Raised in Northern New York between the Thousand Islands and the Adirondacks, Kyle is now based in Albany between expeditions.
After receiving a BA in Psychology, he went on to attend the International Wilderness Leadership School in the northern part of the Alaska Panhandle. He then became a Certified Wilderness Emergency Medical Technician – a certification that requires 200 hours and exceeds standards established by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Most notably, he has experience in the Argentinian mountains of Aconcagua (6,901 meters) and Cerro Bonete; Kilimanjaro (5,895 meters) in Tanzania; and the mountains surrounding Skagway, Alaska.
With a belief that nature heals, Kyle is all too careful not to cause harm while using its medicine. In that same sense, his background as a Senior Direct Care Staff for a Therapeutic Crisis Respite Program explains his attraction toward the group therapy aspect of leading group expeditions.
Kyle makes it a point to be conscious and respectful of the areas and populations that any climbing expedition may bring him to, and expects that same level of involvement in these local communities from his groups.