Nicholas Rice: Biography

(Left) Nicholas Rice at Camp II on the south-southeast spur on K2 in Pakistan in 2008 .

Biography

Text Box: Climbing Resume Mountaineering and Related Activities Annapurna I Expedition, Nepal (8,091m/ 26,545ft) North Face Variation On Permit with Pan-European Annapurna Expedition; Logistics by Cho Oyu Trekking Shishapangma Expedition, Tibet (8,008m) August 26th-October 14th, 2009 (North Summit) On Permit with the Adventure Shishapangma Expedition; Logistics by Prestige Adventure Summitted North Summit on September 27th, 2009 at 12:30pm Climbed without Sherpa Support or Supplemental Oxygen via the Chinese Route Mount Shasta, CA, USA (Hotlum-Bolum Ridge Route) (14,162 ft) August 8th, 2009 (Summit) Mount Russell, CA, USA (East Ridge Route) (14,086 ft / 4293m) June 24th, 2009 (Summit) Manaslu Solo Expedition/Summit Climb, Nepal (8,162m) March 24th-June1st, 2009 (Summit) On Permit with the Italian Manaslu Expedition; Summited May 19th, 2009 at 11:30am Logistics Provided by Prestige Adventure Climbed without Sherpa Support or Supplemental Oxygen via the Japanese Route Kilimanjaro and Mount Kenya Summit Climbs (19,341ft and 17,057ft respectively) (Summit) December 25th, 2008 - January 7th, 2009; Climbed with Catalina Quesada Castro Logistics Provided by Zara Expeditions, Tanzania and Spurwing Tours, Kenya Climbed via Sirimon Route (ascent) and Naro Moru Route (descent) (Mount Kenya) Kilimanjaro climbed via the Marangu Route K2 Expedition/Summit Climb (via South-Southeast Spur Route) May 28th-August 17th, 2008 Member: French International K2 expedition led by Hugues D’Aubarede Summit bid aborted at 8,200 meters due to dangerous conditions in the bottleneck Logistics provided by Adventure Tours Pakistan, No Oxygen, No High Altitude Porters Winter ascents of Toubkal (13,672ft), Ras Ouanoukrim (13,396ft), Timesguida n Ouanoukrim (13,416ft), Afella n Ouanoukrim (13,265ft), Dedo del Tadat (12,589ft) in Morocco (Summits) December, 2007- January, 2008; Climbed with Catalina Quesada Castro (Spain) Shishapangma Expedition/Summit Climb, Tibet (26,289ft) August 26th-October 8th, 2007 Leader: USA International Shishapangma Expedition Summit bid abandoned due to heavy snowfall (over 2m) resulting in extreme avalanche danger Logistics provided by Monterosa Treks and Expeditions Nepal, No Oxygen, No Sherpas Broad Peak Expedition/Summit Climb, Pakistan (26,400ft) June 8th-August 5th, 2007 Leader: USA International Broad Peak Expedition Turned back at the col at 7,800 meters due to high winds and impending bad weather. Logistics provided by Adventure Tours Pakistan, No Oxygen, No High Altitude Porters Aconcagua Expedition/Summit Climb, Argentina (22,831 ft) January 30th-February 28th, 2007 2007 American Expedition; Mules Service Provided by Fernando Grajales Turned back at Camp II due to severe wind and time constraints involving our Ascent Permit Gasherbrum II Expedition/Summit Climb, Pakistan (26,360 ft) June 20th-August 12th, 2006 (Summit) Solo Ascent with Logistical Support from Adventure Tours Pakistan (ATP) No Oxygen, No High Altitude Porters, Summitted July 24th at 4:30pm CIII to Summit (no camp IV) On Permit with USA International Gasherbrum II Expedition; Climbed via the Southwest Ridge Gasherbrum I & II Expedition/Summit Climb, Pakistan (26,470 ft/26,360 ft) June 6th-August 7th, 2005 Member: US and Canada GI and GII Expedition Turned back due to avalanche conditions and exceptionally consistent bad weather Mount Shasta, CA, USA (Casaval Ridge Route) (14,162 ft) May 20-22, 2005 (Summit) Independent Climb Cho Oyu Expedition/Summit Climb, Tibet (26,906 ft) (Normal Route) August 23rd to October 10th, 2004 With Eric Simonson (International Mountain Guides) (Summit) CIII-Summit in 3hrs; Summitted at 4:30am; Summit-ABC same day Mount Whitney, CA, USA (14,498 ft) (Mountaineers’ Route) July 11th, 2004 Independent Climb Mount Shasta, CA, USA (14,162 ft) (West Side Route-Hidden Valley) June 25th to June 27th, 2004 Shasta Mountain Guides Mount Rainier, WA, USA (14,410 ft) (Kautz Route-Grade II-III) June 17th to June 20th, 2004 (Summit) With Paul Maier and Victor Schimgen (RMI) Mount Whitney, CA, USA (14,498 ft) August 2nd, 2003 (Summit) Independent Climb Mount McKinley Expedition, Alaska, USA (20,320 ft) June 24th to July 7th, 2003 (Summit) With Jason and Brandon Tanguay (RMI) Winter Expedition Seminar, December 29th, 2002 to January 3rd, 2003 With John Race and George Dunn (RMI) Mount Shasta, CA, USA (14,162 ft) (Avalanche Gulch Route) July, 2002 (Summit) Independent Climb Mount Rainier, WA (14,410 ft) (Disappointment Cleaver Route) August 21st, 2002 (RMI) (Summit) Rainier Mountaineering Inc. Various Peaks throughout the Sierra Nevada Range (Lakes Trail, Alta Peak, Half Dome, etc.) and Wasatch Range (Mount Olympus and Grandeur Peak) 4 day Intermediate Rock Climbing Seminar, Joshua Tree, CA May, 2002 Private Guided Rock Climbing with Don Reid (Successful Climbs up to 5.12b)

Climbing Organization Involvement:

Supporting Member: International Mountain Explorers Connection

Member: The American Alpine Club

Associate Member: The American Mountain Guide Association

Humanitarian Organization Involvement:

United Nations High Commission For Refugees
Case Postale 2500, CH-1211 Genève 2 Dépôt CH

Human Rights Watch
350 Fifth Avenue, 34th floor, New York, New York US

Human Rights Campaign
1640 Rhode Island Avenue NW, Washington, DC US

Center For The Victims of Torture
26 New Signal Hill Rd., Signal Hill, Congo Cross, Freetown SL

Amnesty International
5 Penn Plaza - 14th floor, New York, New York US

Nicholas Rice is a 25 year old extreme high-altitude mountaineer based out of Los Angeles. He has climbed on seven of the fourteen highest mountains in the world and is currently climbing with a Pan-European Team on Annapurna. The team will attempt to gain access to the elusive summit via the north face. This will be Nick’s tenth 8000 meter expedition and his second expedition in Nepal. Dispatches posted daily in the Expedition Dispatches section of this website.

(Above) Nicholas Rice at Camp I on Aconcagua on his 2007 Expedition