Jeff Armentrout, 39, resides in Kennesaw, Georgia.  Jeff has
been active in outdoor activities most of his life, and took up
climbing and mountaineering in his high school and college
years.  Jeff is an avid skier, a traditional rock climber, and has
experience climbing numerous 14K peaks in Colorado.  In 1990
Jeff climbed Denali (Mt. McKinley) in Alaska, and in 2007 Jeff
climbed Mt. Rainier, in Washington.  

Jeff works in the defense aerospace industry, and is also a pilot
in the Air Force Reserves.  He is a graduate of the Air Force
Academy, and Virginia Tech.  Jeff is active in the Kennesaw
community as an adult leader and climbing instructor for the
Boy Scouts of America and President of the Princeton Ridge
Homeowners Association.  [more on Jeff]

Mark McConnel, 47, has a mountaineering pedigree that
extends through his father, a European alpinist who’s
playground included the Eiger, the Matterhorn (before fixed
ropes), and Mount Blanc.  Mark started climbing with his father
at 11 and moved through a number of outdoor pursuits with him
including competitive yacht racing for over 20 years.  A little
bruised by experience, including metal plates and screws in his
leg from a climbing fall, he has developed a prudent and
disciplined approach to mountaineering that successfully
competes with “summit fever”.

Currently residing in Roanoke, Virginia, Mark received a
Bachelor of Science in Architecture from The University of
Virginia and a Master of Architecture from the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology.  A community activist and recipient of
the Distinguished Service Award from the United Way, Mark has
served on a number of public-service organizations including
chair of the Roanoke Arts Commission and President of the
Blue Ridge Mountaineering Association.

Dwight Holland, an original member of the team, is unable to
make the current climb, but will be supporting us from the home
front.
Climbing to cure lymphoma
Our Reading List:

No Shortcuts to the Top, by Ed Viesturs

Deep Survival, by Laurence Gonzales

Touching the Void, by Joe Simpson

Aconcagua: A Climbing Guide, by RJ Secor