I began technical climbing with friends on the ocean cliffs of northern California in 1990, unless you count several years of 5th class scrambling I did with my grandfather in the North Georgia mountains in the early 50's. My wife and I moved to North Conway in 1997 to climb and enjoy the outdoors. We have a son, Lewis, who was born in 2000.

The joy, thrill and camaraderie I feel in getting out on the rock and ice today, is very similar to what I experienced as a child. While climbing is only a portion of my life these days, it is a very important part. I enjoy working with clients of all levels and experience, helping them to find that same enjoyment that I find every time I climb.

BA Art - University of Florida 1974

While I love climbing rock, ice climbing is my passion. I have climbed most of the hard ice routes in the region including Dropline, Last Exit, Welcome to the Machine, Mindbender, the Black Dike, Snot Rocket and more. I have also climbed many of the classic ice routes in  the Icefields Parkway region of the Canadian Rockies including Polar Circus, Kittyhawk, Nine, Ice 9 and others. I have also put up a number of rock routes on local crags.