A long-time Northwest mountaineer, Dave has climbed extensively throughout the Cascades, Coast Mountains and the Alaska Range. He is an accomplished backcountry telemark and alpine skier. A natural leader, Dave guides in Alaska, the Cascades and South America. For the past two years, Dave has guided on Denali and has done a number of personal, highly technical climbs in the Alaska Range. With over a dozen ascents of Rainier, Dave’s experience also includes climbs in Nepal, Bolivia, Central America and a successful ascent of the coveted South Face of Aconcagua. Fluent in Spanish, Dave also leads Mexico expeditions, and is a mountaineering instructor both in Alaska and the North Cascades. Most recently, Dave guided on Aconcagua, Cho-Oyu, Island Peak, Ama Dablam, Denali and Bolivia. Dave recently received the coveted AAC Mountain Adventure Award.