Alan has been an IFMGA certified guide since 2016. He has been on over 30 expeditions since he started guiding in 2008. Helping people progress their mountain skill set has kept Alan deeply engaged in guiding. In addition to his work in Utah he has guided big technical objectives around the world, and instructs training/certifying guides for the American Mountain Guide Association. Alan also spends a lot of time pursuing personal climbing goals in the Himalayas and Alaska Range. He has twice been awarded the ‘Piolet D’or’ which annually recognizes ‘outstanding achievement in the world of alpinism’. Once in 2020 for a new route on Tengi Ragi Tau in Nepal and again in 2024 for the first Alpine style ascent of Jannu’s North face. In Alaska he has established some very challenging routes and has repeated a couple of the AK range’s and most committing objectives in continuous pushes.
Whatever your climbing or skiing goals are, Alan is happy to work with you and help accelerate your learning in the mountains.
Notable ascents:
- First Alpine style ascent of the North Face of Jannu (7710 meters) ‘Round trip ticket’ M7 AI5+ 3000 Meters, 7 days on route in October 2023 Himalayas
- First ascent Tengi Ragi Tau (6948Meters) west face AI5 M5+ 5200’ 8 days on route October 2019 Himalayas
- First single day ascent of ‘Slovak direct’ on Denali’s south face WI6-M8- 9,000’ May 2022, 21 hours 35 minutes, Alaska Range
- Single push of ‘infinite spur’ Mount Foraker M5 AI4 9,000’ 65 hours BC to BC May 2021Alaska Range
- First ascent ‘Ruth gorge grinder’ AI6+M7 5250’ east face mount Dickey April 2019 Alaska Range
- First ascent ‘Aim for the Bushes’ AI6 M6 X 5250’ east face mount Dickey April 2023 Alaska Range
- First peak ascent Rungofarka (6500 meters) via North Ridge VI M6WI4 4 days on route October 2017 Zanskar, India
- One day ascents of El Capitain Yosemite, including Nose, Lurking Fear and Zodiac (2020)
