverse (partial, North Timp to East Timp)
  • Jan 2021: Grandeur Peak Yo-Yo
  • Nov 2019: Mt. Whitney, standard route
  • Sep 2018: Grand Canyon R2R (north to south)
  • Nov 2016: Grand Canyon R2R (south to north)

Mountaineering Classes/Training

  • Jan 2025: Ice Climbing for Mountaineering, School for International Expedition Training
  • Dec 2024: Mixed Climbing for Mountaineering, School for International Expedition Training
  • May 2024: Denali Prep, Alaska Mountaineering School
  • Apr 2023: Crevasse Rescue Skills, Utah Mountain Adventures
  • Mar 2023: Snow Mountaineering Skills, Utah Mountain Adventures
  • Feb 2023: Ground School for Crevasse Rescue; Wasatch Mountain Club
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Couldn`t have asked for a better day to climb Mount Adams. The conditions today (6/4) were absolutely perfect!

These 6 miles were waaaay different from the last six I did in LA. This 6-mile climb to the summit packed in 6,700 feet of elevation and took 6 hours 45 minutes (one-way).

#mtadams #mountadams #pnw #mountaineering #legday

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Couldn't have asked for a better day to climb Mount Adams. The conditions today (6/4) were absolutely perfect!

These 6 miles were waaaay different from the last six I did in LA. This 6-mile climb to the summit packed in 6,700 feet of elevation and took 6 hours 45 minutes (one-way).

#mtadams #mountadams #pnw #mountaineering #legday

Spent the weekend in California for a wedding and managed to squeeze in a quick hike, L.A.-style.

After reaching Mount Lee behind the Hollywood Sign, I couldn`t resist tagging two other peaks along the Aileen Getty Ridge Trail: Cahuenga Peak, the highest point in Griffith Park, and Burbank Peak, home to the famous Wisdom Tree.

The hike came in at 6 miles with just 1,000 feet of elevation gain and took only 2 hours.

#hollywoodsign #cahuengapeak #burbankpeak #aileengettyridgetrail #hikela

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Spent the weekend in California for a wedding and managed to squeeze in a quick hike, L.A.-style.

After reaching Mount Lee behind the Hollywood Sign, I couldn't resist tagging two other peaks along the Aileen Getty Ridge Trail: Cahuenga Peak, the highest point in Griffith Park, and Burbank Peak, home to the famous Wisdom Tree.

The hike came in at 6 miles with just 1,000 feet of elevation gain and took only 2 hours.

#hollywoodsign #cahuengapeak #burbankpeak #aileengettyridgetrail #hikela

Still chasing snow! Took my brother-in-law on his first-ever mountaineering experience. We went up Temple Couloir, over to Deseret Peak, and then slid down West Twin Couloir. Hard to beat spring days like this.

This was my 6th summit of Deseret Peak.

#deseretpeak #templecouloir #twincouloirs #mountaineering #chasingsnow

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Still chasing snow! Took my brother-in-law on his first-ever mountaineering experience. We went up Temple Couloir, over to Deseret Peak, and then slid down West Twin Couloir.  Hard to beat spring days like this.

This was my 6th summit of Deseret Peak.

#deseretpeak #templecouloir #twincouloirs #mountaineering #chasingsnow

One of my favorite things to do between ski season and hiking season: kicking steps up a steep slope toward some snow-capped summit!

#mountaineering #kickingsteps #steepslope #snowcapped #summitday

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One of my favorite things to do between ski season and hiking season: kicking steps up a steep slope toward some snow-capped summit!

#mountaineering #kickingsteps #steepslope #snowcapped #summitday

Another moderate day of mountaineering up the north slope of Mt. Superior, known as Cardiac Bowl. I`ve only been to this peak once before, from the typical summer trail, so it was way fun to get there from this direction.

#mountsuperior #northslope #cardiacbowl #mountaineering #wasatch11ers

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Another moderate day of mountaineering up the north slope of Mt. Superior, known as Cardiac Bowl.  I've only been to this peak once before, from the typical summer trail, so it was way fun to get there from this direction.

#mountsuperior #northslope #cardiacbowl #mountaineering #wasatch11ers

With such good coverage and a big storm rolling in, I think Alta should stay open for at least another week!

#stillskiing #springskiing #skiutah #skiing #alta

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With such good coverage and a big storm rolling in, I think Alta should stay open for at least another week! 

#stillskiing #springskiing #skiutah #skiing #alta

It`s been a minute since I`ve had anything other than ski boots or hockey skates on my feet this winter. Gotta switch gears before the mountaineering season melts away here in Utah!

#mountaineering #kesslerpeak #westridge #wasatchfront #timetoclimb

📷 @wasatchwidescreen

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It's been a minute since I've had anything other than ski boots or hockey skates on my feet this winter.  Gotta switch gears before the mountaineering season melts away here in Utah!

#mountaineering #kesslerpeak #westridge #wasatchfront #timetoclimb

📷 @wasatchwidescreen

On this day last year—February 18—my team and I reached the summit of Aconcagua, the tallest peak in Argentina and the highest mountain in the Western Hemisphere at 22,837 feet.

I’ve enjoyed looking back on that expedition by rereading my day-by-day trip report from our climb.

👉 Link in bio: an 18-part guide covering the entire climb, plus pre-trip planning tips and post-expedition things to see and do around Mendoza.

Whether this is your first high-altitude objective or you’re adding Aconcagua to your mountaineering résumé, the guide will help you see why I chose the 360° Traverse, how to plan for your expedition, and what to expect each day on the mountain.

#aconcagua #aconcagua360 #aconcaguaexpedition #highaltitudemountaineering #mountaineering

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On this day last year—February 18—my team and I reached the summit of Aconcagua, the tallest peak in Argentina and the highest mountain in the Western Hemisphere at 22,837 feet.

I’ve enjoyed looking back on that expedition by rereading my day-by-day trip report from our climb.

👉 Link in bio: an 18-part guide covering the entire climb, plus pre-trip planning tips and post-expedition things to see and do around Mendoza.

Whether this is your first high-altitude objective or you’re adding Aconcagua to your mountaineering résumé, the guide will help you see why I chose the 360° Traverse, how to plan for your expedition, and what to expect each day on the mountain.

#aconcagua #aconcagua360 #aconcaguaexpedition #highaltitudemountaineering #mountaineering

Winter is my favorite season, and cold weather camping is one of my favorite winter activities.

#coldweathercamping #wintercamping #tenting #lovewinter #lovecamping

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Winter is my favorite season, and cold weather camping is one of my favorite winter activities.

#coldweathercamping #wintercamping #tenting #lovewinter #lovecamping
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