Christina Dale
At 10 years old, Christina’s father brought her to the Himalayas to trek to Everest Base Camp. Immediately, she succumbed to the mountains and became hooked on traveling and mountaineering. This passion flourished when she won a contest as a student at Colorado College. She and a group of friends received a grant to fund their unique expedition around the Aleutian islands in Alaska for 24 days of exploring, skiing, and climbing. Fast-forward years later, and Christina has led climbing expeditions all over the world - from Everest Base Camp to the Mexican volcanoes to the summit of Denali. She’s skied from the top of Chilean volcanoes, peaks in Patagonia, and across Mount Cook. During the summer, she’s a regular on Rainier, her home mountain. She spends her winters ski patrolling at Crystal Mountain, with her avalanche search and rescue dog in tow. Christina lives with her husband in Enumclaw, WA, and enjoys growing garlic, planning the next ski trip, and reading the Economist.
Climbing Resumé
- Multiple summits and ski descents of Mount Rainer, Washington, via the Disappointment Cleaver, Kautz, Finger, Thumb, Mowich Face, Edmond's Head Wall, Gibraltar Ledges, Little Tahoma, Emmons, and Paradise Glacier
- Circumnavigation of Mount Rainier on skis
- 2 expeditions of Denali, Alaska
- Additional Alaska expeditions: Chugach Range, Powell, Hatcher Pass, Bomber Traverse, Makushin
- Aconcagua, Argentina
- Mexico's Volcanoes
- Ski traverse of the Patagonia ice cap
- Multiple ski descents around Fitz Roy, Diablo, and Gorra Blanca in Patagonia
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Peru: Mount Misti and Machu Picchu Trek
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New Zealand: Ski traverse across Mount Cook, from Murchison to Tasman
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Mongolia: Atali Mountains
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Nepal: Everest Base Camp Trek, Annapurna circuit, and Three Passes Trek
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Chile: Ski descents of Llaima, Lonquimay, Lanin, Puyehue, Casablanca, Osorno, and Villarica
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Washington and the North West: All the volcanoes: Rainier, Hood, Adams, Helens, Glacier, Baker. Ski traverse from North Cascades Highway to Stevens Pass, Isolation Traverse and Ptarmigan, Fishers Chimneys on Shuksan, Black Peak, Eldorado, Sahale, Forbidden Traverse
Certifications
- Wilderness First Responder
- AIARE Avalanche Level II
- Leave No Trace Level 1 Instructor
