On May 25, 2001 I stood on the summit of Mt. Everest with Erik Weihenmayer and 9 other of my good friends. As everyone was high-fiving all I could think about was my job. I had a seemingly simple job; shoot some publicity photos of Erik and the team on top with the sponsor banners.
PROJECT: The Soldiers to the Summit Expedition paired a team of Everest climbers with a team of wounded veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan to tackle a 20,000+ foot peak in the Nepal Himalayas. The Expedition’s goal was to demonstrate that great things can be achieved no matter how high the obstacle. With the success of [...]
PROJECT: There are only 14 mountains in the world above 8,000 meters (26,000 feet) and only a handful of people have climbed them all. Until May 2005, no American had achieved such a feat. Ed Viesturs had 13 of them under his belt and was saving Annapurna for last. As a professional mountain guide and [...]