Jake Norton

Jake Norton is a professional keynote speaker professional mountain guide photographer from Golden Colorado He has traveled the world for countless clients His climbing and photographic exploits have taken him to the summit of Everest three times out of six expeditions in total on five expeditions to the Peruvian Andes to the summits of continental highpoints Mount McKinley in Alaska Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and Aconcagua in Argentina eightyeight times to the summit of Mount Rainier in Washington In 2004 Jake recreated Sir Ernest Shackletons famous 1917 traverse of South Georgia Island with a group of adventurers from Geographic Expeditions As a photographer Jake has worked for The Discovery Channel Outdoor Life Network Outside Magazine Toyota Ford Motor Company National Geographic Adventure Mens Journal and countless other national and international publications His assignments have taken him to Nepal Tibet South Africa Costa Rica and Iceland Jake was also a videographer on Everest in 2002 2003 and 2004 See more of Jakes images at MountainWorld Photography wwwmountainworldphotocom Jake is an athlete and photographer for the First Ascent line of technical outerwear by Eddie Bauer wwwfirstascentcom He also serves as Director of the American Mountaineering Museum wwwmountaineeringmuseumorg in Golden Colorado and on the International Advisory Council for The Mountain Institute wwwmountainorg Jake has presented keynote speeches to audiences nationwide From Ford Motor Company executives to the top Sales Team for Keynote Systems Inc his clients are continually awed by Jakes stunning presentations lowkey manner and vital messages