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These Places Are Real. This Could Be You.

Every photo on this page was taken on a real expedition — Everest, K2, Denali, Aconcagua, Alpamayo, and beyond. These aren’t stock images. This is where Alan has been. With the right preparation and coaching, it’s where you can go too.

7
Continents
38+
Expeditions
29,035′
Highest Point
25+
Years Climbing
The Summit Moments
Standing on Top of the World
Alan on K2 Summit
K2 — 28,251′
The summit. July 27, 2014. Oldest and 18th American to stand here.
Karakoram Range, Pakistan
Alan with sponsor flag on K2 summit
K2 Summit
A moment that took years of preparation to earn.
Alpamayo Summit
Alpamayo — 19,511′
One of the world’s most beautiful mountains. Peru, 2012.
Cordillera Blanca, Peru
K2 — The Savage Mountain
28,251 Feet. The Hardest Mountain on Earth.
K2 from base camp
K2 Base Camp
First sight of the summit you’re about to attempt.
The Traverse on K2 near 28,000
The Traverse — 28,000′
The most exposed section on K2. One step at a time.
Camp 3 on K2 with Broad Peak behind
K2 Camp 3 — Broad Peak Behind
At this altitude, the world below has disappeared.
Alan at Camp 1 on K2
Camp 1
First camp established.
Alan climbing House Chimney on K2
House’s Chimney
A crux on the Abruzzi Spur. Technical and committing.
Alan climbing Black Pyramid on K2
Black Pyramid
Where K2 separates the prepared from the hopeful.
Alan at K2 Camp 2 22000
Camp 2 — 22,000′
Above the clouds. Still a long way to go.
Everest — The Roof of the World
29,035 Feet. Four Expeditions. One Summit.
Mount Everest
Mount Everest — 29,035′
The mountain that defines a generation of climbers.
Nepal Himalaya
Everest from Western Cwm at sunset
Western Cwm at Sunset
From Camp 2. The summit catches the last light.
Ladders in Khumbu Icefall
Khumbu Icefall
Aluminum ladders across crevasses that could swallow a bus.
Western Cwm
The Western Cwm
A highway of blue ice between Everest, Lhotse and Nuptse.
Lhotse Face in ground blizzard
Lhotse Face — Ground Blizzard
When the mountain decides it’s not your day.
Climbing Lhotse Face
Lhotse Face
65° ice at 23,000 feet.
Plume off South Summit
South Summit Plume
The jet stream strips the summit in real time.
South Col on Everest
South Col — 26,300′
The last camp before the summit push. The dead zone begins here.
Ice Serac release off Everest
Serac Collapse
A reminder that the mountain makes all the rules.
Beyond Everest & K2
Denali. Aconcagua. Alpamayo. The World Is Big.
High Camp on Alpamayo
Alpamayo High Camp — 18,500′
Considered the most beautiful mountain in the world. Peru, 2012.
View from high camp on Aconcagua
Aconcagua — 22,842′
The highest peak in the Americas. Alan summited three times.
Andes Mountains, Argentina
Mt Hunter from Denali
Denali — View of Mt. Hunter
Alaska’s Alaska Range. Wild, remote, unforgiving.
Climbing Alpamayo
Alpamayo Face
Front-pointing up 60° ice on one of Peru’s gems.
Camp 2 on Broad Peak
Broad Peak — Camp 2
Alan’s first Karakoram expedition. K2 visible on the right.
Climbing Rainier
Rainier — 14,410′
Where many North American climbers take their first real step.
Alan on Aconcagua
Aconcagua
The South American giant. A perfect Everest stepping stone.
Everest Southeast ridge from Lhotse
Everest from Lhotse
The Southeast Ridge from 27,000 feet.
High Camp Alpamayo
Alpamayo at Dawn
Alpenglow at high camp. Pre-summit silence.
The World Between the Peaks
The People and Places That Stay With You Forever
Potala Palace Lhasa Tibet
Potala Palace, Lhasa
The heart of Tibet, unchanged for centuries.
Tibetan Monks
Tibetan Monks near Shishapangma
A world most people never get to see.
Pakistani Family on way to K2
On the Walk-in to K2
Pakistan’s Karakoram Highway — one of the world’s great trekking approaches.
Tibetan near Shishapangma
Tibetan Highlands
Nomadic life at altitude.
Tibetan woman with child
Mother and Child
The human side of every expedition.
Yak Herder at Shishapangma
Yak Herder
High-altitude herders who’ve lived here their whole lives.
Muleteers on Aconcagua
Muleteers — Aconcagua
The logistics chain that makes every expedition possible.
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The mix between his love for the mountains and his wide knowledge of expedition dynamics was crucial to my successful Everest summit.

J. Gustavo — Everest 2019
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Alan has literally led me to the top of the world. Hiring him as a coach was a great decision and a stellar value.

Reid — Everest 2025, Tibet Side
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I had no climbing experience at 18. Despite being out of shape, Alan gave me everything I needed. I seriously couldn’t have done it without him.

Ryan — Everest 2024, Age 19
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