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About Me

First off, I don't believe we evolved from pond mucus, from random chance; good luck finding ANY of the missing links. There's a designer, and we're the design. There is a God and we are his children. I follow Christ. I love my daughters Janae, 4 yrs., Ashlyn 1 yr., and my beautiful wife, Kelly. I'm a mountaineer, love climbing mountains, climbed Denali/Mt. McKinley this year, the most beautiful mountain so far, recently agreed to lead a trip back in May 2008, and God willing, Mt. Everest in 2009.
I also enjoy reading up on History, Philosophy, and Theology. I enjoy having good honest challenging conversations where I can learn from others. I don't mind being criticized, so long as it makes me sharper. I'm not very good at taking no for an answer. I accept challenge. I value people who are honest and real, and are not afraid to have an intellectual conversation. I thank God for everything he has lead me through, has given me, and has not given me.

My Interests

hmm,...Simplicity, open space,... nature, outdoors, thinking, reading, climbing, Mountaineering, hiking, adventurism, Love to workout, keep in shape. History, Philosophy, and Theology make for good reading. Photography. Starbucks. Hunting. I want to stay in college 'til I die, like to keep learning, stay fresh.

I'd like to meet:

Jedidiah Smith, Alexander the Great, Sir Ernest Shackleton, John the baptist, Socrates, C.S. Lewis, Reinhold Messner, Martin Luther, Aristotle & Immanuel Kant, and my fav, Jesus.

Music:

Switchfoot
POD
Dave Mathews Band
U2
Pillar
Jonatha Brookes
Sting
Chris Tomlin
Sarah McLaughlin
the killers

Movies:

Into the West
Luther
Gladiator
Most
Brave Heart
The Passion
Touching the Void
Count of Monte Cristo
and Les Miserables
Band of Brothers

Television:

Nothing on TV much that I like, so I don't really bother, except the show, "LOST", which has me locked for another 3 series. I hate it. I think it has something to do with Quantum Mechanics. Not sure. It's a love/hate relationship.

Books:

wow, too many to list. Much History and Theology books many mountaineering books, just read "Addicted to Danger" by Jim Wickwire Love Cardio-Workout-Health-freak books photography books. For sure, the Bible anything related.

Heroes:

Jedidiah Smith
Martin Luther
Sir Earnest Shackleton
Curt Kraft my father-in-law
My Lord and Savior, Jesus.

My Blog

Returning to Denali - May 2008 - Follow us, via the web

I'm getting ready! Denali 2008. May 9th. I have the gear. I have the fitness. Still have 5 pounds to lose. That's ok. My legs are strong. My clothes warm. Our team is ready. Once again, we...
Posted by Charleton on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:45:00 PST

FRIEND KILLED in Colorado Avalanche Jan 2008

I have just heard the final news tonight, that my good friend, Lygon Stevens, from Colorado, who was apart of my Denali team in May 2007, has died in an Avalanche on one of Colorado's highest peaks, B...
Posted by Charleton on Sat, 12 Jan 2008 09:46:00 PST

DENALI EXPEDITION 2008

A few days ago, I agreed to lead a Denali Expedition in 2008 by climbingforchrist.org, and planning to leave the middle of May 2008 for the climb. Nice beater climb as I sorely recall.For those inter...
Posted by Charleton on Sun, 21 Oct 2007 02:11:00 PST

GOINGEVEREST.COM - my website

Hey all, my website is up, although I'm still making changes to it. Check it out. Make some recommendations or comments.GoingEverest.comCharleton...
Posted by Charleton on Tue, 02 Oct 2007 03:21:00 PST

Mt. McKinley Article Recent

Recently, our local paper wrote an article on my Denali expedition and I am very pleased with how they wrote it, including God in my experience as that was very important to me. Here it is. Che...
Posted by Charleton on Sun, 22 Jul 2007 09:41:00 PST

Yes!! I made the Summit of Denali (Mt. McKinley)

This week, I returned from a rough, yet beautiful climb to the summit of Mt. McKinley. I was spanked, and now I am spent.When I first stepped off the bush plane onto the Kahiltna Glacier of our basec...
Posted by Charleton on Thu, 07 Jun 2007 01:22:00 PST

I'm here in Talkeetna, Alaska!! Saturday, May 12

It's 10:00 P.M. here and it's light outside, beautiful skies with the sun and clouds mixed.I am sitting on a rugged picnic table outside waiting in the cold downtown weather overnight here to wake up...
Posted by Charleton on Sun, 13 May 2007 11:11:00 PST

MT. McKINLEY PREPARATION & EVEREST

Without a doubt, I will be attempting one of the coldest and most exhausting mountains in the World, Mt. McKinley, Alaska, also called DENALI, at 20,320 ft., highest mountain in North America, and eve...
Posted by Charleton on Mon, 23 Apr 2007 10:50:00 PST