Jake Norton is a 33 year old professional keynote speaker
from Golden, Colorado. Jake has worked as a professional mountain guide and
photographer for over twelve years, and has traveled the world for countless
clients.
His climbing and photographic exploits have taken him:
- to the summit of Everest twice (out of five
expeditions in total)
- on five expeditions to the Peruvian Andes
- to the summits of continental highpoints
Mount McKinley in Alaska and Kilimanjaro in Tanzania
- eighty-six times to the summit of Mount
Rainier in Washington.
In 2004, Jake recreated Sir Ernest Shackleton's
famous 1917 traverse of South Georgia Island with a group of adventurers
from Geographic Expeditions. He organized and led the first American
ascent of 25,500 foot Gurla Mandhata in western Tibet in the autumn of
2006. Read about the expedition on the
expedition blog.
As a photographer, Jake has worked for The Discovery
Channel, Outdoor Life Network, Outside Magazine, Toyota, Ford Motor Company,
National Geographic Adventure, Men's Journal, and countless other national and
international publications. His assignments have taken him to Nepal, Tibet,
South Africa, Costa Rica, and Iceland. Jake was also a videographer on Everest
in 2002, 2003, and 2004. See more of Jake's images at
MountainWorld
Photography.
Jake has presented keynote speeches to audiences
nationwide. From Ford Motor Company executives to the top Sales Team for Keynote
Systems, Inc., his clients are continually awed by Jake's stunning
presentations, low-key manner, and vital messages.
Please visit the
Testimonials
page to see what other have said about Jake Norton's Keynote Presentations.
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