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Peak Resume
AGE 4: 1996
Peak Elevation Range State Month
Mount Whitney 14,495’ Sierra CA June
Lassen Peak 10,453’ Cascade CA July
Mount Shasta 14,162’ Cascade CA August
Mount Rainier 14,410’ Cascade WA August
Am. Fork Twins 11,489’ Wasatch UT September
AGE 5: 1997
Peak Elevation Range State Month
Kings Peak 13,526’ Uinta UT July
Kings Peak South 13,512’ Uinta UT July
Mount Adams 12,276’ Cascade WA July
Mount Hood 11,235’ Cascade OR July
Mount St. Helens 8,363’ Cascade WA July
Glacier Peak 10,541’ Cascade WA August
Mount Baker 10,778’ Cascade WA August
Mount Olympus 7,965’ Olympic WA August
Salt Lake Twin Peaks 11,331’ Wasatch UT September
Pfeifferhorn 11,329’ Wasatch UT September
Mount Superior 11,135’ Wasatch UT September
AGE 6: 1998
Peak Elevation Range State Month
Grandeur Peak 8,300’ Wasatch UT June
Mount Wolverine 10,797’ 10,797’ Wasatch UT June
Deseret Peak 11,030’ Stansbury UT June
Mt Baldy 11,069’ Wasatch UT June
Sugarloaf Mtn. 11,053’ Wasatch UT June
Mount Nebo 11,928’ Wasatch UT July
Mt Timpanogas 11,750’ Wasatch UT July
Box Elder Peak 11,102’ Wasatch UT July
Red Baldy Peak 11,174’ Wasatch UT July
White Baldy 11,325’ Wasatch UT August
Lone Peak 11,253’ Wasatch UT August
Provo Peak 11,069’ Wasatch UT August
Whitehorse Peak 10,603’ Stansbury UT August
Wheeler Peak 13,063’ Snake NV September
Notch Peak 9,655’ House UT September
Lowe Peak 10,590’ Oquirrh UT October
Mount Olympus 9,025’ Wasatch UT October
AGE 7: 1999
Peak Elevation Range State Month
Mount Sneffels 14,150’ San Juan CO June
Handies Peak 14,048’ San Juan CO June
Sunshine Peak 14,001’ San Juan CO June
Red Cloud Peak 14,034’ San Juan CO June
San Luis Peak 14,014’ San Juan CO June
Mount Shavano 14,229’ Sawatch CO July
Tabeguache Peak 14,155’ Sawatch CO July
Mount Antero 14,269’ Sawatch CO July
Mount Princeton 14,197’ Sawatch CO July
MtountYale 14,196’ Sawatch CO July
Mount Harvard 14,420’ Sawatch CO July
Mount Columbia 14,073’ Sawatch CO July
Mount Oxford 14,153’ Sawatch CO July
Mount Belford 14,197’ Sawatch CO July
Missouri Mtn. 14,067’ Sawatch CO July
La Plata Peak 14,336’ Sawatch CO July
Huron Peak 14,003’ Sawatch CO July
Mount Elbert 14,433’ Sawatch CO July
Mount Sherman 14,036’ Mosquito CO July
Mount Massive 14,421’ Sawatch CO July
Mt of the Holy Cross 14,005’ Sawatch CO August
Mount Democrat 14,148’ Mosquito CO August
Mount Cameron 14,238’ Mosquito CO August
Mount Lincoln 14,286’ Mosquito CO August
Mount Bross 14,172’ Mosquito CO August
Quandary Peak 14,265’ Tenmile CO August
Mount Bierstadt 14,060’ Front CO August
Mount Evans 14,264’ Front CO August
Torreys Peak 14,267’ Front CO August
Grays Peak 14,270’ Front CO August
AGE 9: 2001
Peak Elevation Range State Month
Sylvan Peak 11,943’ Beartooth MT July
Elk Mountain 12,192’ Beartooth MT July
Whitetail Peak 12,548’ Beartooth MT July
Castle Mountain 12,612’ Beartooth MT July
Mount Wood 12,661’ Beartooth MT July
Torrey Mountain 11,147’ Pioneer MT August
Homer Young’s Pk. 10,621’ Beaverhead MT August
Diamond Peak 12,197’ Lemhi ID August
Mt Borah 12,662’ Lost River ID August
Chipman Peak 10,954’ Wasatch UT September
Thunder Mtn. 11,158’ Wasatch UT September
AGE 10: 2002
Peak Elevation Range State Month
Mount Peale 12,721’ La Sal UT June
Mt Tukuhnikivatz 12,483’ La Sal UT June
Mount Mellenthin 12,646’ La Sal UT June
Manns Peak 12,273’ La Sal UT June
Mount Tomasaki 12,230’ La Sal UT June
Mount Wass 12,331’ La Sal UT June
Ophir Mountain 12,040’ La Sal UT June
Pilot Mountain 12,200’ La Sal UT June
La Sal Peak 12,007’ La Sal UT June
Spanish Fork Peak 10,193’ Wasatch UT June
Mt Agassiz 12,428’ Uinta UT July
Spread Eagle Peak 12,539’ Uinta UT July
Ostler Peak 12,716’ Uinta UT July
Yard Peak 12,706’ Uinta UT July
Hayden Peak 12,480’ Uinta UT July
Kletting Peak 12,053’ Uinta UT July
A-1 Peak 12,378’ Uinta UT July
Mount Raymond 10,242’ Wasatch UT July
Gobblers Knob 10,262’ Wasatch UT July
Kessler Peak 10,406’ Wasatch UT July
Mount Lovenia 13,219’ Uinta UT August
East Maiden Peak 13,032’ Uinta UT August
Wasatch Peak 13,156’ Uinta UT August
NW Wasatch Pk. 13,039’ Uinta UT August
Tokewanna Peak 13,165’ Uinta UT August
Explorer Peak 12,706’ Uinta UT August
Squaw Peak 12,854’ Uinta UT August
Cleveland Peak 12,585’ Uinta UT August
Mount Aeneas 7,529’ Swan MT August
Loafer Mountain 10,688’ Wasatch UT September
Cascade Peak 10,911’ Wasatch UT September
O’Sullivan Peak 11,276’ Wasatch UT September
Flat Top Peak 10,619’ Oquirrh UT October
Ben Lomond Peak 9,714’ Wasatch UT October
AGE 11: 2003
Peak Elevation Range State Month
Wilson Pk. 13,053’ Uinta UT June
Mount Emmons S 13,170’ Uinta UT June
Mount Emmons 13,440’ Uinta UT June
NW Emmons Pk. 13,068’ Uinta UT June
Mount Atwood 13,287’ Uinta UT June
Swift Creek Peak 13,247’ Uinta UT June
Decker Peak 10,704’ Sawtooth ID June
Mount Cramer 10,716’ Sawtooth ID June
Redfish Peak 10,060’ Sawtooth ID June
Braxon Peak 10,353’ Sawtooth ID June
Slate Creek Peak 10,777’ White Cloud ID July
Calkens Peak 11,487’ White Cloud ID July
Bighorn Peak 11,263’ White Cloud ID July
Lee Peak 11,342’ White Cloud ID July
Gilbert Peak 13,442’ Uinta UT August
Gunsight Peak 13,263’ Uinta UT August
W Gunsight Peak 13,103’ Uinta UT August
Painter Peak 13,387’ Uinta UT August
Henrys Fork Peak 13,240’ Uinta UT August
Mount Powell 13,159’ Uinta UT August
Dromedary Peak 10,944’ Wasatch UT September
Haystack Mtn. 12,021’ Deep Creek UT September
Ibapah Peak 12,086’ Deep Creek UT September
AGE 12: 2004
Peak Elevation Range State Month
Maroon Peak 14,156’ Elk CO June
N Maroon Peak 14,014’ Elk CO June
Snowmass Mtn. 14,092’ Elk CO June
Castle Peak 14,265’ Elk CO June
Mount Wilson 14,246’ San Juan CO June
El Diente Peak 14,159’ San Juan CO June
Wilson Peak 14,017’ San Juan CO June
Crestone Needle 14,197’ Sangre de Cristo CO July
Crestone Peak 14,294’ Sangre de Cristo CO July
Humbolt Peak 14,064’ Sangre de Cristo CO July
Kit Carson Peak 14,165’ Sangre de Cristo CO July
Challenger Point 14,081’ Sangre de Cristo CO July
Ellingwood Point 14,042’ Sangre de Cristo CO July
Blanca Peak 14,345’ Sangre de Cristo CO July
Little Bear Peak 14,037’ Sangre de Cristo CO July
Mount Lindsey 14,042’ Sangre de Cristo CO July
Gannet Peak 13,804’ Wind River WY August
Fremont Peak 13,745’ Wind River WY August
Jackson Peak 13,517’ Wind River WY August
Knifepoint Mtn. 13,001’ Wind River WY August
Castle Peak 11,830’ White Cloud ID August
Hyndman Peak 12,009’ Pioneer ID August
Thurston Peak 9,707’ Wasatch UT September
Devils Castle 10,866’ Wasatch UT September
Mount Ogden 9,573’ Wasatch UT October
AGE 13: 2005
Peak Elevation Range State Month
Humboldt Peak 11,020’ E Humboldt NV July
Boulder Creek Pk. 11,050’ E Humboldt NV July
Hole in the Mtn. Pk. 11,308’ E Humboldt NV July
King Peak 11,031’ Ruby NV July
Thomas Peak 11,155’ Ruby NV July
Lake Peak 10,922’ Ruby NV July
Liberty Peak 11,036’ Ruby NV July
Full House Peak 10,865’ Ruby NV July
Verdi Peak 11,074’ Ruby NV July
Lee Peak 11,025’ Ruby NV July
Ruby Dome 11,387’ Ruby NV July
Mount Stillman 11,253’ Ruby NV July
Mount Fitzgerald 11,210’ Ruby NV July
Middle Schell Pk. 11,794’ Schell Creek NV July
N Schell Peak 11,883’ Schell Creek NV July
Taft Peak 11,734’ Schell Creek NV July
S Schell Peak 11,765’ Schell Creek NV July
East Schell Peak 11,768’ Schell Creek NV July
Mount Belknap 12,137’ Tushar UT September
Mount Baldy 12,122’ Tushar UT September
Delano Peak 12,169’ Tushar UT September
Mount Brigham 11,758’ Tushar UT September
Hennessy Peak 11,801’ Tushar UT September
Wellsville Cone 9,356’ Wellsville UT October
Box Elder Peak 9,373’ Wellsville UT October
AGE 15: 2007
Peak Elevation Range State Month
Cougar Peak 10,563’ Jarbidge NV June
Prospect Peak 10,439’ Jarbidge NV June
Marys River Peak 10,585’ Jarbidge NV June
Jarbidge Peak 10,789’ Jarbidge NV June
Squaretop Peak 10,687’ Jarbidge NV June
Jumbo Peak 10,643’ Jarbidge NV June
Matterhorn Peak 10,839’ Jarbidge NV June
Cloud Peak 13,167’ Bighorn WY June
Bomber Mountain 12,860’ Bighorn WY June
AGE 16: 2008
Peak Elevation Range State Month
Pita Peak 10,579’ Toiyabe NV June
Washington Creek Pk. 11,085’ Toiyabe NV June
Toiyabe Range Pk. 10,960’ Toiyabe NV June
French Peak 10,870’ Toiyabe NV June
Ophir Mountain 10,715’ Toiyabe NV June
S Toiyabe Peak 10,895’ Toiyabe NV June
Arrowhead Peak 11,406’ Toiyabe NV June
Toiyabe Dome 11,773’ Toiyabe NV June
 
Johnny's Bio

My name is John Collinson. I am sixteen years old and have grown up living at Snowbird Ski Resort in the Wasatch Mountains. At the age of four, I was the youngest person to climb Mount Rainier. My current goal is to be the youngest person to climb the “Seven Summits”; the highest peaks on each continent. Reaching this goal will take financial support from sponsors, family, and friends. To have the experiences brought by traveling the world climbing mountains is priceless to me.
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Damian & Willie Benegas

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Twin brothers Damian and Willie (Guillermo) Benegas are two of the most respected mountaineers/climbers ever to have been produced in Patagonia, and their company Patagonian Brothers Expeditions provides the perfect platform for any adventure ideas you may have...

Both North Face sponsored climbers, they have achieved a phenomenal number of worldwide summits and now boast 20 cumulative years of experience, expertise and partnership which has taken then from their childhood Patagonian playground exploring the Andes to the corners of the world exploring the Himalayas, Alaska......etc

If you are looking for an adventure of a lifetime look no further: Damian and Willie's expertise it at your disposal. Whether you wish to climb in South America, explore its undiscovered territories, reach either easy or highly technical summits, ski in the Andes or sea kayak in Patagonian waters, their local knowledge is unsurpassed, in addition to their enormous experience in adventures further afield, for example as Willie's eight times on the summit of Mount Everest!
 
Junior Freeskiing Tour Results

Junior Freeskiing Tour Results (JFT)

  • Snowbird, UT – March 10-15, 2009

John Collinson 4th place

With fresh snow falling on the "Tower 3" venue on Monday, the first ever Junior Freeskiing Nationals at Utah's Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort was postponed due to inclement weather. Blue skies resurfaced Tuesday morning and the Junior athletes had optimal conditions for the two-run competition. In the end, Annalise Manley of Jackson Hole, Wyo. and Riley Rose of Alta, Ut. won the 12-14 age division while Alex George of Jackson Hole and Snowbird local Leo Ahrens won the 15-17 age division.

Taking a page from the popular Freeskiing World Tour (FWT), promoter Mountain Sports International (MSI) partnered with the International Freeskiers Association (IFSA) to produce several events on the newest freeskiing tour to hit North America, the Junior Freeskiing Tour (JFT). The JFT fills a gap in the freeskiing industry by allowing younger athletes the opportunity to compete on a world stage and gain invaluable experience. Other MSI produced JFT stops included Telluride and Crested Butte, Colo.

“It was super fun, the snow was awesome,” said George. “There’s a really fun group of girls here that I’ve never skied with before so it was great to watch everyone’s run. I normally ski with a lot of people who compete on the Freeskiing World Tour so it’s really cool that I can do it at a junior level.”

Over 80 competitors spanned the two age categories and spectators were privy to an incredible show. Athletes threw down their best to impress the judges, parents, coaches and friends. Highlights included North Parker’s blind take-off 40-foot air, Miles Honens’ huge 30-foot spread eagle, and several competitors threw gigantic front and back flips.

It was an incredible showing of young talent in the industry and dozens of Backcountry.com Sickbird nominations were awarded to recognize the competitor with the most spirited competition run or runs, often involving super-human talent and agility. This stop’s Backcountry.com Sickbird award went to Johnny Collinson of Snowbird. Collinson had two incredible runs, which he skied remarkably fast and landed several massive airs with speed.

“I am usually one to do a flip, but for this comp I decided to take it easy, did some solid cliffs and it worked out,” said Ahrens. “This event is so awesome, so rad. This is the best snow I’ve ever competed on, by far.”

The Freeskiing World Tour continues with the second stop of the tour, the Subaru US Freeskiing Nationals through Saturday at Snowbird.

  • Crested Butte: Feb 18-22, 2009

John Collinson: 2nd place

Run 1&2

1.North Parker 163USA Sun Valley 34.7532.6367.382

2.John Collinson 128USA Snowbird 33.533.1366.632

3.Brandon Clabaugh 180USA Crested Butte34.1332.566.634

4.Charles Gandolfo227USATamarack 32.533.2565.755