Jess Roskelley

Jess Roskelley is an American alpinist, known most notably for his expeditions in Alaska. Raised in Spokane, Washington, mountaineering and climbing have always been an integral part of his life. As the son of John Roskelley, in 2003 at the age of 20, he summited Mount Everest with his father, who was one of the best American mountaineers of his era. He then undertook many other expeditions. In particular, he successfully conquered previously unknown routes in Alaska, the Canadian Rocky Mountains and Patagonia. His biggest feats include scaling the 1,128-meter-high "Hypa Zypa Coloir", a steep east face of the Citadel in Alaska's Kichatna Mountains, or the ascent of the new mixed route "No Rest for the Wicked" (1,500' WI6 M7 A0) in southeast Alaska. In April 2019, Jess Roskelley, David Lama and Hansjoerg Auer part of an elite athletic team for the outdoor apparel giant, The North Face, rescuers said all three men are presumed dead after being caught in an avalanche while attempting to climb Howse Peak in Alberta's Banff National Park.