Seth grew up in Vermont, Colorado and California before earning a degree in Mathematics from the University of California at Santa Barbara. He attributes his life-long love of the outdoors to his parents and grandparents. He currently spends his summers guiding on Rainier, Denali and Kilimanjaro. In the winter Seth moves to the other side of Mount Rainier where he is a ski patroller at the Crystal Mountain Ski Area.

Climbing Resume
49 ascents of Mount Rainier by 7 different routes
2 expeditions to Mount McKinley via 2 different routes
2 ascents of el Pico de Orizaba
1 ascent of Ixtaccihuatl
2 ascents of Kilimanjaro
Ascent of the Mini-moonflower North Buttress Couliour
Numerous ice climbs in Canada, Colorado and Montana
Numerous alpine climbs in Canada, Washington, California and Colorado
Numerous ascents of the Cascade Volcanoes
Numerous ski descents of the Cascade Volcanoes
Rock climbing in Oregon, California, Washington, Idaho and Canada