Hi, my name is Kevin. I'm passionate about adventuring and allergic to convention!
I was born in Germany and grew up in California and Massachusetts before traveling, exploring, and never looking back!
After a decade of dirtbagging around the world pursuing adventures on rock, ice, and snow, I’ve finally settled in the Lake Tahoe region of California.
I am one of the owners of Vertical Pursuits a guide service based out of Northern California. We are all about teaching you to take control of your own climbing adventures so that they can be powerful experiences that change your life.
Whether we accomplish your goals together or practice the skills necessary for you to do it on your own, I would be honored to be a part of your journey.
Cheers!
Kevin Hammer Heinrich
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Professional Certifications
- Wilderness First Responder + Adult/Child CPR
- American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA)
- Certified Rock Guide
- Apprentice Alpine Guide
- Ice Instructor Course
- SPI Provisional Provider
- Professional Ski Instructors of America (PSIA) Alpine Level 1
- American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education (AIARE)
- Recreation Level 2
- Rescue Course
- Wilderness Education Association Outdoor Educator
- Leave No Trace Master Educator
Some Personal Achievements
- Sailed Hawaii-Seattle 21 days aboard Perplexity Summer 2022
- Entre Cristales y Cóndores (470m, 5.12- C1)
- First Ascent in Cochamó Chile February 2022
- Freerider (1000m, VI, 5.13a) El Capitan, Yosemite CA
- Free Climbed Rope Solo over 7 days 2021. 5th ever rope solo ascent of the route.
- Journey to the Center of the Earth (1000m, VI, 5.10+ C2)
- Remote Big Wall First Ascent in British Columbia 2019
- Oso Scary (130m, III, 5.12+)
- First Ascent Established Rope Solo in the Wind River Range, WY 2020
- Red Bull and Vodka (M11) Vail, CO
- Alpamayo (19,511ft), Cordillera Blanca, Peru 2015
- Traverse of Northern Patagonian Ice Cap 2014
- Ski Descent of Mt. Dickey (9,544ft), Ruth Gorge, Alaska 2016
