When not working or volunteering Julia is either at the ocean, tending her goats, hiking a remote trail, or practicing Iyengar yoga. Still enjoying exploring, Julia currently divides the calendar year between Alaska, Chile, and Antarctica, and though she has spent most of her professional life working in remote logistics, in her spare time as of late she is studying to develop her skills as a medical interpreter. Julia grew up in the northeastern USA, but after getting her degree in Anthropology in Vermont back in 2011 has settled down in a variety of locales including Utah, New Mexico, and central Chile. When not working, Jonathon enjoys teaching his son to ski, climbing with his wife, and traveling the globe on family adventures. He leverages his technical skills and guiding experience to ensure our trips are staffed and programmed to the highest level. In the office, Jonathon manages Alpine Ascents’ world-class guide staff and programs, including the Alps Program he developed in 2013. Jonathon is a part of the AMGA national instructor team where he specializes in guide education. Jonathon’s well-rounded experience has also led to years working on gear development teams for companies like Black Diamond Equipment and Outdoor Research. In 2016, Jonathon was a keynote speaker at the ISSW (International Snow Science Workshop), where he educated avalanche industry professionals about operational risk management. Jonathon has also spent the last decade working as a heli-ski guide in the winter, and doing research in avalanche mitigation and risk management. He has climbed and guided throughout the Cascades, the Alaska Range, the Himalaya, European Alps, much of the western US, and many locations in South America. Jonathon’s passion for the mountains and guiding has only grown over the years. Jonathon obtained his AMGA/ IFMGA certification in 2007, and at the time was one of the youngest Americans to become an IFMGA-licensed mountain guide. Early on he made outdoor pursuits his profession, and graduated from Western State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Outdoor Recreation and Business. Jonathon grew up hiking, climbing, and skiing in the Pacific Northwest. A long term fixture in the adventure travel industry, he is on the Education Staff of the Adventure Tourist Travel Association where he leads travel development and marketing seminars in developing markets, and is a founder and board member of the Alpine Ascents Foundation, stressing the need for youth education in Nepal. On the home front, He has a keen interest in business ethics, operational systems, marketing, and maintaining the integrity of travel in local countries. Gordon still scouts new locations for Alpine Ascents, most recently pioneering our remote India trip in the state of Arunachal Pradesh. He serves regularly as an Asia travel expert for numerous media sources such the New York Times, BBC and Outside Magazine and has appeared on BBC world CNN, NPR MSNBC and the NBC Nightly News. From Peshawar to Bangladesh, Ladakh to Sri Lanka, this region of the world has always captured his heart and mind. A long time world traveler, Gordon has always had a keen interest in Western Asia where has spent much of his travel time over the last 30+ years, as well as today. Gordon is a founding member of Alpine Ascents International and is responsible for overseeing Alpine Ascents expeditions and operations. Sowles award for his rescue efforts on Mt. In 1998 Todd was awarded the American Alpine Club’s prestigious David J. Forever climbing great peaks around the world, Todd just climbed Aconcagua again as well as Australia’s Kosciusko, completing his Seven Summits for the second time. He currently lives in Alaska where he is raising yaks, fishing and flying. Todd joins many of our expeditions in a support role, overseeing logistics, climber development and ensuring a good time is had by all. Recently, Todd led our trip to Cho-Oyu and runs our school and Denali programs in Alaska. In addition to instructing mountaineering courses, Todd has recently led successful expeditions to Mongolia, Rainier, Elbrus, Kilimanjaro, Vinson, Everest and a number of first ascents in the arctic region of Greenland. Everest, and has guided successful expeditions on every continent including all of the Seven Summits. In his eighteen years of guiding, he has led 8 expeditions to Mt. Todd spent most of his childhood in Alaska where his prowess and love for mountaineering were developed. Director and founder of Alpine Ascents International, Todd has achieved unparalleled success in the mountain guiding industry and is one of the world’s leading mountaineers.
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