Christopher Perkins


6465 Newland St. Arvada, CO 80003 H:(860) 508-7807 W:(303) 275-4109
chris@percious.com | www.percious.com
OBJECTIVE
To obtain employment in a guide service and/or indoor facility where I can utilize my skills working with children and staff to give customers a premier climbing experience.

DESIRED LOCATIONS
Boulder/Denver/Colorado Springs, CO

WORK EXPERIENCE
Greater Hartford YMCA Granby, CT August 2005/Sept 2007
  • Created climbing program curriculum for ages 6-14.
  • Created Staff training curriculum.
  • Principle Coursesetter.
CERTIFICATIONS/COURSE WORK
Certification/Course Date Instructor
AMGA Top Rope Site Manager August 2006 Chauvin Guides
Wilderness First Aid September 2006 Solo Wilderness Medicine
CPR September 2006 Solo Wilderness Medicine
Top Rope Instruction April 2005 EMS - Matt Shove
Ice Climbing Instruction December 2006 Chauvin Guides
Avalanche Awareness December 2007 Colorado Mountain School

EDUCATION
University of Connecticut B.S. in Engineering September 2002
NOTABLE CLIMBS
Route Name Rating Location Date Notes
Rewritten 5.7 II Eldorado Canyon, CO November 2007 Onsight
Monster Woman 5.9 Elephant Buttress, CO November 2007 Onsight
The Overleaf 5.8 Eleven Mile Dome, CO October 2007 Onsight
Slabs Direct/Wavelength 5.8 II Whitehorse, NH June 2007 Onsight/Redpoint
Extra Point 5.7 II Third Flatiron, CO September 2007 Onsight
Strictly From Nowhere 5.7 II Gunks, NY May 2007 Onsight
Thin Slabs Direct 5.7+ II Gunks, NY April 2007 Onsight
Strawberry Jam 5.8+ Rocks State Park, MD December 2006 Onsight
Table Top 5.10b N. Table Mountain, CO September 2007 Onsight (sport)
Sidekick 5.10b Boulder Canyon, CO October 2007 Onsight (sport)
The B Boys 5.10d Boulder Canyon, CO October 2007 Redpoint (sport)
Mossad 5.9R Pinnacle Rock, CT June 2007 Redpoint
Pinnacle Gully WI3 II Huntington Ravine, NH April 2007 Onsight (Swapped Lead)
Coors Lite WI3 Clear Creek Canyon, CO December 2007 Onsight
West Gully WI3 III Glacier Gorge, CO November 2007 Onsight (Swapped Lead)