I started because building companies teaches you to sit with uncertainty, but it rarely puts your body on the line.
The board meetings, the funding rounds, the pivots — they test your resolve. But they don't test your lungs at 5,000 meters where every breath is a negotiation with thin air.
Kilimanjaro, 2022
The mountain that changed everything
Somewhere past the alpine desert, the air thinned out faster than my confidence did. Every step took twice the effort for half the progress. That's when the real lesson started: stop staring at the distant summit and give everything to the next single step.
The realization
Two worlds, one question
The Mental Catalyst is where I explore the inner work behind outer ambition — the frameworks, the mindset shifts, the mental models that turn uncertainty into action. The Seven Summits is where I live those principles under the harshest conditions imaginable.
2
Summited
Kilimanjaro and Elbrus
1
In training
Aconcagua, Dec 2026
4
Remaining
Through 2031
11,537m
Vertical meters climbed
17,000+m
Still to climb
8,849m
Everest summit
The campaign includes the climb dates, training windows, technical build year, and recovery year that lead toward Everest in 2031.
01
Kilimanjaro
- Prep window
- -
- Climb date
- 2022
02
Elbrus
- Prep window
- -
- Climb date
- 2024
03
Aconcagua
- Prep window
- Now -> Dec 2026
- Climb date
- Dec 15, 2026
04
Glacier course + Rainier
- Prep window
- Early-mid 2027
- Climb date
- Mid 2027
05
Kosciuszko
- Prep window
- 2027
- Climb date
- 2027 (date TBD)
06
Vinson Massif
- Prep window
- Mid-late 2027
- Climb date
- Nov 2027-Jan 2028
07
Denali
- Prep window
- 2027-2028
- Climb date
- June 2028
08
Manaslu
- Prep window
- 2028-2029
- Climb date
- Sept-Oct 2029
09
EBC trek
- Prep window
- 2030
- Climb date
- 2030
010
Everest
- Prep window
- 2030-2031
- Climb date
- April-May 2031
Kilimanjaro
-
2022
SummitedElbrus
-
2024
SummitedAconcagua
Now -> Dec 2026
Dec 15, 2026
In active trainingGlacier course + Rainier
Early-mid 2027
Mid 2027
Build yearKosciuszko
2027
2027 (date TBD)
PlannedVinson Massif
Mid-late 2027
Nov 2027-Jan 2028
PlannedDenali
2027-2028
June 2028
PlannedManaslu
2028-2029
Sept-Oct 2029
PlannedEBC trek
2030
2030
Planned (recovery year)Everest
2030-2031
April-May 2031
PlannedFrom the volcanic slopes of Kilimanjaro to the icy flanks of Everest, each summit is a chapter in an unfolding story of mental and physical transformation.
South America
Aconcagua
The highest peak outside Asia. Altitude, cold, and a Normal Route that is anything but easy above 6,000 meters.
North America
Denali
Glacier travel, extreme cold, and a mountain that makes its own weather.
Antarctica
Vinson Massif
The most remote and logistically demanding of the seven. Getting there is half the expedition.
Oceania
Mount Kosciuszko
The shortest and least technical of the seven. No ropes, no ice axe, just a long walk to the roof of Australia.
Asia
Everest
The final chapter, preceded by a Manaslu build year and an EBC recovery trek.
The physical challenge
Thin air, extreme cold, vertical gain measured in thousands of meters. The body adapts or it doesn't. There's no faking altitude.
The mental game
When breath becomes labor and every step costs double, the mind either folds or it finds a way to keep moving. That negotiation happens in real time.
The business parallel
Building companies and climbing mountains both ask: can you hold your composure when the plan falls apart? The altitude is different. The question is the same.
The transformation
You don't conquer mountains. You discover what you're capable of when comfort runs out and quitting isn't an option. That knowledge changes everything that comes after.
Each expedition is documented in field notes — raw accounts of preparation, ascent, setbacks, and the lessons that only reveal themselves above the clouds.