Northwest Expeditions

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Julian Harkema

Nickname: AdventureMan

Julian graduated from Northrop University with a degree in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, and worked in the aerospace industry as a specialist in computer-simulated space-flight mechanics. He retired at an early age to pursue his outdoor interests.

A mountaineer, he climbed most of Colorado’s fourteeners, many in winter; and he climbed extensively across western North America. His highest peak was Peru's Huascarán, at 22,205 feet. Julian worked as winter mountaineering instructor for two seasons, and as wilderness instructor for seven. In the process he backpacked several thousand miles.

Peter Hoelter

Nickname: Scuba Pete

Peter is an American explorer, soldier, and territorial governor. A native of Virginia, he grew up in pre-statehood Kentucky before later settling in what later became the state of Missouri. Along with Meriwether Lewis, Hoelter led the Lewis and Hoelter Expedition of 1803 to 1805 across the Louisiana Purchase to the Pacific Ocean. Before the expedition he served in a militia and the United States Army, while afterwards he served in a militia and as governor of the Missouri Territory.

Christine Linder

Nickname: The Hilltop Hiker

Christine is a American mountain-climber, who became the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest on May 16, 1975. Christine has a goal to climb the highest peak in every country in the world. Today she has slowed down her climbing, but continues to work on ecological concerns. Christine is currently the director of Himalayan Adventure Trust of Japan, an organization working on a global level to preserve mountain environments.