RESUME
I started climbing at the tender age of 14 (1968), back in Virginia, where I grew up. My first leads (and leader falls!) were at Seneca Rocks, West Virginia, and later in the 'Gunks, N.Y. I began iceclimbing in New Hampshire in 1970.
I moved to Boulder, Colorado in 1975. In the late '70s and early 80's I climbed extensively in Eldorado Canyon, Rocky Mountain National Park, the canyonlands of Utah, The Tetons, Wind Rivers and Yosemite.
I made my first trip out of the country to climb in 1977, when I went to Patagonia for the first time. I had a successful season in the Alps in 1979, completing about 20 routes. In 1984 I returned to Europe, rockclimbing in England , Wales and France. From 1985-1988 I made several trips to the Cordillera Blanca of Peru, guiding classic routes and establishing new ones. Later I guided classic mountain routes in Ecuador and Bolivia.
I travelled to the Himalaya for the first time in 1991, visiting Bhutan. I returned there three more times in the early '90s climbing over twenty peaks up to 6100meters.
In 1992 I made my first full scale expedition-an unsuccessful attempt on Gasherbrum 4. I returned to Pakistan in '96 and climbed three peaks alpine style. Meanwhile, I visited China and Tibet, travelling and climbing extensively . The focus of my adventures has been exploratory climbing, usually doing first ascents of peaks in remote ranges.
I've also been back to Europe recently, including trips iceclimbing in Scotland, mountaineering in Swizerland, and more rockclimbing in Italy and Scotland.
I returned to Patagonia in 1992, since then I've been going back frequently, repeating classics and attempting new lines.
In 1987 I moved to southwest Colorado, where I continue to explore and establish new rock and iceclimbs close to home.
My future ambitions include testing myself at high altitudes, and continuing to explore remote ranges. In 2002 I will go to the SSE Spur of K2 . |
