Gonzo-style Alpinism: A Year in the Trenches
Join Mountain Hardwear athlete Freddie Wilkinson for a multi-media presentation as he takes the audience on a hilarious, seat-of-your-pants ride through a single 10 months period when he managed to climb new routes in Patagonia, Alaska, India, and Nepal. Featuring still photography, video clips, and Wilkinson’s unique brand of sketch story-telling, this show offers a surprising portrait of what it takes to push the limits of technical alpinism, and the unexpected adventures along the way.
Friday, April 23, 7PM | Midwest Mountaineering Outdoor Adventure Expo
University of Minnesota, West Bank
Humphrey Center, Cowles Auditorium
(1 block east of Midwest Mountaineering)
301 19th Avenue South
Freddie Wilkinson believes that a climbing adventure is only as good as the stories you bring home. Wilkinson grew up in the flatlands of suburban Connecticut and climbed his first mountain – New Hampshire’s Mount Washington – at age thirteen. By age 20, Wilkinson had climbed Denali via the Cassin Ridge and Nepal’s Cholatse via the West Rib. Since then, he has spent three to four months of every year on expeditions around the globe.
In between traveling, Wilkinson earned a degree in history from Dartmouth College and worked as a climbing guide in New England and Alaska. In 2007, Wilkinson established new routes on three different mountains on three different continents: Patagonia’s Cerro Poincinot, The Fin in Alaska, and Mount Mahindra in the Indian Himalaya. That’s pretty good – but Wilkinson still considers himself to be better at telling stories than he is a climbing mountains.
He lives in Madison, New Hampshire with his girlfriend Janet Bergman in a 12 x 12 cabin with a view of the White Mountains.
Visit Freddie Wilkinson’s Blog at thenamelesscreature.com
Freddie is sponsored by Mountain Hardwear.
