An Inspiration To Others

Often described as a renaissance man and a visionary, Snowbird owner Dick Bass is one of the ski resort industry’s most dynamic and energetic personalities. In his own words, he was born with “blanket curiosity, nonstop verbosity, and hyper-enthusiasm.” Such temperament and outlook have caused him to take a very broad cut at life, and have given him great interest and experience in many areas.

Certainly, Snowbird has been a giant leap into the unknown for a geologist and rancher who had never developed any real estate or resort projects on his own. As if Snowbird’s evolution were not enough for anyone’s nervous system, energy and pocketbook, starting in May 1981 Dick played hooky from time to time over a period of four years to climb the highest peak on each of the seven continents.

On April 30, 1985, he finally succeeded in his fourth attempt to scale Mt. Everest, and he became the first person to reach the seven continental highs, as well as the oldest by five years to summit Everest at age 55. (That last title fell in 1994 to a 60-year-old Venezuelan guitar maker).

John Collinson – An Attempt At History
For 17 year-old John Collinson life has been spent in the mountains, winter and summer. He was on skis at 2 1/2, and at the age of 4 he summitted Mt. Rainier. He has gone on to climb 200 large western mountains, which on many he holds the youngest age record. For John, summiting Mt. Everest is something he has only dreamt of. Climbing to the top of the Seven Summits (the highest mountains on each of the seven continents) seems like it would be the greatest physical feat he could accomplish.

VIDEO
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PROJECT SUMMARY
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JOHN COLLINSON RESUME
Click here to read John’s resume.

MORE PHOTOS
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BLOGS
Mount Everest
Click here to read Part I – Kathmandu.
Click here to read Part II – Hello Khumbu.
Click here to read Part III – Trekking To Base Camp.
Click here to read Part IV – Acclimitizing.
Click here to read Part V – Leaving For The Summit.
Click here to read Part VI – Going For The Summit Push!
Click here to read Part VII – The Days After

Aconcagua
Click here to read Part I of John’s blog.
Click here to read Part II of John’s blog.
Click here to read Part III of John’s blog.
Click here to read Part IV of John’s blog.

CONTACT INFORMATION
John Collinson
Email: johncollinson@hotmail.com
(h): (801) 742-3513
(c): (801) 834-2279
Website: www.johnnycollinson.com

Willie Benegas
Email: willie@patagonianexpd.com
(c): (801) 440-2605