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- Summits of Everest and K2 without supplemental oxygen
- First ski descent of Makalu (5th tallest peak in world) from summit
- First ski descent of Manaslu (8th tallest peak in world) from summit
- Four complete 8000-meter peak ski descents
- Eighteen summits of 8000-meter peaks (including 8 summits of Mt. Everest)
- Founded and leads Alpenglow Expeditions, which now takes 6000+ people a year skiing, climbing and mountaineering, in Tahoe and around the world
- IFMGA Mountain Guide since 2008
- Proud dad of Aaro Storm
The Vision Down Parka is my do it all, super-warm down jacket. It shifts seamlessly from a comfort piece during long belay sessions on cold crag days, to essential safety gear on alpine climbs of high altitude peaks. It’s balance of warmth vs weight/packability is what makes this versatility possible; I don’t go anywhere without this parka!
![Some Climbers wearing Black Diamond Vision Down Parka on a cold day in Yosemite.](https://blackdiamond-prod.zaneray.com/cms/images/cb673a10-3bc0-4403-b0b2-6cb58c22a541_Christian+Adam_20221114_90306+%281%29.png?auto=compress,format&rect=639,338,1365,1365&w=600&h=600)
![A climber wears the Vision Down Parka to belay their partner on a cold day at the crag.](https://blackdiamond-prod.zaneray.com/cms/images/630af424-558f-4e85-ae78-3154da4be322_CA_20211026_35249.png?auto=compress,format&rect=746,445,1260,1260&w=500&h=500)
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