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Jack Bynum

Jack has 10 years of expe­ri­ence guid­ing back­coun­try trips around the world. He has trav­eled over 20,000 miles by bike, sea kayak, foot, raft, and skis. He became the youngest per­son to solo Denali and has put up first ascents on 6,000 meter peaks in the Himalayas. In 2016, his solo ascent of Bhan­dar Lek was list­ed as one of 20 sig­nif­i­cant glob­al ascents of the year by the pres­ti­gious Piloet d’Or. He calls Seat­tle home, but is often around the world lead­ing trips or on per­son­al adven­tures. Zach is a AMGA Assis­tant Rock Guide, NOLS Wilder­ness Med­i­cine Wilder­ness First Respon­der, WRI Swift­wa­ter Res­cue Tech, Leave No Trace Mas­ter Edu­ca­tor, and has com­plet­ed his AIARE Pro 1 Avalanche Course.