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One of my passions in life is to climb in the beautiful
and challenging mountains. Here is a summary of my
climbing attempts (my climbing resume): click on the
mountain for photos. As you will see, I still have some
unfinished business on several peaks as my success ratio
has been (as expected) substantially less than 100%.
Nevertheless, in these extreme places one can find great
personal rewards through living life to the full, with
focus, relaxation and commitment.
So far, I have climbed 6 of Steve Roper and Allen
Steck's Fifty Classic Climbs in North America (Mount
Hunter, West Ridge; Mount Rainier, Liberty Ridge; Crestone
Needle, Ellingwood Ledges; The Royal Arches, Yosemite; and
Lovers' Leap, Traveler Buttress (lower section),
California).
Aconcagua
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- Cerro Aconcagua, Argentina
- Range: Andes
- Height: 22, 841' (6992m)
- Noteworthy: highest in the Americas and one of the 7
Summits
- Route attempted: Polish Glacier (AD, AI3)
- Date: February 2007
- Altitude reached: 15,000' (weather and illness)
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Matterhorn
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- The Matterhorn, Italy/Switzerland
- Range: Alps
- Height: 14,693' (4,478m)
- Noteworthy: Alpine classic with significant rockfall
- Route attempted: Hornli Ridge (III, AD, 5.6) - from
Zermatt
- Date: July 2003
- Altitude reached: 14,693'
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Denali
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- Denali (Mount McKinley), US
- Range: Alaska
- Height: 20,320' (6,194m)
- Noteworthy: highest in North Americas and one
of the 7 Summits
- Route attempted: West Rib
- Date: June 1999
- Altitude reached: 16,300' (weather)
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Hunter
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- Mount Hunter, US
- Range: Alaska
- Height: 14,573' (4,442m)
- Noteworthy: one of the 50 Classic Climbs in North
America; most technical of big 3 in Alaska range
(Denali, Foraker, Hunter)
- Route attempted: West Ridge, alpine 2-person (Alaska
4+, 5.8, AI3)
- Date: June 2002
- Altitude reached: 14,573' (only team to summit in
2002)
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Rainier
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- Mount Rainier, US
- Range: Cascades
- Height: 14,410' (4,392m)
- Noteworthy: one of the 50 Classic Climbs in
North America
- Route attempted: Liberty Ridge (Grade IV,
Class 4-5, AI3)
- Date: June 2000 (also: Emmons Glacier in June
1997)
- Altitude reached: 14,410' (with overnight on
summit)
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Grand Teton
- Grand Teton, US
- Range: Teton (Rocky Mountains)
- Height: 13,770'
- Noteworthy: one of the 50 Classic Climbs in North
America
- Route attempted: Direct (Complete) Exum Ridge (Grade
III, 5.7)
- Date: June 1998
- Altitude reached: 13,770'
Baker
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- Mount Baker, US
- Range: Cascades (WA)
- Height: 10,778' (3,285m)
- Noteworthy: most-heavily glaciated Cascade volcano
- Route attempted: Coleman-Deming (Grade III)
- Date: June 1995
- Altitude reached: 10,778'
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Shasta
- Mount Shasta, US
- Range: Cascade (California)
- Height: 14,162' (4,317m)
- Noteworthy: doable in 24 hrs round-trip from home
- Routes attempted: Casaval Ridge, Hotlum-Bolam, Upper
Whitney Glacier (via Shastina), West Face Gully, Green
Butte Ridge (all Grade III) and, of course, Avalanche
Gulch
- Dates: various
- Altitude reached: 14,142' (over 30 summits)
Ice climbing
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- Rigid Designator, Vail (WI4-5) (Jan 2001, 2002)
- Ouray Ice Park (various)
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Rock climbing
- Crestone Needle, Ellington Ledges (14,197'; Grade
III, 5.7)
- The Royal Arches (Grade III, 5.6, A1)
- Lovers' Leap, Travelers Buttress lower section
(5.8)
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