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Jake Norton
Golden, Colorado, USA
I'm a professional climber, speaker, and photographer from Colorado.
Interests: history, photography, climbing, exploration
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The New MountainWorld Blog
It's been a long time coming, but I've finally finished rebuilding my MountainWorld Productions website, and have the blog up and running there. All prior posts - many hundreds of them from several years - have been moved over to... Continue reading
Posted Apr 14, 2013 at The MountainWorld™ Blog
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Everest's West Ridge, World Water Day, and Why Am I Here?
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Tom Hornbein on the West Ridge, 1963 I'm about to head out the door on my seventh Everest expedition, this time climbing in the historic footsteps of Tom Hornbein and Willi Unsoeld up the West Ridge, retracing their route from... Continue reading
Posted Mar 22, 2012 at The MountainWorld™ Blog
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World Water Day and "Why Am I Here?"
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Karma Rita Sherpa on the final steps of the Southeast Ridge Route on Everest, Nepal, May 18, 2002. Why am I here??? If I had a nickel for every time I've said that to myself on big expeditions, well, I'd have a lot more money to give to Water For... Continue reading
Posted Mar 22, 2012 at Challenge21
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Being Conscious of Our Treasures
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We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures. - Thornton Wilder Sunrise from 16,000 feet on el Pico de Orizaba, Mexico. En route home to Colorado, I found myself reflecting on the past week, the climbs of Malinche and... Continue reading
Posted Feb 29, 2012 at Challenge21
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Carnival and Acclimating for Star Mountain
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It's been a busy time down here in Mexico for Josh Wolff and me. We flew into Mexico City on Saturday, got our mountains of gear and photo and film equipment sorted and organized, and grabbed a few hours of sleep. On Sunday, an early start took us south from... Continue reading
Posted Feb 21, 2012 at Challenge21
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Funning, not Training, for Pico de Orizaba
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Charley Mace enjoying Butler Gulch. I've never liked training. Just ask my high school sports coaches, and they'll attest to that. Instead, I've always looked at it as funning...getting out doing activity A, B, or C because it's fun, it's what I enjoy, rather than it's simply something I have... Continue reading
Posted Feb 16, 2012 at Challenge21
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Challenge21 and Water For People Team with Live Worldly and Launch Climbing the Mountain to Clean Water Campaign
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Challenge21 Team: Wende Valentine, Kael Robinson and Jake Norton wearing the Live Worldly protection cords. We're super excited to announce that we've launched a new campaign with Challenge21 partner, Live Worldly, called "Climbing the Mountain to Clean Water". The campaign, which runs now through the end of February, 2012, will... Continue reading
Posted Feb 9, 2012 at Challenge21
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Mountains of the Moon Video from the Challenge21 Rwenzori Expedition
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Mount Stanley's Margherita Peak In August, 2011, Challenge21 launched its first expedition with a team of seven intrepid climbers venturing into the remote Rwenzori Mountains of southwest Uganda. Rugged, muddy, and stunningly beautiful, this 100 mile long range sits on the troubled border of Uganda and the Democratic Republic of... Continue reading
Posted Jan 18, 2012 at Challenge21
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New Partner, Live Worldly, Joins Challenge21
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Challenge21 was founded on the premise of going higher than Everest, of doing something bigger with climbing and simultaneously making an impact on our world. To that end, we've actively sought corporate partners who share our passion for changing our world, and reflect that passion in their corporate philosophy and... Continue reading
Posted Jan 17, 2012 at Challenge21
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Announcing Challenge21 Partner: Vocus
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We're proud to announce Vocus, Inc., a worldwide leader in cloud-based marketing and PR software, as a new partner of Challenge21. Used by 40,000 organizations worldwide and available in seven languages, Vocus software is truly global in its brand and reach. Vocus is more than simply a software company, though.... Continue reading
Posted Jan 11, 2012 at Challenge21
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Passing the Glass Into 2012
It's been an amazing year, 2011. A year full of excitement, and rife with challenge; bubbling with anticipation and adventure while simultaneously stewing with stresses and angst. In those ways, I'd say 2011 was not unlike most years. But, most importantly, 2011 will go into the annals of my life... Continue reading
Posted Dec 31, 2011 at Challenge21
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Challenge21 Announces 21 Days of Giving...and Winning!
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Tomorrow's a big day - December 1. First and foremost, it's my amazing wife's (and Challenge21 co-founder) birthday. Wende will turn 37 tomorrow, and in the 14 years I've known her, she's been a continuing source of inspiration for me.... Continue reading
Posted Nov 30, 2011 at The MountainWorld™ Blog
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Challenge21 Announces 21 Days of Giving...and Winning!
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Tomorrow's a big day - December 1. First and foremost, it's my amazing wife's (and Challenge21 co-founder) birthday. Wende will turn 37 tomorrow, and in the 14 years I've known her, she's been a continuing source of inspiration for me. You see, Wende's all about giving. She gives her all... Continue reading
Posted Nov 30, 2011 at Challenge21
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Ralph, thanks for your comment and the interesting post. I had heard about an old camera and film being discovered in the Arctic, but did not know the details. Thanks for sharing - it's always been my thought that, if found, the camera would hold many answers. Thanks again, and have a great day! -Jake
Toggle Commented Nov 15, 2011 on Shackleton's Biscuits: A Case for Not Eating Artifacts on Mount Everest at The MountainWorld™ Blog
Happy Birthday, Elizabeth Hawley!
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Elizabeth Hawley, the amazing, tireless, grande dame of all things Himalayan mountaineering, turns 88 today. A remarkable woman, Hawley has tracked down climbers and documented every significant Himalayan climb for the past fifty years. From Hillary to Messner, Kukuczka to Pasaban to Viesturs, no one who's climbed in the Nepal... Continue reading
Posted Nov 9, 2011 at Challenge21
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Happy Birthday, Elizabeth Hawley!
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Elizabeth Hawley, the amazing, tireless, grande dame of all things Himalayan mountaineering, turns 88 today. A remarkable woman, Hawley has tracked down climbers and documented every significant Himalayan climb for the past fifty years. From Hillary to Messner, Kukuczka to... Continue reading
Posted Nov 9, 2011 at The MountainWorld™ Blog
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Hi Pete, Definitely well preserved! Same as all the other items I found in that camp, and the others (1924 camp 6, 1938 high camp, etc.). From my experience, everything above 8000 meters stays pretty well preserved. I wasn't aware that people are speculating about the condition of the camera. My hunch is that it'd be in good shape, with big question being, as always, if it was broken or not in a fall. Hope you are well!
Toggle Commented Oct 9, 2011 on Shackleton's Biscuits: A Case for Not Eating Artifacts on Mount Everest at The MountainWorld™ Blog
Thanks Colin. Expensive biscuits for sure!
Toggle Commented Oct 9, 2011 on Shackleton's Biscuits: A Case for Not Eating Artifacts on Mount Everest at The MountainWorld™ Blog
Shackleton's Biscuits: A Case for Not Eating Artifacts on Mount Everest
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In 2001, high on Everest, I scoured through the tattered remains of the 1933 expedition's Camp VI in the Yellow Band. I had discovered it, thanks to a discarded porter's pack frame, in 1999, and was eager to see what... Continue reading
Posted Oct 7, 2011 at The MountainWorld™ Blog
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Whittier Elementary "Walk for Water" Video
Check out some bits and pieces from the Walk for Water with Whittier International Elementary School in Boulder, Colorado. Make sure you watch to the end to see Ethan's reflections on the walk and the impact it had on him. Amazing kids, amazing effort...Thank you, Whittier fourth graders! - Jake... Continue reading
Posted Oct 7, 2011 at Challenge21
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76 Kids Walk for Water to Support Challenge21!
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Carrying water for our basic needs is something that we in the developed world rarely have to think about, let alone experience firsthand. On Tuesday, however, 76 fourth graders from Whittier International Elementary School in Boulder, Colorado, did just that, carrying jugs of water under the hot autumn sun. It... Continue reading
Posted Oct 6, 2011 at Challenge21
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Thanks, DSD. Much appreciated, as always! I hope you are well! Jake
Toggle Commented Oct 5, 2011 on Edward Norton's "Donate to Drink" Video features Jake Norton's Images at The MountainWorld™ Blog
Edward Norton's "Donate to Drink" Video features Jake Norton's Images
Edward Norton - no not my father, although his name is Edward Norton, too, and, also not Teddy Norton of Everest 1924 fame, although he, too, was Edward Norton - the amazing actor and even-more amazing social entrepreneur with his... Continue reading
Posted Oct 3, 2011 at The MountainWorld™ Blog
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My Rwenzori Reflections: What Really Matters...
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I finally wrote up my reflections on the Rwenzori Expedition. Stop on over at the Challenge21 blog if you're interested in my take on the trip, what really matters to me in climbing, and why this was the first expedition... Continue reading
Posted Sep 30, 2011 at The MountainWorld™ Blog
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What Really Matters: Jake Norton Reflects on the Rwenzori
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Never let success hide its emptiness from you, achievement its nothingness, toil its desolation. And so keep alive the incentive to push on further, that pain in the soul which drives us beyond ourselves. - Dag Hammarskjold - Our greatest fear should not be of failure, but of succeeding at... Continue reading
Posted Sep 30, 2011 at Challenge21
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