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Trekking, skiing & wellness adventures to the World’s highest places🏔️🧘‍♀️⛷️
Challenge yourself to a tailor-made expedition w/us!
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KODIAK UTMB 100K 🏔️💥🏃‍♂️ @utmbworldseries

Another finish line. Another reminder of how lucky I am to have a body that can still push, endure, and take me on these adventures. 🙏

Big gratitude for an awesome race experience in Big Bear Lake, CA — huge thanks to race directors Suzy and Herald for the incredible hospitality, to all the fellow ultra runners I shared a mile (or a few!) with along the way, and to Mother Nature for giving us some decent weather before Hurricane Rachel rolled in! 🌧️

The results? 129th out of 550 runners — top 27% of the field and 16th in my division! 💪 🏃‍♂️

But the bigger win? 6 UTMB Running Stones in the bank! 🎲🔥 Every stone helps improve my chances in the draw for the 2027 UTMB 100M World Championships. That’s the bigger goal, and we’re stacking the odds one race at a time!

At the end of the day, it’s about the people, the places, the challenge, and never taking for granted the ability to get out there and test yourself.

Grateful for the miles. Grateful for the community. And grateful this body still wants to GO! 🙌

Onward to the next adventure! 🏔️⚡️

#KodiakUTMB #UltraRunning #RunningStones #EverestReady #UTMB @kodiak_ultramarathons

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Always good to get back to check out one of the most iconic views in Colorado that I grew up seeing every fall. Just try and forget about the 50 other photographers 📸 standing to my right that morning 😂 🎥 …. #maroonbells #october #coloradofall @drjonsadventures Maroon Lake Maroon Bells

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Fall season and those 🐻 are out and about, and they are hungry 🐻- hope you are ready to take on your week #mondaymotivation

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FORTY-SEVEN DAYS WITHOUT A SHOWER 🚿 🧼 🏔️
That is just one of the less glamorous realities of the historic 2021 K2 Winter Expedition.

With the release of “The Last First: Winter K2” on @appletv today, I am looking back at my time on the world’s second-highest mountain. I went to Pakistan to support my dear friend @colinobrady. I expected the cold, but -30°F nights at 16,000’ in basecamp is a chill that sinks directly into your bones. Despite the brutal conditions, I am incredibly proud to have completed two rotations and pushed up to Camp 2 for acclimatization in late January.

But mountains require intuition just as much as endurance. Moving above the start of the ropes toward Camps 1 and 2 during the mass summit push, my gut told me something was wrong. The weather forecast pushed far past my acceptable level of risk, and the bottleneck of climbers heading up felt like a recipe for disaster. I have always prided myself on being the voice of reason in the mountains, so I made the hard call to turn back to basecamp and support Colin and sherpa Ming Temba over the radio.

What transpired next was heartbreaking. Four men tragically lost their lives. Three were frozen to the rope and never came back. Up at 23,000’ at Camp 3, Colin survived a brutal night trapped in a single tent with 8-10 other climbers due to the poor planning of teams who failed to bring their own shelters.

@amirhbarlev has put together a genuinely wonderful film about this expedition. I am deeply grateful to have contributed a fair amount of the footage used in the documentary, along with off-camera insights from my interviews with the directors. While my on-camera presence ultimately ended up on the cutting room floor, and I overall was erased from the film- this post is my way of honoring my own journey.

I was there. I lived through the tragedies that unfolded, I put my life on the line, and I walked away because I listened when the mountain said no.

Go watch the film. It is a powerful piece of storytelling, and I have nothing but gratitude for the experience. I hope to work with Amir in the future to tell even more stories from the high peaks.

#K2Winter #K2 #TheLastFirst #pakistan

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🍂🍁 FALL COLORS ARE POPPING! 🍁🍂

Colorado is putting on its annual show — and THIS WEEK is prime time in many places! Some areas are peaking up to 10 days early this year. 🤯

So… who’s getting outside to see it?! 🏔️🍂

I’ve got 3 of my favorite off-the-beaten-path spots to catch incredible fall colors this weekend — away from the crowds.

👇 Comment “FALL COLORS” and I’ll send you my Top 3!

Get outside. Chase the colors. Make some memories.
#coloradofall #fallcolors #colorado #14ers #leafpeeping 🍂🍁💥 Maroon Bells

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🐆 PATAGONIA PUMA ALERT 🚨
WILD. WELLNESS. CONNECTION. 🦁 🌄

2 SPOTS just opened up! 💥

Imagine hiking through the incredible Torres del Paine… and having a Puma walk right in front of your group. 🐆

That’s Patagonia in Torres Del Paine National Park with Dr. Jon’s Adventures.

January 29 – February 5, 2027 🇨🇱

✨ Luxury Domes
🥾 Epic hiking & adventures
🐎 Horseback riding
🛶 Kayaking among glaciers
🧘‍♂️ Yoga + massages
🍽️ Incredible food
🧩 Jenga + mastermind conversations
🤝 Connection, growth & unforgettable memories

We typically reserve these spots two years in advance because this retreat fills so quickly.

Two spots just opened in our luxury suite Domes — and they won’t last long.

If Patagonia has been calling your name, this is your sign.

DM me “PATAGONIA” for details. 🌎🏔️
Or 📧: Jon@drjonsadventures.com

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Just out rolling through the mountains for the past week since being back from Africa. Always pondering what the next big project will be. #alwaysforward #exploremore #everestready #jonsjourneys

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I did not climb Kilimanjaro, WE did. I had a blast climbing with my friends Jon Kedrowski and @thomas_zebley. Kili is a beautiful lady and I am grateful for the safe passage for all in our party. The mountain is a mirror, you get to see yourself, it is why I climb. What I am most grateful for is the amazing people that I met that made up our "Climbing Party" (what a party it was). @drjonsadventures works with the best guides, kitchen staff and porters. We were a part of their family and we all felt it every second. What an honor. The 12 climbers formed a special bond. Age 19 to 62. A little bit of everything. We played together, climbed together, laughed and cried together, celebrated together and will forever remain connected by our shared experience. I learned from every one of you, thank you. Lastly, to my "summit" group, Zebs, Allie, Audrey; we passed them all, were passed by none and stayed together. We fell in together on the first day and never looked back. I'll happily have a climbing reunion anytime, anywhere. Until then, we shared a beautiful sunrise on the summit, let the next one you see remind you of our merry little band. Thank you Jon, see you soon. Aconcagua up next. Let's Go! ❤️PK

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As several of my fellow mountain friends, dear sherpa pals, expedition cohorts, and clients are getting ready to head to Manaslu (8163m / 26,781’) - I’m reminded of my very own ascent of Manaslu in 2019, Sept 27. It was a gorgeous summit and coincidentally as I looked back on some of my old footage, I reached the top the same morning as my friend the late @nimsdai was also nearing the summit during his 14 peaks project back then. With all the recent tragedy and major catastrophic flooding events it’s been hard to watch and my heart 💜 goes out to everyone impacted there! While I won’t be in Nepal until later this fall and of course next year again running some of our own programs there for @drjonsadventures - I’m looking forward to getting back into the mountains and take people to Nepal to continue to help bring money into the places I have loved visiting over the years! We @drjonsadventures hope you can consider joining us in 2026-2027 for one of our amazing curated trips to the Everest Region!

I also just spent this past weekend on a pre trip prep and training and prep for one of my dear friends @mrjessewilliams who is also headed to Manaslu this week. I want to send a nice little shout out of well wishes to Jesse as well as to all of my Nepalese brothers and all of the people I know that will be on the mountain again this season. Be safe and have fun! #seeyouonthesummit #nepal @coster.arnold @jenjen_lama @sevensummittreks @justin.sackett @himali #manaslu

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Our time in Africa has come to a close, and just like any magnificent sunset, it’s spectacular and brilliant and life changing and unique every time, but it also leaves exciting hope for the future when the sun sets, leaving you excited for the next one. Which sunset photo is your favorite, and where would you want to go to see them next one that will blow your mind? Comment below! #africaisawesome #kilimanjaro #sevensummits #magicalhour Barafu Camp Kilimanjaro

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To say this summit was special would be an understatement.

At roughly 5 days in, 15,000 feet of elevation, and 30 miles into the journey it hit me like a wave.

I was reflecting on the challenges our team had overcome so far and what was yet to come, knowing the summit was less than 24 hours away. “Surely, this is the hardest thing I’ve ever done”, I thought to myself.

Until it dawned on me that it actually wasn’t. I had aspects of my life that I hadn’t reflected on in quite some time, flash into my mind and quietly bring me to tears, as I trudged up the hill to our high camp.

Caring for my dying mother at age 22, trying my best to stay strong for her day after day, while watching her deteriorate was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done.

And telling my sick father that it was okay to let go, and that my sisters and I would be okay (a promise he made to my mom before she passed), because I knew that’s what he wanted; when I actually wanted to be selfish and beg him to keep fighting.

Or spending part of my teenage years in an emotionally and physically abusive relationship with someone who ended up taking their own life, only to come out the other side with a greater capacity to love than I knew was possible.

& imploding my own life and leaving a relationship of 5 years with a person I shared so much love with, because I knew our goals for the future weren’t aligned.

Those were the hardest things I’ve ever done, and the mountain reminded me of this.

Every time I was tired, hurting, or “over it”, I would ask the mountain to give me strength.

And instead, she reminded me of who I am.

That my strength doesn’t lie in my body or my mind, the aspects of myself I tend to work on developing most… But in my spirit - the part of me that bends and bends and bends with the pain of life, but will never fully break.

This summit started as a goal to achieve and something to conquer, and instead became a journey of remembrance and coming home to Self.

So much gratitude for this mountain, this climb, and everyone who made it possible.

Asante sana, Kilimanjaro. 🙏🏼

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There was never any doubt that my 11th summit of Kilimanjaro 🌋 would be celebrated with all 11 of our team members AND 11 more of our support team of local Tanzanian family members, porters and guides on the summit as well! Huge congrats to our amazing adventurers that reached the summit: Patrick, Thomas, Allie, Audrey, Mary, Cynta, Vishal, Preston, Bradley, Hunter, and David. You were all amazing. And of course massive shout out to my team @drjonsadventures: Freddy Juju, Immanuel, Barack, Mary, Reuben, Erick, Raymond, Katunze, Jolo, and Daniel, as well as Good Luck and the squad at EAS! So much love to everyone that helped us on the journey. We were treated to a cold but calm and sunny morning with a spectacular sunrise. So many memories to cherish for a lifetime on this year’s edition of Kilimanjaro. Sad it has come to an end, but already looking forward to the next adventure- not only with this crew but with many others next year when we return to Africa! See you on the summit! #kilimanjaro #roofofafrica #hakunamatata #africaisawesome Thanks so much @himali @zealoptics @bocogear @hoka for kitting us out all the way to the top!

Was grateful to have everyone on the summit within the same hour so we celebrated!

Freddy Juju with Preston and Hunter. Shout out to Hunter for Climbing without any gear because his bag got lost by the airlines! We outfitted him for the trip with all of our extra stuff.!

Great job David and Hunter!

@29029official royalty - way to go Patrick and Zebley!

Erick was amazing for one of our crew!

Mary and Cynta way to go!

Bradley- what a beast for a summit in shorts with the single digit sunrise temps!

Team Mary Cynta- with Hunter and Preston !

The celebration continues with Vishal!

Allie- you are a rockstar!

Team Zebley and Patrick!

What a crew!

Sky is on Fire 🔥!

Stars before departure on the summit push!

First light 💡!

Approaching Stella Point Kilimanjaro

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