Jay Smith
Climbing Director
(Guide, Rigger, Photographer, Videographer)

- Owner / Director of High and Wild Mountain Guides
- 36 years climbing experience, 27 years Mountain Guide  
- 25 International Expeditions, 1000+ first ascents
- 20 years director and Chief Guide for Naval Special Warfare Development Group  (US Navy Seals) and 1724 SQ (Air Force PJ’s) 

• Climbing Team Member – Black Diamond, Scarpa, PMI
• Chief Rigger-Eco Challenge 95, X Games 95, Primal Quest 2006
• Climbing Accomplishments- Some of my more noteworthy ascents are:

 ”Chinese Water Torture” El Cap (FA), West Ridge Moose’s Tooth, Alaska (2^ndascent), “Rock Warrior”, Red Rocks (FA) “Bad to the Bone”, El Cap (FA)”Smith/Crawford”, Middle Cathedral Yosemite (FA)

Direct West Ridge, Mt. Everest (reached 28200′)

“Same as it Never Was”, Half Dome, Yosemite (FA)

NE Buttress Kangtega, Nepal (FA) Alpine Style

Cerro Standhardt, Patagonia (FA) Alpine Style

Desmochada, Patagonia (FA) Alpine Style

Central Tower of Paine, Patagonia new route

Lingtren (6749m) N. Face Himalayas, “Terminator” Canada, FA

Mt Everest, N Face Himalayas (attempt, alpine style w/o O2)

The Fang (ice climb), Colorado 1^st solo

Mt Huntington, Alaska (FA) Phantom Wall, Alpine Style

Tangerine Trip, El Cap, Yosemite (1^st 1 day ascent)

 El Mocho, S Face, Patagonia (FA) Aguja Poincenot, SW Buttress, Patagonia (FA)

Cerro Torre, SE Buttress, Patagonia, Mt. Vinson, S Face, Antarctica (new route)

Mt Craddock, W Ridge Antarctica (FA), Gulf Stream, El Cap Yosemite (FA)

 ”Ride the Lightning”, Middle Triple Peak, Kichatnas, AK (FA) “Badlands “Torre Egger, Patagonia (FA)”As Good AS It Gets”, Kichatna Spire AK (FA) Mt. Cook East Ridge, NZ” Yankee/Kiwi Couloir”, Mt. Hicks, NZ , “Diamond Couloir and NE Buttress”, Mt. Kenya

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