Chad Kellogg

September 22, 1971 (age 42)

Omak, Washington , District of Columbia, United States

He trained with the United States. national luge team for seven years in Lake Placid, New York, but gave up the sport after failing to qualify for the 1994 Winter Olympics. Kellogg began climbing in 1984 in the North Cascades but it was not until he left the national luge team that he began to pursue mountaineering as a career. He worked as a climbing ranger in Mount Rainier National Park in 1997–1998 and later ran a Seattle-based construction business to support his climbs. He became well known in the climbing community in 1998 as he began to break records for speed ascents. Speed climbing In 1998 Kellogg became the first person to climb and descend Mount Rainier in under five hours. He repeated the feat in 2004 when he ran from Paradise, Washington to the summit in 4 hours, 59 minutes. His record for the fastest climb has since been surpassed. He once held the record for the fastest ascent and descent on Mount McKinley"s West Buttress route, making the round trip to the summit and back in 23 hours, 55 minutes. He was the first known person to ascend and descend in less than 24 hours. Kellogg made three attempts to break speed record on Mount Everest in 2010, 2011 and 2013, but never succeeded. First ascents Throughout his career, Kellogg claimed a number of first ascents. Death on Fitz Roy Both Kellogg and Holsten reached the summit on the afternoon of February 14, but while they were descending that night, Kellogg was hit by a falling rock and died instantly. Number attempts were made to recover his body.

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Background

Kellogg was born in Omak, Washington in 1971.

Education

He enrolled at the University of Washington in 1989 when he was 17 and graduated with a degree in economics.

Career

He trained with the United States. national luge team for seven years in Lake Placid, New York, but gave up the sport after failing to qualify for the 1994 Winter Olympics. Kellogg began climbing in 1984 in the North Cascades but it was not until he left the national luge team that he began to pursue mountaineering as a career. He worked as a climbing ranger in Mount Rainier National Park in 1997–1998 and later ran a Seattle-based construction business to support his climbs.

He became well known in the climbing community in 1998 as he began to break records for speed ascents.

Speed climbing

In 1998 Kellogg became the first person to climb and descend Mount Rainier in under five hours. He repeated the feat in 2004 when he ran from Paradise, Washington to the summit in 4 hours, 59 minutes.

His record for the fastest climb has since been surpassed. He once held the record for the fastest ascent and descent on Mount McKinley"s West Buttress route, making the round trip to the summit and back in 23 hours, 55 minutes.

He was the first known person to ascend and descend in less than 24 hours.

Kellogg made three attempts to break speed record on Mount Everest in 2010, 2011 and 2013, but never succeeded. First ascents

Throughout his career, Kellogg claimed a number of first ascents. Death on Fitz Roy

Both Kellogg and Holsten reached the summit on the afternoon of February 14, but while they were descending that night, Kellogg was hit by a falling rock and died instantly.

Number attempts were made to recover his body.

Achievements

Kellogg entered the 2003 Khan Tengri speed climbing competition in Kazakhstan, a race to climb the mountain, and won. In 2012, Kellogg traveled to Nepal with David Gottlieb to attempt the first ascent of Lunag Ri. They abandoned the attempt when Gottlieb fell sick, but in 2014 Kellogg won a Mugs Stump Award grant to return to the mountain for another attempt.

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Partner:: Jens Holsten

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