20 Peaks in 30 Days: Skiing & Sleeping on the Summits of the Cascade Volcanoes

A virtual tour of the volcanoes, including the sunrises, sunsets, weather, climate and unique volcanology, as well as the spectacular ski descents and ski potential, with author, avid ski mountaineer and expedition guide Jon Kedrowski.

In the spring of 2014, Dr. Jon Kedrowski spent significant time and effort to accomplish skiing the 20 highest Cascade Volcanoes in the Pacific Northwest over 30 days. Kedrowski traveled up the West Coast, starting May 1 with California's Mount Shasta and finishing May 31 with Washington's Mount Baker. Kedrowski not only climbed and skied the volcanoes, but he also spent the night on the summits of some of the most iconic peaks of the Pacific Northwest, including Mount Hood, South Sister, Mount Thielsen, Mount Adams and Mount Rainier.

Kedrowski's new book, Skiing and Sleeping on the Summits: Cascade Volcanoes, details his adventures in words and photos. Books will be available for sale and author signing at the event, courtesy of Off the Beaten Path.

Kedrowski embarked on this journey following a similar adventure in 2011, when he became the first person to spend the night on the summits of the 58 Colorado Fourteeners and wrote his first book, Sleeping on the Summits: Colorado Fourteener High Biys. He has climbed five of the seven continental summits, and summited Mt. Everest in 2012. He was also in Nepal on Everest in the Spring of 2015 when catastrophic earthquakes and a resulting avalanche struck the Everest Basecamp.

This special author visit is presented by the library and Off the Beaten Path.