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Jim climbing ice at 11,300 feet in
Rocky
Mountain National Park,
Colorado
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Jim Davidson is a mountain climber, a businessman, and an
inspirational speaker from Colorado. Blending his twenty-six
years of adventure with two decades of successful business
experience, Jim distills hard-earned lessons that inspire
organizations and professionals to strive for excellence and
overcome adversity, no matter how big the challenge.
As a climber and
expedition leader, Jim has been on seventeen
high-altitude peaks in Alaska, Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador,
Mexico and Nepal. His highest summit was Aconcagua at 22,840
feet. All together, Jim has spent about a year of his life
sleeping in soggy tents!
As a keynote speaker, leadership development trainer, and
teamwork facilitator, Jim Davidson has inspired:
corporations (Ameriprise Financial, Oppenheimer Funds, ConAgra,
etc.)
associations (Meeting Professionals International, Self Storage
Assoc., etc.)
audiences at hundreds of events across the USA
and internationally
Jim’s other business achievements include:
Founder and president – Alpine Environmental Inc. (13 years)
Corporate hydrogeologist (Shell Oil) and Senior Managing
Scientist (Exponent)
Consultant for corporations, governments & law firms
(BP, USEPA, etc.)
Expert witness, trainer and author of 40 science articles and
book chapters
B.S. and M.S. degrees (Geology and Environmental Geology)
Industrial painter scaling electrical towers charged with
250,000 volts!
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Jim is an expedition leader, ice climbing instructor, and
endurance runner. He is trained in wilderness first aid,
avalanche safety, and vertical rescue, which has been
invaluable on the many occasions Jim volunteered to rescue
other hikers and climbers. For his leadership and sacrifices
on mountain rescues, the U.S. National Park Service has
commended Jim and his partners twice for
successful
high-altitude rescues.
Jim is an inspirational speaker with Speaking of
Adventure and lives in Colorado with his two adventurous
children and very tolerant wife! Every spring, Jim
volunteers to teach hundreds of elementary school children
to climb.
 Jim
is a proud member of:
National Speakers Association
Meeting Professionals International
Colorado Society of Association Executives
American Alpine Club
Jim has powered Speaking of
Adventure and his home with wind since 2001.
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