Max Talsky
Age: 23 Height: 5' 9'' Weight: 165 Eyes: blue Beard: blonde, full
Max grew up in Hanover, NH. He began climbing at 16, first rock and ice soon thereafter. After high school Max attended Green Mountain College, where he majored in psychology and pre-law. He is spending his time working multiple jobs to support his climbing obsession. Favorite climbs include Way in the Wilderness (II WI5), The Black Dike WI4+5- M3, and the Moby Grape (III 5.8 or something). Max is also a certified SCUBA Open Water Instructor, which is really just terrifying.
Jacon Mayer
Age: 24 Height: 6' 1" Weight: 165 Eyes: brown Beard: dark, hints of red, patchy
Jacon grew up in South Royalton, VT. He began climbing rock at age 10 and ice at age 15. After high school, Jacon attended Wesleyan University, where he spent almost no time studying, choosing instead to focus his energies on the homebrewing club and the sailing team. He enjoys cooking, chess and wordplay. Favorite climbs include Stay the Hell out of Malibu (WI5+), Way in the Wilderness (II WI5), the Torment-Forbidden traverse, and any route up Grand Teton. Jacon has spent the last five summers as an outdoor educator/sailing instructor, working for Courageous Sailing Center, Sail Caribbean and NOLS.
Ryan Dilts
Age: 26 Height: 6' 2" Weight: 178 Eyes: brown Beard: brown, piratical
Ryan grew up somewhere in central Vermont, where he spent obscene amounts of time playing guitar. Not many friends. After a tenuous relation with the law during his high school years, Ryan managed to attend and graduate from American University. He started climbing at some point and took to it like a piglet to its mom's tits. He now lives in Boulder, CO, where he spends his time contemplating whether he prefers soy-chai mocha lattes or, you know... coffee.
He has kindly consented to update our blog for us while we're on Denali.
