Eric has been a professional mountain guide since 1973 and has personally conducted over 100 major expeditions around the globe, including over 30 to the Himalayas. He has become recognized internationally as one of the world's premiere mountaineering expedition leaders, specializing in climbs of Mt. Everest and the other classic 8,000m peaks of the Himalayas.
Eric's guiding experience in the U.S. includes 280+ successful ascents of Mt. Rainier and 17 ascents of Mt. McKinley in Alaska. His international guiding and climbing resume includes expeditions on every continent of the globe, including ascents of the "Seven Summits" and eleven expeditions to Mt. Everest, reaching the summit in 1991 via the North Ridge.
Alongside Phil Ershler, George Dunn and Paul Baugher, Eric is a co-owner of International Mountain Guides, LLC and directs the company's Himalayan Programs.
You can read Eric's full bio by going to http://mountainguides.com/simonson.shtml
Loading ...Upper Everest Route
Over the next few weeks people from all over the world will converge on Kathmandu, Nepal to join in one of the world’s classic human-powered challenges. For some the goal will be the summit, for others it will be Base Camp. Each year at Mt. Everest there is a different mix of teams [...]
