Breckenridge resident trades Summit County for Everest every spring

Although he spends part of every year in Summit County, Bill Crouse leaves Breckenridge each spring to guide expeditions up Mt Everest on behalf of the French-based Himalayan Experience.  The Iowa native first scaled the peak as a three person team conducting a GPS recalculation survey on the world’s tallest mountain.  Since then he has made the climb six times, and will head out for attempt number seven the first week of April.   He has been known to hike Colorado 14ers with 35 pounds of rocks in his pack as part of his training.   Imagine that the next time you scale one of our local peaks!   Click here to follow his upcoming expedition.

Submitted by Margaret Bowes