I am currently registered in Texas as an EMT-Basic and was certified as a Wilderness EMT through Wilderness Medicine Institute of NOLS.
I have Avalanche Level 1 certification throught the National Ski Patrol and the Alaska Avalanche School
For my life story, click here.


Rock Climbing
Ice Climbing
Mountaineering

    Alabama

    Palisades Park

  • Cashmere 5.7 -TR- Cathedral Wall
  • Night of the Climbing Dead 5.9 - TR- Cathedral Wall
  • Unnamed (start 10ft left of Cashmere, climb straight up & over roof 5.8 - TR - Cathedral Wall

    Alaska

    Angel Rocks

  • Teenage Wasteland 5.10a -TR- Teenage Area
  • Minor Groove 5.9+ -TR- Main Rock
  • Dunce Cap 5.9 -TR- Pump Master Rock
  • Bear Tooth 5.8 (in sneakers) -TR- First Rock
  • Break in Tradition 5.6 -TR- Teenage Area
  • Major Groove 5.7 -TL- Main Rock
  • Smooth Groove 5.7 -TR- First Rock
  • Unnamed 5.7 -TR- First Rock
  • Unnamed (Dihedral) 5.5 -TR- First Rock

    Granite Tors

  • Asgard Tor - 4th Class

    Grapefruit Rocks

  • Sharks Teeth 5.11 -TR- Alcove between Two Towers
  • She Periled 5.10 -TR- First Crag
  • Dead End 5.9+ -TR- First Crag
  • Fern Hueco 5.9 -TR- First Crag
  • No Name 5.9 -TR- Morning Wall
  • Tombstone 5.7 -TR- First Crag
  • As Hard as You Want 5.7 -TR- Morning Wall
  • Off Width 5.6 -TL- First Crag
  • No Name 5.6 -TR- Morning Wall
  • First Lead 5.6 -TR- Left Tower

    Range Rock

  • Grunge 5.5 -TR- FA 2001 with Brian Baumann

    Seward Highway

  • Degrees of Fruitfulness 5.10b -TR- Fundamentalist's Cut
  • Squeeze 5.6 -TR- Fundamentalist's Cut

    Arkansas

    Sam's Throne

  • Flat Fields 5.9 -TR- Cave Creek

    Horseshoe Canyon Ranch

  • Cracked Rib 5.11a -TR- Titanic
  • Learning to Fly 5.10c -SL,FL- Prophecy Wall
  • Jihad 5.10b -SL,FL- Prophecy Wall
  • Emotional Content 5.10b -SL,RP- Far East
  • September Hero 5.10b -SL,RP- Far East
  • Orange Crush 5.9+ -SL,OS- Far East
  • The Lookout 5.9+ -SL, OS- Titanic
  • Lion Tamer 5.9- -SL,OS- North Forty
  • Jackhole 5.9- -SL,OS- North Forty
  • Local Hebrew 5.9- -SL, OS- North Forty
  • Fashion Sense 5.8+ -SL,OS,Night- Cliffs of Insanity
  • Molt 5.8+ -SL,OS- North Forty
  • Montezuma's Toe 5.8+ -SL,OS- Far East
  • Around the Fur 5.8 -SL,OS- North Forty
  • The Greatest Show on Earth 5.8+ -SL, OS- North Forty
  • African Herbman 5.8+ -SL, OS- North Forty
  • Kurbcheck 5.8 -SL,OS- North Forty
  • Harry Butthole Potter 5.8+ -SL,OS- North Forty
  • Squirrel Deck 5.8+ -SL,OS- Titanic
  • The Bulb 5.8 -SL,OS- North Forty
  • Green Goblin 5.8 -SL,OS- North Forty
  • Groovy 5.8 -SL,OS- North Forty
  • Ramblin' Man 5.8 -SL,OS- Prophecy Wall
  • Tres Equis 5.8 -SL,OS- North Forty
  • Emma's Got a Mullet 5.7 -SL,OS- North Forty
  • Sundial 5.7 -SL,OS- North Forty
  • Tunnel Vision 5.7 -SL,OS- North Forty
  • Cows in the Mist 5.7 -SL,OS- North Forty
  • Aphrodite 5.7 -SL,OS- North Forty
  • Girth Hitch 5.7 -SL,OS- North Forty
  • Little Manly Man 5.7 -SL,OS- North Forty
  • Summer Rain 5.7 -SL,OS,Night- North Forty
  • Cotton Candy 5.7 -SL,OS,Night- North Forty
  • Rubber Chicken 5.6 -SL, OS- Cliffs of Insanity
  • Fesic 5.6 -SL, OS- Cliffs of Insanity
  • Little Sprout 5.6 -SL,OS,Night- Cliffs of Insanity
  • Kids Stuff 5.6 -TL, OS- North Forty
  • Guide Route 5.5 -TL, OS- North Forty

    Colorado

    Taylor Canyon

  • Tonys Tango 5.6 -Lead- Left Hand Area
  • Left Side Crack 5.9 -TR- Left Hand Area

    Idaho

    Black Cliffs

  • Bryan's Route 5.8 -TR- New Fringe
  • Perception vs Reality 5.10a -TR- Populus Wall
  • Sweet Adene 5.8 -TR- Populus Wall
  • Whitewash 5.9+ -TR- Populus Wall

    City of Rocks

  • Easy Corner 5.5 -TL- Lower Breadloaves East
  • Wheat Thins 5.7 -2nd- Elephant Wall

    Kentucky

    Red River Gorge

  • Danger Mouse 5.8 -SL- Pistol Ridge
  • Please Don't Feed the Triceratops 5.7 -SL- Pistol Ridge
  • Calypso III 5.5 -TL- Fortress Wall
    Muir Valley
  • Hey There, Fancy Pants 5.10c -TR,HD- Bruise Brothers Wall
    Pendergrass-Murray Recreation Preserve
  • Significant Other 5.10b -TR- The Shire
  • Miranda Rayne 5.9 -TR,HD- The Shire
  • Audie 5.8 -TR- The Shire
  • Pee-Wee 5.7 -SL- The Shire
    Natural Bridge
  • Dragonslayer 5.10d -TR,HD- Roadside

    Maryland

    Alberton

  • Limelight 5.3 -TR
  • Alberton Roof 5.9- -TR

    Annapolis Rocks

  • Faint's Roof 5.10a -TR,HD

    Carderock

  • Beginner's Crack 5.3 -TR

    Friction

  • Friction Slab 5.10d/5.11a -SL,OS

    Sugarloaf

  • ??????

    New Mexico

    John's Wall

  • Amazon 5.9 -TR
  • Route 66 5.7 -TR
  • Unnamed 5.8 -TR

    New York

    The Gunks

  • Andrew 5.4 -TL- Trapps
  • High Exposure 5.6 -TL- Trapps
  • Limelight (1st pitch) 5.7 -2nd- Trapps
  • Disney Land 5.6 -TL- Near Trapps
  • Greta 5.7 -TL- Near Trapps
  • Grease Gun Groove 5.6 -TL- Near Trapps
  • Frog's Head 5.6- -TL- Trapps

    Oklahoma

    OU Campus

  • Inner Circle 5.2 -Free Solo- Adams Tower

    Wichita Mountains

  • Layaway Plan 5.11a/b -TR,HD- 60ft Sport - Lower Mt Scott
  • Barter Town 5.11a -TR,HD- 70ft Sport - The Meadows
  • Dream Boat Annie 5.10d -TR,HD- 25ft Trad - Mt Scott
  • Repeat After Me 5.10c -TR,HD- 70ft Sport - Lower Mt Scott
  • Mcbrides Mind/Doctor Coolhead 5.10a -TR- Narrows
  • Roof Crack 5.9+ -TR,HD- 60ft Trad - Upper Mt Scott
  • No Stone Unturned 5.9 -TR- Narrows
  • Afterburner 5.9 -TR- Panther Canyon
  • Mr. Clean 5.8+ -TR- 60ft Trad - Lower Mt Scott
  • Crazy Alice 5.8 -TL- Narrows
  • Red Wine 5.8 -TR- 25ft Trad - Mt Scott
  • Fantasy Roof 5.8 -TR- Narrows
  • Green Slings 5.8 -TL- 60ft Trad - Upper Mt Scott
  • Foolish 5.8 -TL- 70ft Trad - Upper Mt Scott
  • High Anxiety 5.7 -2nd- 70ft Trad - Lower Mt Scott
  • Yellow Corner 5.7 -TL- Narrows
  • The Sleeper 5.6 -TL- Upper Mt Scott
  • Side Saddle 5.6 -TL- Narrows
  • Taco Time 5.6 -TR- 70ft Trad - The Meadows
  • Down for the Count 5.6 -TR- 50ft Trad - Upper Mt Scott
  • Spinning Back Kick 5.6 -TL- Upper Mt Scott
  • Heeha 5.6 -2nd- Upper Mt Scott
  • Birthday Boy 5.6 -TL- 70ft Trad - Lower Mt Scott
  • White Lightning 5.6 -TR- 25ft Trad - Mt Scott
  • Shake Your Groove Thing 5.6 -2nd- Narrows
  • Tiny Big Crack 5.5 -TL- Tiny Bubbles
  • Great Expectations 5.5 -2nd- Elk Slabs
  • Slap Roof 5.5 -TR- Narrows
  • Tiny Little Crack 5.4 -TR- Tiny Bubbles

    Pennsylvania

    Boxcar Rocks

  • Moby Neil 5.6 -TR
  • Locomotive Breath 5.10c -TR
  • Pebbles and Bam Bam 5.10a -TR
  • Welcome to Boxcar 5.10 -TR
  • The Big Chill 5.8+/5.9 -TR
  • Curt's Crack 5.7 -TR
  • Margie's Curves Left 5.7 -TR

    West Virginia

    New River Gorge

  • Lost Souls 5.12a -TR,HD- Kaymoor, Butcher's Branch
  • Bicycle Club 5.11d -TR,HD- Kaymoor, Butcher's Branch
  • Linear Encounters 5.11a -2nd,HD- Endless Wall, Fern Point
  • The Green Piece 5.10b -SL,OS- Kaymoor, Butcher's Branch
  • Exoduster 5.10b -TR,SL, Flash- Endless Wall, Party Butress
  • Pre-Marital Bliss 5.10a -2nd- Endless Wall, Party Butress
  • Black and Tan 5.10a -2nd- Endless Wall, Fantasy Area
  • The Rico Suave Arete 5.10a -2nd- Kaymoor, Rico Suave Buttress
  • The Upheaval 5.9 -SL,OS- Endless Wall, Kaymoor Slabs
  • Flight of the Gumbie 5.9 -RP- Kaymoor, Butcher's Branch

    Seneca Rocks

  • Triple S 5.8+ -2nd- On the 2nd pitch through Windy Corner 5.4 -TL,OS- to top out
  • Ye Gods and Little Fishes 5.8 -TR
  • Candy Corner 5.6 -TL,OS
  • The Burn 5.8 -2nd- On the 2nd pitch 5.5 -TL,OS
TR = top roped
SL = sport lead
TL = trad lead
2nd = cleaned the route
FA = first ascent
OS = on-sight
RP = red point
HD = hang dogging - not clean


John's Wall - Arroyo Hondo, NM

Teenage Wasteland in a light drizzle- Angel Rocks, Alaska

Brothers at 10,000ft - Mt Rainier

Alex Wilson & I on Kit Carson
with Crestone Peak behind us


Ice climbing - Kennicott Glacier

Ice Climbing

    Alaska

  • Kennicott Glacier - variety of climbs - AI1 to 5 -TR-
  • Ruth Glacier - AI2 -TR- across from Sheldon Ampitheater
  • Upper Dragonfly WI2 70' -TR- Near Denali Park
  • Ripple WI3 180' -2nd- Eklutna Canyon
  • TJ Swan WI3 75' -2nd- Eklutna Canyon
  • Lost Chord WI4+ 200' -2nd- Hunter Creek
  • Split Finish WI3 (only 150', partner broke a pick) -2nd- Hunter Creek

    New York

    Adirondack Mtns

  • Lions on the Beach NEI 4- 80' -TR- Chapel Pond Canyon
  • Positive Reinforcement NEI 3+ 85' -Lead- Chapel Pond Canyon
  • Pitchoff Right NEI 3-4 30-70' -TR- Cascade Pass
  • Harlot NEI 3+ 75' -Lead- Pitchoff North Face
  • Dipper Brook NEI 2-3 30' -Solo- Near Chapel Pond

    • Catskill Mtns

  • Right side of East Crag WI2-3 30' -TR- Stoney Clove
  • Union Hotel? WI2+ 85' -2nd- Deep Notch
  • Ice Pillar to the right of Union Hotel WI4- -TR- Deep Notch

Dragonfly Creek


Aconcagua, Argentina Eastern Alaska Range Ellingwood Pt, Colorado Point 5479,Alaska

Mountaineering

  • Jul '97 - Comanche Peak (11,299)
  • Jul '97 - Mt Phillips (11,721) - AKA "Clear Creek Mtn". Also summited on 1 Jul '99.
  • Jul '97 - Touch Me Not Mountain, NM (12,045)
  • Jul '97 - Baldy Mountain, NM (12,441)
  • Nov '98 - Attempt on Little Costilla, NM (12,584) - turned back at base due to lack of necessary skills and equipment, bad weather, and AMS
  • 19 Jun '99 - Wheeler Peak, NM (13,161) II, Class 2
  • 12 Jul '99 - Little Costilla, NM (12,584) - West Ridge I, Class 2
  • 30 Jul '99 - Humboldt Peak, CO (14,064) - West Ridge II, Class 2
  • 12 Aug '99 - Crestone Needle, CO (14,197) - South Face II, Class 3
  • 13 Aug '99 - Kit Carson Peak, CO (14,165) - East Ridge II, Class 3
  • 13 Aug '99 - Point 13,799, CO (13,799)
  • Aug '00 - Attempt on Humphreys Peak, AZ (12,633) - turned back 800 ft from summit due to weather
  • 19 Mar '01 - Frazier Peak, NM (12,163)
  • 11-12 Jun '01 - Attempt on Mount Rainier, WA (14,410) - turned back at Camp Muir (10,000) due to weather
  • Aug '01 - Solo attempt on Mt Eielson, AK (5,802) - foiled by high river and inexperience
  • 21 Oct '02 - Solo attempt on Mount Healy, AK - South Ridge - poor route choice, turned back at 4,900 ft
  • 2 Mar '03 - Point 5479, Delta Mountains - Alaska Range
  • 16 Mar '03 - Mount Healy, Alaska Range (5,750) - North Ridge
  • 29 Mar '03 - AAC trip to Triangle Peak (7,358) - Aborted due to high winds, avalanche conditions, and poor route choice
  • 12-14 Apr '03 - Attempt on Triangle Peak, AK (7,358) - ran out of time and turned back at 6,300 ft
  • 25-27 Apr '03 - Institute Peak, AK (8,000) & Minya Peak (7,700) - AAC trip
  • 4 Jul '03 - Peak 7,272 - Ruth Glacier, AK - AAI Denali Prep Course
  • 25 Aug '03 - Mt Eielson (west summit - 5,722) Denali Nat Park, AK
  • 29 Feb '04 - Panorama Mountain, AK - South Face Snow Chute - topped out above the chute, but did not continue to summit (5,778)
  • 14 Mar '04 - Panorama Mountain, AK - South Face Snow Chute - made it to within 1/4mi. from summit when wind and closing weather turned us back
  • 21 Mar '04 - Triangle Peak (7,358) - North Ridge - Delta Mtns, AK - AAC trip
  • 9 May '04 - White Princess (9,800) - Delta Mtns, AK - Party of two summitted. I stayed in camp with head cold.
  • 16 May '04 - Eagle Peak (6,909) - Chugach Mtns, AK
  • 28 Nov '04 - Black Cap (9.800), AK - West Face - made it up the Castner Glacier 4 miles before weather shut us down
  • XX Feb '05 - Item Peak (7,900) - Delta Mtns, AK - Set off an avalanche in Michael Creek so diverted to Mount Pillsbury (5,790) on west side Delta River - shut down by very high winds
  • 1-3 Apr '05 - Institute Peak (8,000) - Delta Mtns, AK - Turned around at 6,500 - ski descent
  • 8-11 Apr '05 - Black Cap (9,800) - East Ridge - Delta Mtns, AK
  • 22 Apr '05 - White Princess (9,800) - Delta Mtns, AK - aborted due to crappy weather
  • 29 Apr-1 May '05 - Snow White (9,000) - North Ridge; and M'Ladies Mtn (8,880) - South Face - Delta Mtns, AK
  • 12 Jan '06 - Aconcagua (22,841) - Polish Glacier - Andes Mountains, Argentina
  • 28 Jul '06 - Ellingwood Pt, CO (14,042) - Southwest Ridge II, Class 3
  • 28 Feb '07 - Kilimanjaro, Tanzania (19,340) - Machame Route - turned back at 17,000 ft due to difficulty breathing (never diagnosed, but suspect altitude induced bronchitis). 2 partners summited.
  • 4 Mar '07 - Mt Kenya, Kenya (17,057) - Naro Moru to Normal Route (Nelion SE Face) East African IV- (5.8) - truned back a couple pitches above Bailey's Bivy. Ran out of daylight.