About Ryan

Ryan has spent more than two dozen years climbing in the Pacific Northwest, across the United States and abroad. He has completed classic ascents throughout the North Cascades, in the desert Southwest and Mexico. Originally from Redmond, WA, he learned to climb in the Cascade Range, and is passionate about every discipline of climbing, from challenging single pitch rock routes, to long ice climbs, big walls and mountaineering. Year round you can find Ryan climbing in his new home range of the Sierra in the summer and skiing during the winter.

Ryan enjoys all aspects of guiding, from leading his clients on multi-day alpine adventures, single pitch cragging days, to multi- day ski traverses. Ryan is also a passionate educator; you can often find him teaching rock climbing classes in the summer and Avalanche classes in the winter.   

Ryan is pursuing his full IFMGA certification and is well on his way there.