I am a professional climber and pilot and have devoted my life to the mountains. Whether climbing rock, ice, or flying above them, I strive for “full value adventure and self exploration.” Over the 30 last years, I have found the greatest rewards in focusing on attempting new routes in the greater ranges. First ascents on the NW face of Mt. Grosvenor in the Daxue Shan range of western China and of the south face of Brammah II in the Kashmir Himalaya are two recent highlights.
I am also a hang glider pilot, wing suit BASE jumper, professional paraglider pilot and a father. When I am not climbing or flying, I am a philanthropist, conservationist and a master falconer.
Highlights:
- Pneuma – AI4 M5+ ca 1300m (First ascent of south face), Brammah II, Kashmir Himalaya, India
- Black Wolves and Blue Poppies – M5+ WI4+ AI6 ca 1300m (First ascent- 3rd ascent of peak), Mt. Grosvenor, China
- Thunder Ridge Direct 5.8 AI4 1200m- Denali, AK
- Chaos Theory IV M5+WI5+400m (First Ascent), North Face Mt. Edwards – Glacier Park, MT
- Shades of Gray IV 5.7AI4+1160m (First ascent), North Face Mt. Jackson- Glacier Park, MT
- Iron Son VI 5.9 A4+, El Capitan, Yosemite
- 46&2 M7+ WI6 (First Ascent), South Face Mt. Brown- Glacier Park, MT
- Arborist 5.13c (First Ascent), Kootenai Canyon, MT
- Represented US in World Hang Gliding Championships ’09-’11
- PanAmerican Paragliding Championships – US team 1st place serial class
- 2018 X-Pyr
