About Me

Jake Norton is a 34 year old professional keynote speaker from Golden, Colorado. Jake has worked as a professional mountain guide and photographer for over twelve years, and has traveled the world for countless clients.

His climbing and photographic exploits have taken him:

* to the summit of Everest twice (out of five expeditions in total)
* on five expeditions to the Peruvian Andes
* to the summits of continental highpoints Mount McKinley in Alaska and Kilimanjaro in Tanzania
* eighty-six times to the summit of Mount Rainier in Washington.

In 2004, Jake recreated Sir Ernest Shackleton's famous 1917 traverse of South Georgia Island with a group of adventurers from Geographic Expeditions.

As a photographer, Jake has worked for The Discovery Channel, Outdoor Life Network, Outside Magazine, Toyota, Ford Motor Company, National Geographic Adventure, Men's Journal, and countless other national and international publications. His assignments have taken him to Nepal, Tibet, South Africa, Costa Rica, and Iceland. Jake was also a videographer on Everest in 2002, 2003, and 2004. See more of Jake's images at MountainWorld Photography.

Jake has presented keynote speeches to audiences nationwide. From Ford Motor Company executives to the top Sales Team for Keynote Systems, Inc., his clients are continually awed by Jake's stunning presentations, low-key manner, and vital messages.