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Sid Pattison

Guide

Sid has been skiing and climbing in the mountains for close to 20 years. Since cutting his teeth in the Cascade mountains, skiing and climbing have taken him to New Zealand, Europe and Alaska along with the many great ranges of the lower 48 where he has completed technical ascents and descents on ice, snow and rock. Sid is continually seeking out the obscure, remote and committing lines destined to be classics. Sid lives in Winthrop, Washington with his wife and two daughters. Sid has more recently led 2 of our Unclimbed Peak expeditions in Nepal as well as successfully guided our Lhotse expedition last spring. Sid is currently guiding a private climber on our Mount Everest expedition.

Guided Climbing
  • 2013-2016:  Mt. Rainier ~35 ascents on 3 routes (Disappointment Cleaver, Kautz Icefall, Emmons Glacier)
  • 2004-2018:  Mt. Baker- Coleman-Deming, Easton Glacier, North Ridge— many with ski descents
  • 2009-2018:  Forbidden Peak- West Ridge, Many ascents
  • 2004-2018:  Mt. Shuksan- Fisher Chimneys, Sulfide Glacier— many ascents of both routes many with ski descents
  • 2011-2019:  rock climbing on routes up to grade IV, 5.11
  • 2011-2019:  ski guiding both backcountry skiing and heli-skiing
  • 2015 autumn:  Burke Khang, no summit
  • 2017 spring:  Everest Base Camp Trek
  • 2017 spring:  Island Peak, summit with 2 clients
  • 2017 spring:  Lhotse, summit with 1 client
  • 2017 autumn:  Tharke Khang, no summit
  • 2018 spring:  Mt. Everest, South Side, summit with a private client
  • 2018 autumn:  Nupla Khang, summit with 4 clients
  • 2018 autumn:  Ama Dablam, summit with a private client
  • 2019 spring:  Mt. Everest, North Side (television production with no summit)
  • 2013-2018:  Kilimanjaro, 5 ascents by 2 routes
Personal Climbing
  • Denali, West Buttress, 2008 with ski descents of the Messner Couloir and the Orient Express
  • Rock climbing up to Grade V, 5.11 (i.e. Liberty Bell, Liberty Crack; South Early Winter Spire, Direct East Buttress)
  • Many winter ascents of technical routes with and without ski descents (i.e. Mt. Buckner, North face; Mt. Shuksan, North Face, Fisher Chimneys, NW Couloir)
Training
  • AMGA ski guides course, alpine guides course, and rock guide course.
  • WFR
  • AAIRE Level 2