AMA DABLAM - 22349 FEET

Depart October 2022

One of the most (if not THE most) stunning mountains in the world, everyone and anyone who treks in the Khumbu is immediately drawn to it. Ama Dablam might not be as high as its 8000M neighbors - Everest, Lhotse, & Makalu, but its sustained technical climbing with extreme exposure make it every bit as challenging. I have been wanting to climb this stunning mountain since I first laid eyes on it, and can’t wait to climb it this October. Normally - expeditions give themselves a month to trek to base camp, acclimate, launch a summit bid, and return to Kathmandu. As I have a newborn at home I will be in Colorado acclimating immediately prior, and will be hoping to complete the trip in 2 weeks or less.


PEAK 11300 - 11300 FEET

Depart April 2023

Peak 11300, located in Alaska’s Ruth Gorge, is a stunning and challenging ridge climb with a little bit of everything - sustained exposure, technical rock, ice, and mixed climbing. Although a technically challenging route, the ability to land on the glacier allows this climb to be done in a week or less. This climb is an incredible challenge and amazing objective on its own, but also will allow me to continue to hone my technical skills as I continue to challenge myself on big mountain objectives that are more and more technical in nature.

PC: Mountain Madness


THE MATTERHORN - 14692 FEET

Depart Summer 2023

One of the most recognizable mountains in the world, the Matterhorn is a stunning mountain and a fun moderately challenging scramble with sustained exposure. I am making this one a family trip so the wife and son will be enjoying all the comforts of Zermatt while I duck out for a day or two to aim for the top.

ALPAMAYO - 19512 FEET

Depart: TBD

Alpamayo is a stunning peak and along with Ama Dablam. probably fair to consider it one of the most beautiful peaks in the world. Located in the Cordillera Blan­ca range in Peru, Alpamayo is a classic climb that involves climbing a steep fluted face of snow and ice to its narrow knife edged summit ridge which you can straddle with one leg hanging down each of its steep faces.


PC: Mountain Madness

DENALI VIA CASSIN RIDGE - 20310 FEET

Depart: TBD

Climbing Denali via the West Buttress is a physically demanding route, but in terms of mountaineering prowess, fairly non-technical. The Cassin Ridge is a different beast all together and will be the culmination of close to a decade of climbs. The ridge is sustained technical climbing from top to bottom including steep alpine ice, technical rock, and mixed climbing. All of this with heavy packs at altitude, extreme exposure, the harsh weather of Denali, and no easy bail once you are committed. This was a climb I had never in my wildest dreams believed I would be tackling, but now feel I have the skills necessary to do so. I’m hoping to climb the Cassin in May/June of 2024 or 2025.

PC: Max Neale

CHOLATSE- 21130 FEET

Depart TBD

Cholatse is a stunning and technical peak in the Khumbu. More technical than Ama Dablam and climbed far less often, I’m hoping to climb this in the fall of 2023 but time will have to see if circumstances allow. Raising a kid while climbing is definitely a juggling act!