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Everest climber, speaker, and photographer Expert
Jake Norton Quick Facts
Main Areas: Goal setting, peak performance, attaining dreamsBest Sellers: Ghosts of Everest, Detectives on Everest, What Is Your Everest
Career Focus: Climber, Speaker, Photographer, Author
Affiliation: National Speakers Association, American Alpine Club
When most people hear about Jake Norton’s background, they
are amazed by what he has in his young life.A climber since 1986 and guide since 1993, Jake has
traveled the world helping people reach the summits of their
dreams.
By the time he was 35 years old, Jake had already spent over
a year of his life on Mount Everest on 6 expeditions with three
summits of the mountain.
He had also:
-
helped discover
the remains of George Mallory on Everest
in 1999 -
become the first person to visit and document all the
pre-World War II camps on Everest -
retraced the famous 1917 crossing of
South Georgia
Island by Sir Ernest Shackleton -
led the first official American ascent of 25,502 foot
Gurla Mandhata
in Tibet -
climbed 4 of the famed Seven Summits (Everest twice,
McKinley once, Aconcagua once, and Kilimanjaro three times) -
completed over 20 expeditions to Nepal & Tibet
-
led five expeditions to the Peruvian Andes
-
and reached the summit of Mount Rainier an amazing 89
times!
Aside from climbing, Jake has accomplished great things in
his career as a professional photographer. Working for
prestigious media outlets such as Discovery, PBS/NOVA, BBC,
Channel-4, and the Outdoor Life Network, Jake has covered
assignments in South Africa, Costa Rica, Iceland, Nepal, Tibet,
and throughout the USA. His photographic work has been published
in Outside Magazine, National Geographic Adventure, Men's
Journal, Vanity Fair, Forbes, and countless other national and
international publications, and has also been used in major ad
campaigns by Toyota and Ford. Jake currently works as the
primary photographer for the
First
Ascent line of technical clothing from Eddie Bauer, and is
also an athlete on the First Ascent team.
Jake began speaking professionally in 1999, and immediately
found he enjoyed it...and, more importantly, so did his clients!
Jake’s low-key manner, breathtaking presentations, sincerity,
and vital messages which we can all apply to our lives, have
made him a hit with clients ranging from the top producers for
ING to senior executives at Ford Motor Company.
Jake also makes a special point of giving back to our
community and the world. He is proud to serve on the
International Advisory Committee for
The Mountain
Institute, and as Director of the
American Mountaineering Museum. He is also a partner of
Colorado PTA
and actively supports
Educate the
Children,
Water for
People, the
American Himalayan Foundation,
dZi
Foundation,
Love
Hope Strength Foundation, and many other non-profit
organizations.
Jake, his wife, Wende, daughter, Lila, and dog, Pema, make
their home in Golden, Colorado.
Contact Jake today to reach your summit!
Contacting Jake Norton
Please visit my website, MountainWorld Productions, for more information about my inspirational Everest keynote presentations, and visit The MountainWorld Blog for additional articles, news, and motivation from the mountains.
And, of course, feel free to contact me if you are interested in any of my products and services.
