LAM
Affiliations:
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LAM Climbing School Graduate,
1998,
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LAM
Program Chair, 2004, 2005.
LAM Programs:
Mt. Kenya's
Point Lenana (4,985 meters or 16,355 ft).
Erik Shores
has been a member of the Mountaineers since 1998 when he took
the LAM climbing school with friends Bill Geist and Lori Daane.
He's climbed and hiked extensively around the western states
with close friends and fellow mountaineers and, when convenient,
collects state highpoints. Erik enjoys trail running and long
solo hikes in the wilderness; two favorite spots in New Mexico
are the Truchas and Latir Peaks. Traveling to coastal areas
provides opportunities for sea kayaking and diving. A
snowboarder since 1999, he took his first ski lesson at Pajarito
Mountain in March 2010. In short, regarding outdoor pursuits, he
fashions himself as a jack of all trades and master of none.
Preparing to climb
Mt. Moran's "CMC Route" in the Tetons (September 20, 2004).
Other
Interests: Erik has a PhD in nuclear engineering from the
University of Missouri at Rolla and has worked at Los Alamos
National Laboratory, mostly in Applied Physics, since becoming a GRA in the summer of 1996. He probably works too much, but when
he isn't working, he spends time with his life partner,
part-time daughter, and dogs--usually outdoors.
