Speaker, Alzheimer's Advocate, Mountaineer at www.alanarnette.com
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Alan Arnette’s Summary
Alan Arnette is a speaker, mountaineer and Alzheimer’s advocate.
He took early retirement in 2007 at age 51 from Hewlett-Packard. During his nearly 30 year career, his roles ranged from general management to marketing to R&D and sales.
Alan began climbing at age 38 with a summit of Mont Blanc. From there he went on to climb on some of the world’s highest peaks including Everest, Cho Oyu, Shishapangma, Broad Peak, Denali, Aconcagua, Rainier and more.
He has now completed over 20 major expeditions around the world and summited more than 50 of his Colorado 14ers which is a surprise to his friends and family in Memphis where he was born.
He shares his experiences on his website www.alanarnette.com during each climb with audio and video dispatches plus extensive trip reports. He also blogs frequently, reviews climbing gear and basically is guilty of TMI.
Alan is an inspirational speaker who blends high altitude mountaineering with his practical business experience through Leadership Lessons from Mt. Everest presentation for corporations and Everest for KiDs for education. Yes, he says he likes sleeping on the ground for 8 weeks at a time!
Alzheimer’s took his mother, Ida, after an 8 year battle in 2009. It also has taken two of his aunts. Today he is an advocate for everyone impacted by this devastating disease through public speaking, his website and fund raising events.
Starting in 2010, he is raising $1M for research through climbing the 7 Summits - the highest peak on each continent. He has partnered with the Alzheimer’s Association, International Mountain Guides and Outside Magazine.
He is married to Cathy, whom he could not do any of this without. They live in Colorado.
