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John Sims

As a NOLS instructor and having climbed extensively in the Cascades, the Wind River range, and Tetons, I was feeling ready to step up my personal climbing to some bigger ranges. My experience as a NOLS instructor became invaluable on this expedition both as we made challenging decisions in hazardous terrain and kept strong expedition behavior after being tent bound day after day.

Articles By John Sims

Rothberg-Birdwhistell Exploration Fund: Climbing Alaska's Mount Fairweather

Thanks to the Rothberg-Birdwhistell Exploration Fund for NOLS Instructors, John Sims and Brian Sarge set out in the spring of 2023 to climb Mt. ...