Mountain Man Gallery

Eli Helmuth ’87 stands at the summit of the glacier-covered Antisana volcano. At 18,174 feet, it is considered one of the most challenging climbs in the Ecuadorian Andes.

Helmuth cooks dinner for clients during a ski mountaineering trip in Alaska.

Helmuth, sitting, leads one of his many guide-training expeditions in the Alaska Range.

Helmuth, right, and 76-year-old client Steve take a breath after a day-long climb to the 17,267-foot summit of Illiniza Sur in Ecuador.