Certified American Mountain Guides Association climber who has led more than one hundred climbing expeditions across five continents. He has been featured on the Discovery Channel's Everest: Beyond the Limit.
He founded the internationally renowned Alpenglow Expeditions in 2004.
In 2010, he summited Mount Everest twice in a three-week period.
He met his girlfriend and climbing partner Emily Harrington in 2012.
He and photographer Cory Richards collaborated on the Everest No Filter project.