About Me

I discovered my passion for mountains at age 20 and have been following my dreams ever since. My work as a professional mountain guide, AMGA certified rock guide and Marmot Athlete takes me to some of the wildest places on earth and I’ve had the good fortune to share many adventures with great friends and clients over the past 2 decades.

Member Since

May 21, 2006

Sites

• Alpinist magazine

What is the next...

Purchase you’ll make?

New plumbing for my humble little home

Trend in design?

Lighter, skinnier climbing ropes

Car you’d like to own?

Toyota Prius 4-dr. Hatchback Hybrid

Big step you’d like to make?

Achieve full IFMGA Guide Certification

Fad that will fade?

SUV’s, hopefully

Vacation you’ll take?

Paris and Fontainbleu

Thing you’re going to fight for?

End to Discrimination of all forms

Secret that’s going to leak?

Already has… Ice Climbing in Ouray

Hollywood blockbuster going to be about?

IMAX Avalanche Film

Life you’ll lead?

Closer to home

Fountain of youth?

Positive outlook and optimism

Book you’ll read?

“An Eye at the Top of the World: Tracing the Steps of the Cold War’s Most Daring Covert CIA Operation”, by Pete Takeda

Thing that will change the world?

Get rid of Bush and his bandwagon

Guilty-pleasure food in which you’ll indulge?

Granny Bean’s Peanut Butter Fudge

Person to whom you’ll say, “I love you”?

My partner “MonkE”