Freddie Wilkinson
Freddie Wilkinson believes that a climbing adventure is only as good as the stories you bring home. Wilkinson grew up in the flatlands of suburban Connecticut and climbed his first mountain - New Hampshire's Mount Washington - at age thirteen. By age 20, Wilkinson had climbed Denali via the Cassin Ridge and Nepal's Cholatse via the West Rib.
Since then, he has spent three to four months of every year on expeditions around the globe. In between traveling, Wilkinson earned a degree in history from Dartmouth College and worked as a climbing guide in New England and Alaska.
In 2007, Wilkinson established new routes on three different mountains on three different continents: Patagonia's Cerro Poincinot, The Fin in Alaska, and Mount Mahindra in the Indian Himalaya. Already in 2008 Freddie has twice been to the summit of Fitzroy, as well as Mount Hunter via the Moonflower Buttress. That's pretty good - but Wilkinson still considers himself to be better at telling stories than he is a climbing mountains... so you musn't believe everything he says.
He would like to thank Mountain Hardwear, Sterling Rope, La Sportiva, Julbo, the Mugs Stump Award and the American Alpine Club for their support of his alpine addiction. He lives in Madison, New Hampshire, with his girlfriend Janet Bergman in a 12 x 12 cabin with a view of the White Mountains
Freddie Wilkinson's Web site: www.thenamelesscreature.com
