Alpenglow Expedition’s founder and head guide, Adrian has been guiding full-time for over a decade, and has led over 60 international climbing expeditions on 5 continents. Adrian is a Georgetown University graduate and is a fully certified IFMGA/AMGA guide (one of 50 in the USA). Adrian's personal ascents include successful solo climbs of Ama Dablam (22,525 ft) in Nepal, Artesonraju (20,005 ft) in Peru, and more recently, alpine-style climbs on the South Ridge of Pumo Ri (23,500 ft), the West Face of Cayesh, and the NE Ridge of Huascaran Norte. This year, in addition to six months guiding high altitude peaks worldwide (including Everest, Manaslu, Alpamayo, Orizaba, Kilimanjaro, Quitaraju and Ama Dablam), Adrian is also ski, ice, and rock guiding in his dual “hometowns” of North Lake Tahoe, California and La Grave, France.