Kurt’s bio for slide shows

Kurt has been a professional mountain guide for eighteen years and has 55 major expeditions on his resume including a successful ascent of Mt. Everest in 1995. He has led expeditions to peaks in Africa, Alaska, the Alps, Bolivia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Russia, and the Himalayas. Kurt has guided on Mt. Rainier since 1991 and currently has 117 ascents of this peak and has been mountaineering in the Sierra for over 20 years. He is the founder of Sierra Mountaineering International and runs it from his hometown of Bishop, California along the base of the beautiful Eastern Sierra.

Kurt is a graduate of California State University at Northridge where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science.

About Sierra Mountaineering International

Sierra Mountaineering International was founded by Kurt Wedberg in the fall of 1995 after he had been guiding professionally for ten years. SMI is currently positioned to guide climbs throughout the Sierra, and expeditions to all seven continents in the world.

His mission is to cultivate an atmosphere that allows for the best trips offered anywhere, to provide a climate for passing on and expanding mountaineering knowledge, and to create a healthy and positive working environment for professional mountain guides.

The goal with our clientele is to make a friend. In the process we do our best to give them the experience they came to us for and when possible to exceed their expectations. We are extremely proud that we have so many repeat clients year after year.

The top priority on all our trips is safety. While mountaineering carries with it inherent dangers, we do everything within our ability to minimize the risk. Another important objective includes reaching the summit(s), or achieving the clients’ intended goals on our trips. We always have a lot of fun and great food along the way!