Hi everyone, my name is Chase!  I’m a Kentucky native who has spent the past 5 years living in Steamboat Springs, Colorado.  I’m a full time ski instructor in the winters and a full time hiker in the summers!

Over the past five years living in Colorado I’ve come to love and appreciate the mountains, and I consider them my second home!  During the summer of 2020, when we all had different mountains to climb (literal and metaphorical), I set out to climb all 58 Colorado 14ers.

During my project, I met ShelterBox legend and The Fourteener’s Project climber Brittney (Bert) Woodrum.  We became friends and ended up scaling many of the 14ers together.  During our time together I learned about ShelterBox, and fell in love with what they have done for the world!

In the summer of 2021, I’m looking to summit all 67 4,000 footers in New England (Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont) with my pup Keetna.

I will scale these peaks to raise awareness and funds for ShelterBox while paying tribute to Brittney. My gratitude to her for introducing me to ShelterBox and sharing how I can help shelter more families who have been devastated by disaster.