Kim Havell - Professional Skier, Mountaineer, Alpinist
“I can’t think of one isolated experience. I think I’ve learned the most by being tough on myself. There’s not a lot of margin for error in this stuff. If something goes wrong you’re in trouble. There have been times where I wasn’t doing it well enough, so I made myself get better.â€
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Bio Information
Kim's Background: Based in Telluride, Colorado, Kim Havell began her career in the mountains, innocently enough, as an alpine ski coach. From there, she gradually made the transition to climbing and ski mountaineering, and has since been an instructor for the San Juan Outdoor School, CVA, and Babes in the Backcountry, tail-guided for H2O Heli Guides, and been a twelve year member of the San Miguel County Search and Rescue Team, with medical and rescue certifications. Her other sponsors include The North Face, CAMP USA, BUFF, SMITH Optics and Salomon skis. Kim has made numerous first female descents in Southwest Colorado, climbed and skied both the Grand Teton and Mt. Moran in a 2 day period, completed multiple ascents and ski descents of 13ers & 14ers, and cut lines on peaks in France, Italy, Canada, Switzerland, Alaska, Russia, and Japan. Having traveled to over 50 countries, she has also climbed several peaks in the Himalayas including Lobuche (6553m) and Ama Dablam (6888m) in Nepal, as well as an expedition to Gasherbrum II (8032m), Pakistan, with some skiing from 7315m, a womens expedition that skied from the summit of Denali (6194m), an Argentina trip of multiple ski descents in the Horcones Valley and on Aconcagua, and a recent ski expedition to Morocco's Central High Atlas Mtns with 6 summit ski descents. Kim is also a ski model and guide for the Telluride Ski Resort, a live host for Black Byrd Media Group, and has a passion for climbing the desert rock of Indian Creek, UT.
Kim's other sponsors:
WIDSIX.com, The North Face, CAMP USA, BUFF, SMITH Optics and Salomon skis
Kim's website can be found at: HavellTravels.com