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Andrew
McLean - Sports Resume
Updated: Dec 2005
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Born:
Home town:
Education:
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Feb 24, 1961
Seattle, Washington
Rhode Island School of Design - BFA Industrial Design 1985
Product Designer, specializing in equipment for the outdoor industry |
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Camalots
Peckers
Bionic Crampons |
Hotwire
Carabiner
Talons
Rage Ice Axe |
Enduro
Carabiner
Whippets
Shrike Ice Axe |
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Skiing experience: |
39
years on snow & skis
18 years of Ski Mountaineering
16 years of USSA & FIS Racing - Juniors & Master - SL,
GS, SG & DH
3 years of Ski Racing Coaching |
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MEDIA |
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Salt Lake Magazine profile,
Sept 2005 - "10
Innovators"
The New Yorker Magazine profile, April 2005 - "Dangerous
Game"
Outside Magazine profile, May 2005 - "Thrill
Daddy Dreams of Powder Dawn"
Skiing Magazine profile, Nov 2003 - "11
Reasons NOT to Ski With Andrew McLean"
GreatOutdoors.com profile - "Andrew
McLean"
Voted one of "North America's Top Ski Mountaineers" - Powder
Magazine, 2004
"The Leading Edge" Best Ski
Mountaineering Adventure - Baffin Island. National Geographic Adventure
Magazine
"Best Expedition of the Year - 2002" Arcs Over the Arctic -
Baffin Island. Skiing Magazine
Voted one of North
Americas 25 Best Skiers by Skiing Magazine - Feb, 2001
Voted one of the 25 Best Outdoor Athletes in the World by Outside
Magazine - Dec, 2000
Author The
Chuting Gallery - A Guide to Steep Skiing in the Wasatch Mountains
Pawprince.com - a self-published skiing and climbing internet diary
MountainZone.com - Thin White Lines & on-line expedition
reporting
Couloir Magazine - Cover photo, Nov 2002 & Oct/Nov 1995. Numberous
articles & photos.
Powder Magazine - 2002 Photo Annual photographer. Photo Annual centerfold,
Mt. Superior, 1993.
Black Diamond Equipment Ltd. - numerous catalog photos & articles -
1993 to present
Writing & photo contributor for Patagonia, Backcountry Magazine,
Couloir, Climbing & Skiing
Films:
Trapped in Ice - WGBH & NOVA account of climbing
Antarcticas Vinson Massif, 2002
Shishapangma - A Celebration of Life - NBC Premier of a North
Face/AAP film, 2000
The Greatest Snow on Earth: Utah's Skiing Story - 1999 |
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CLIMBING |
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Rock Climbing - traditional
& sport up to 5.12
Multi-pitch free routes
Ice Climbing - Water Ice Grade 5
Aid Climbing/Big Walls - A3+
El Capitan - Yosemite Valley, CA - five routes
Half Dome - Yosemite Valley, CA
Zion National Park, UT - seven routes
Alpine Climbing
Mt. McKinley - AK
Mt. Rainier - WA
Vinson Massif - Antarctica
Expedition Leader - Tibet, Alaska & Baffin Island |
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OTHER
ENDEAVORS |
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Sailing and sailboat racing
Drake Passage Sailboat Crossing 2003, Antarctica to Cape Horn - 5
days
Vic-Maui Trans Pacific Sailboat Race 1992 - 14 days
Adventure Racing
A Wasatch Adventure Race 2001 - 1st Place co-ed team of four
XStream Adventure Series 2001 - 1st Place co-ed team of two, Moab
Ultramarathon Running
1997 Wasatch Front 100 Mile Endurance Run - 28:04 Hours
Traction Kiting
Mountain Biking
Caving
White water kayaking |
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SKI
DESCENTS |
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Name |
Location |
Rating |
Comments |
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Southern Patagonia Ice Cap |
Argentia |
S3 - S5 |
7 first descents |
| Cortex Couloir |
Great Basin BP, Nevada |
S6 |
First Descent |
| Ramen Couloir / West Rib |
Mt. Hunter, AK |
S5 |
First descent of Mt. Hunter |
| Messner Couloir |
Mt. McKinnley, AK |
S5 |
From 20,320' summit |
| Orient Express |
Mt. McKinley, AK |
S5- |
From 19,500' |
| Mt. Mohl |
Ellsworth Mtns, Antarctica |
S5 |
1st Ascent & Descent |
| Green Butte Ridge |
Mt. Shasta, CA |
S3 |
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| Shastina - East Face |
Mt. Shastina, CA |
S5 |
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| Avalanche Gulch |
Mt. Shasta, CA |
S3 |
Nonstop - 24 minutes |
| Mendel Couloir |
Mt. Mendel, CA |
S6- |
2nd Descent |
| Northeastern Fjords |
Baffin Island, Canada |
S3 - S5 |
19 First descents |
| Central Ice Bulge |
Mt. Fay, Canada |
S5+ |
2nd Descent? |
| The Gargoyle |
La Grave, France |
S5+ A |
1st Descent |
| The Y Couloir |
La Grave, France |
S5 |
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| The Big Bang |
La Grave, France |
S5 A |
1st Descent |
| Mt. Reagan - SE Face |
Sawtooth Mtns, ID |
S5- |
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| Becky/Chouinard Route |
Glacier Peak, MT |
S6- |
1st Descent |
| Project X |
East Rosebud, MT |
S4 |
1st Descent? |
| Whitetail Peak |
Beartooth Mtns, MT |
S5- |
2nd Descent |
| The Flashlight Room |
Beartooth Mtns, MT |
S5 |
1st Descent |
| Piccolo Couloir |
Sacagawea, MT |
S5- |
1st Descent |
| Terminal Cancer |
Ruby Mtns, NV |
S4 |
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| The Ice Tooth |
Shishapangma, Tibet |
S5- |
1st Descent |
| Great White Icicle |
Wasatch Mtns, UT |
S6 |
1st Descent |
| Lightning Bolt Couloir |
Wasatch Mtns, UT |
S5+ |
1st Descent |
| Medusa Face |
Wasatch Mtns, UT |
S5 |
1st Descent |
| Montgomery |
Wasatch Mtns, UT |
S5 A |
1st Descent |
| The Triangle Wall |
Wasatch Mtns, UT |
S5 A |
1st Descent |
| Dromedary - North Face |
Wasatch Mtns, UT |
S5 + |
1st Descent |
| The Fang |
Provo Canyon, UT |
S4 A |
1st Descent |
| The Fuhrer Finger |
Mt. Rainier, WA |
S4 |
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| The Edmunds Headwall |
Mt. Rainier, WA |
S5+ |
1st & 2nd Descent |
| FordStettner Couloir |
Grand Teton, WY |
S5 A |
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| Hossack/MacGowan |
Grand Teton, WY |
S6+ |
2nd Descent |
| The Enclosure Couloir |
Grand Teton, WY |
S5 A |
1st Descent |
| Molar Tooth Couloir |
Grand Teton, WY |
S5- |
1st Descent |
| Skillet Glacier |
Mt. Moran, WY |
S4 |
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| Ellingwood Couloir |
Middle Teton, WY |
S4 |
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| Hour Glass Couloir |
Nez Perce, WY |
S4 |
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| RACING |
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1st Place - Alaska Pipeline
Raid 2003 - Ski Mountaineering Race
2nd Place overall 2003 Life-Link Randonee Rally series
Randonee Rally - Alpental 2002 - 1st Place. 2003 - 1st Place.
2004 - 3rd place
Derby de la Meije 1994 - La Grave, France 7,000 free for all. 25th out
of 500
Saudan Couloir Ski Race Extreme - Blackcomb, Canada
1st Place 1987 - Class 1 2nd Place 1988 - Class 1
3rd Place 1990 - Class 1
Peak to Valley - Whistler, Canada
1st Place Class 1 1989 2nd Place - Class 1 1990
3rd Place - Class 2 1991
Ground Hogs Day 1994 - Telemark racing Alta, Utah, 1st place Mens Open
Coaching - Team Alpental/Snoqualmie - 1988 - 1991, Juniors & Adults
Head of Development & Evergreen Cup Team
Coach of the Year Award - 1989
Mission Ridge Ski Racing Academy - 1979/80
Certificates & Awards
Explorers Club -
National Member
North American delegate for ISMC competition
ISMC International Judge
Avalanche Forecaster - 2003/04 Utah Avalanche Center, SLC, Utah
Polartec Challenge Grant 2002
winner - Baffin Island Expedition
Polartec Challenge Grant 1999 winner - Shishapangma Ski
Expedition
American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education (AIARE)
- Level II & III
American Avalanche Institute (AAI) - Level 1 & II
Wilderness First Responder (WFR) certificate - 2002
Wilderness Emergency Care (WEC) certificate - 1994
USSCA Level One Coaching Certificate |
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395 Crestview Drive, Park
City, UT 84098 435.503.0263 Cell 435.615.7124 Work
amclean@xmission.com |
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