Rock Climber
Experienced traditional and sport climber,
currently leading 5.12+ (1983-present).

A Few of the Routes
2004 Alfredo Alfredo 7b+, Kalymnos, Greece
2003 Aegialis 7b+, Kalymnos, Greece
2002 Regular Route 5.9, Daff Dome, Touloume
1999 Ultimate belay slave – w/Jim Herson on the upper 10 pitches of Salathé Wall, Yosemite
1996 Mississippi Two Step 5.11, Cynical Pinnacle, South Platte
1995 Scenic Cruise 5.10, Black Canyon of the Gunnison
1994 Astroman 5.11c, Yosemite
1986 Wendego 5.12, Eldorado Canyon
1985 The Naked Edge 5.11, Eldorado Canyon
1983 First climb, Wind Ridge 5.6, Eldorado Canyon

Climbing Instructor
Colorado State University Experiential Learning Program. Led groups in team building, group dynamics, developing trust through rock climbing (1992-1993).

Backcountry Skier
Experienced backcountry skier (1980-present) in Colorado, including four years working as a field technician/graduate student in Loch Vale, Rocky Mountain National Park. After 200+ winter trips to Loch Vale and 3 pairs of broken skis, I moved on to 10th Mtn. Division Hut trips.

International Traveller
Antarctica, Member of the US Geological Survey Field Team in the Dry Valleys of South Victorialand, Antarctica. Worked as a field technician in a remote field camp over two Antarctic summers (1989, 1991). Lived in a North Face VE-24 for 3 months at a time, ate a lot of Cadbury chocolate. Climbed a couple of small peaks solo during my time off at night. My experiences were published in Women in the Antarctic, Rothblum et al., Editors (1998).

Both professional (as a diatomist) and extremely non-professional (as me) travel to many regions of the world, including Jordan, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, Antarctica, Greece, São Tomé and Príncipe (West Africa), New Zealand, and Taiwan.