ABOUT ZEB

Zeb is an IFMGA / American Mountain Guide. He has guided ski descents and mountain climbs across the globe, from Antarctica to Zermatt. Zeb loves working with skiers and climbers in the mountains and he founded Blackbird to help his clients reach their lofty mountain goals in good style.

Whether its shredding powder, jamming on granite or swinging tools on ice, Zeb loves moving people in the mountains and sharing his experience with his clients. His favorite thing about guiding is seeing his clients progress and helping his clients to achieve their goals.

QUALIFICATIONS

• IFMGA / American Mountain Guide (AMGA)
• AIARE Level 3 Avalanche
• AIARE Course Leader
• WFR (Wilderness First Responder)
• A3 American Avalanche Association Professional Member

NOTABLE CLIMBS + SKI DESCENTS

• Mt Everest (8,848m), Tibet - 2 summits via Northeast Ridge, 2016, 2017
• Cho Oyu (8,201m), Tibet - 1 summit and full ski descent via West Face, 2016
• Vinson Massif (16,050'), Antarctica - 1 Summit, multiple clients
• Mont Blanc (4806m), France - 8 Summits via 3 routes including ski descent;
• Matterhorn (4,478m), Switzerland - 2 Summits
• Monte Rosa / Dufourspitze (4,634m), Switzerland
• The Grandes Jorasses (4,208m) via Dent du Geant/Jorasses Traverse
• Lobuche East (6,171m), Nepal - Summit and ski descent
• Denali (20,320',) Alaska - 4 expeditions & 1 ski descent
• Aconcagua (6,995m), Argentina - 3 expeditions
• Pico de Orizaba (18,500') & Ixtaccihuatl, Mexico - 3 expeditions
• Cordillera Blanca, Peru - Urus Este 2x, Ishinca Traverse 2x, Tocllaraju, Yanapacha,
• Mt Shasta (14,179'), California - multiple summits & ski descents, via 5 major routes
• Mt Whitney (14,505'), California - 5x via East Face, Mountaineers Route w/ ski descent
• Mt Rainier (14,411'), Washington - 101 summits & ski descents via 6 routes (Liberty Ridge, Fuhrer Finger, The Sickle, Success Glacier Couloir, DC, Emmons)
• Grand Teton (13,776') 5 summits via Upper Exum, PG, OS, Cathedral/North Ridge and ski descent via Ford Stettner
• Mount Fuji (12,388'), Japan - summit & ski descent
• Extensive rock, alpine & ice climbing throughout the West, the Rockies and the Northeast. In the US Zeb has climbed in CA, CO, NH, NV, NY, UT, VT, WA, WY. Internationally he has climbed in Antarctica, Argentina, Canada, Chile, Ecuador, France, Italy, Mexico, Nepal, Peru, Russia, Switzerland, Tajikistan, and Tibet.
• Zeb has skied 6 of the 7 continents and is looking for partners to ski Africa.