Kieran Sullivan

    Kieran Sullivan

    Guide: Washington, Alaska, International

    Kieran Sullivan is from the southwest. Growing up surrounded by dry desert rock, he has committed his free time to exploring places ranging from desert towers in Arizona and Utah to Alpine rock in Colorado and New Mexico. In addition to his love for climbing, he has spent summers working as a whitewater raft guide, as well as a professional sailing instructor. He currently breaks up the year by working as a ski Patroller in the winter and a mountain guide in the summer.

    It should also be noted that Kieran in an avid ecologist with a love for the natural world, and he loves sharing that knowledge with other people. He has spent time working as an ornithologist, so if you ever have a question about a bird, even if he doesn’t know the answer, he will be happy to wonder alongside you!

    5-year

    Guide For:

    Denali

    Significant Ascents

    Denali
    Aconcagua
    Mt. Rainier
    Mt. Baker
    Sandia Mountain
    Nambe Chutes/ Santa Fe Baldy (Ski Descent)
    Sedona Towers, Arizona
    10 Colorado fourteeners
    Castleton Tower

    Certifications

    Wilderness Emergency Medical Technician
    Wilderness First Responder/ CPR for the Professional Rescuer
    Avalanche Level II
    Leave No Trace Trainer
    AMGA Rock Guide Course

    Everything I hoped for. Both of these guys are top notch guides. These guys consistently used every opportunity to teach us how to be better climbers. I was impressed how they would tutor us, but not treat us like children. They expected us to be experienced climbers and demanded that we rise to the occasion. […]

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