Bobby Cosker

“Your comfort zone is a beautiful place, but nothing grows there.” – GM.

The ability to use our bodies to learn, move, and explore through the mountains, to me, is one of the greatest gifts in life. Originally from New England, I moved to Utah in 2007 to finish college and feed my passions of skiing and climbing in the bigger mountains. I have been fortunate to have climbed and explored many of the larger ranges in the United States and the world including South America, Europe, the Canadian Rockies, and 40 expeditions into the Central Alaska Range. Further, I worked with the National Park Service as a VIP Climbing Ranger on Denali from 2015-2017.

My days are now spent chasing the seasons, climbing personally, and guiding in Utah and Ouray in the winters, and Alaska and the Pacific northwest in the summers. I feel most passionate about climbing remote exploratory alpine routes, sharing the places and lessons learned from my time in the mountains with others, and drinking well-made cups of coffee over a good book.

Take 5 with the Guide

What was your first mountain?
Ragged Mountain

What’s your favorite thing to do when you’re not guiding?
Climb personally, drink coffee, read, and cook.

What’s always in your snack bag?
Kettle Potato Chips

If you could be stuck with anyone (past or present) at base camp for a week, who would you choose?
My younger brother Jackson.

One piece of advice for aspiring mountaineers
Learn to love the process, not the outcome.