Jake Norton, a professional keynote speaker from Golden, Colorado, has worked as a professional mountain guide and photographer for more than 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.

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.

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.

 

 

 

Keynote Presentations

• Getting F.I.T.T.: Climb Your Everest and Enjoy the Journey - In this stunning multi-media presentation, Jake gives your audience the tools to climb their personal and professional Everests.
• Ethics of Everest - In this provocative keynote presentation, Jake explores the ethics of Everest climbing and the ethical--or non-ethical--decisions being made on Top of the World...and the implications those decisions have on climbing and society as a whole.
• Lost on Everest: The Mystery of Mallory and Irvine - Jake recounts the findings of the 1999 and 2001 Mount Everest expeditions that explored the mysteries surrounding the failed 1924 Mallory and Irvine expedition. As a photographer and climbing team member of these missions, Jake shares the conclusions his team has drawn from the highest archaeology ever conducted.