“When I came to Alan, I had absolutely no climbing experience, and I only dreamed of climbing Mount Everest as a teenager. Initially, I thought I’d look stupid being 18, having no experience, and wanting to climb Everest, but Alan was extremely welcoming and supportive right off the bat. Despite my initial inexperience and being out of shape, Alan provided me with all of the insights and training I would need to summit Mount Everest at 19. He guided me every single step of the way, all the way to the top, and I’m extremely grateful to have a coach and mentor like him. He truly gives great advice, insights, and knowledge about mountaineering and what it takes to climb the world’s highest peaks. I seriously couldn’t have done it without him!”

Ryan – 2024 Everest summit at age 19

“Alan is a wealth of knowledge and experience when it comes to understanding and climbing the highest peaks around the world and was a tremendous resource for me as I prepared for my Everest bid this year. Leveraging his own extensive personal experiences combined with those of his clients, he provided a wealth of information and coaching that proved vital to my summit success and overall exceptional experience on Everest. Here are some specifics:

-Self-evaluation – Alan helped me evaluate and determine if I was ready to attempt the highest mountain in the world based on my prior experience and mental and physical condition.

-Identify and prepare for training opportunities – For me this was Pico de Orizaba in January, about 10 weeks before departing for Everest. Alan helped me better understand the mountain, risks, and requirements in terms of proper gear, climbing skills, etc.

-Gear evaluation and selection – Alan’s knowledge of mountaineering gear, from his own experiences combined with client feedback was extremely valuable. And, his gear planning spreadsheet was extremely detailed and continually updated.

-Nutrition and Food Planning – Helpful as I planned the nearly 20lbs of snack foods that would fuel me through each day on the mountain

-Mental preparedness – Anticipating obstacles and difficulties and formulating a plan to overcome them

Jared – 2024 Everest summit

Alan’s knowledge and enthusiasm for big mountain climbing is truly impressive and infectious and I’m looking forward to continuing to work with him as I continue on my seven summits journey and pursuit of other major climbs around the world. “

“I got in contact with Alan in September 2023 consulting about a potential Everest expedition in the spring of 2024. Alan has extensive knowledge and experience on mountaineering, and provided valuable advice and recommendations based on the individual profile of his clients. Alan helped me make up my mind on an Everest expedition, choose the right guiding company, and provide me with the key points in terms of technical, physical and mental preparation for Everest. We had been working together all the way and we kept in touch during my Everest expedition. Alan was able to give me feedback and suggestions timely whenever I had questions or concerns during my preparation and the expedition. I think the knowledge and help from Alan played a key role in the success of my Everest climb and now I continue working with Alan toward my next mountaineering goal. “

Yinghong – Summited Everest in 2024

“I am really pleased to have you as my coach. Worth every penny!”

Mike – new Summit Coach client for Ama Dablam

“Alan has a deep love for the mountains. He loves being there, talking about them and reflecting on how this can make us better people. The mix between this love and his wide knowledge of the whole dynamics of an expedition is a powerful combination and it was crucial to my successful Everest summit in 2019. The conversations with him throughout the expedition’s phases helped me to make better decisions and, afterwards to make sense and to learn from my experience.“

J. Gustavo’s successful 2019 summit of Everest (29,035’) Nepal

“Alan is the most valuable resource I’ve had supporting me while attempting mountaineering objectives in the Himalaya, Andes, and Rockies. His experiential knowledge of specific mountains, their respective ranges, and regions prepared me to perform better & make informed on-mountain choices as a result of reducing my unknowns. Alan’s counsel also materially improved my pre-expedition decisions and preparation. I am lucky to know Alan and hope to continue working with him in the years to come.”

Jason’s successful summits across the Rockies, Andes, & Himalayas, including Mt. Everest in 2019

“All the incredible insight that you shared with me about climbing big mountains helped me get ready for my dream climbs. Your deep and broad knowledge base helped me fully prepare every aspect of my training, the gear and life management. Alan, I even took your valuable TIPS checklist for Everest with me to basecamp, and read it there over and over again. Thank you for helping me make the summits smoothly and safely.”

Jim’s successful summit of Everest (29,035’) in Nepal & summit of Cho Oyu (26,906’) in Tibet

Example Client Profiles

AGE	GOAL	EXPERIENCE
58	14er	None
72	7 Summits	Kilimanjaro
47	7 Summits	None
44	7 Summits	limited
42	7 Summits	14ers
38	7 Summits	Kili
32	7 Summits	none
39	8000ers	Everest
69	A Seven Summit	Kili, EBC
25	A Seven Summit	none
60	Aconcagua	KIli, EBC
58	Aconcagua	Aconcagua
48	Aconcagua, Everest	Elbrus, Baker
58	Aconcagua, Everest	None
26	Ama Dablam	6000 meters
42	Ama Dablam, Aconcagua, Everest	Cotopaxi
34	Cho Oyu	ChoOyu attempt
53	Cotopaxi, Denali, Everest, Vinson	Elbrus, Aconcagua, KIlimanjaro
38	Denali	Rainier
55	EBC, Lobuche, various	Island Peak, Everest
67	Ecuador Volcanoes	14ers
28	Elbrus	SevenSummits
60	Everest	Kili, Coto, Elbrus, Aconcagua, Vinson, Denali
57	Everest	none
46	Everest	None
42	Everest	6000meters
32	Everest	None
49	Everest	Aconcagua +
33	Everest	none
73	Everest C2	Rainier, Mont Blanc
33	Island Peak	Elbrus, Kilimanjaro
60	Lhapka Ri	Cotopaxi, Kilimanjaro, Rainier
55	Lhotse	Limited
59	Mountaineering	Everest
55	Mountaineering	Whitney
44	Mountaineering	EBC
40	Mountaineering	None
39	Nepal Trekking Peak	Limited
33	Vinson, Everest	Other7S

“From the initial phone call right up to the time of my climb, your help in identifying strengths and working to fix my weaknesses has made me a more confident and better prepared climber. From the physical aspects to the mental aspects your coaching had me prepared to face whatever could have been thrown at me. Thank you again for all your help.”

Brian’s successful summit of Mt. Baker (10,781′) Washington State U.S.

“You took the time to teach me more about 8000 meter peaks and how to prepare for them than anyone else. I can’t thank you enough.”

Ryan’s successful summit of Gasherbrum (26,362′) Pakistan

“I made the summit of Denali in great shape. Thanks, Alan, for coaching from gear to training to what to expect. You really made a difference.”

David’s successful summit of Denali (20,301′) Alaska

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