OPENING KEYNOTE: Dr. Jon Kedrowski Meet Dr. Jon Kedrowski, the founder of Dr. Jon's Adventures. Jon has a Ph.D. in Environmental Geography, Weather, and Climate. He grew up in Vail, Colorado where he has climbed over 1,000 different Colorado peaks, including hundreds of ski descents, skiing each of Colorado's 14,000' peaks and about half of the 637 CO 13ers. He has climbed six of the seven continental summits, including five expeditions to Mt. Everest in 2012, 2015, 2018, 2019, and 2021. His most recent summit of Everest came while guiding and coaching singer/ songwriter Mike Posner to the top on June 1, 2021. His training ground has included the mighty Mount Rainier volcano in WA, which he has climbed over 35 times and skied on numerous occasions. In the winter 2021, Jon went to K2 in Pakistan, the world's 2nd highest mountain. During this brutally cold winter expedition, Jon was part of a team that successfully put members on the summit of K2 for the first time ever in winter on January 16, 2021. Jon is the author of four books: “Sleeping on the Summits: Colorado Fourteener High Bivys”; “Skiing and Sleeping on the Summits: Cascade Volcanoes”; and "Classic Colorado Ski Descents (2017)", and "Classic Colorado Hikes", published in 2022. He is also an expedition leader, an adventure coach, PSIAcertified ski instructor, keynote speaker, and college professor at Colorado Mountain College. In Jon’s talks, mountains are metaphors for accomplishing goals in life, both professionally and personally. You will often find Dr. Jon outdoors hiking, climbing, skiing, or even ice skating…with his camera in hand… experiencing the next big adventure.
Dr. Kedrowski Vital Stats Trail Name: Avocado Height: 6'3"
Born in: Minnesota, moved to Vail at 1 month old Favorite camping game: Jenga
Known for: sleeping in uncomfortable places; skiing anything with good snow
Quote: "Life is like a game of Jenga: a continuous lesson in humility."
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