Kirby Senden

Kirby is a lifelong Alaskan who makes his home in Eagle River, Alaska. His climbing career began at age 9, rock and ice climbing along the Seward Highway outside of Anchorage. He spent 26 years teaching outdoor recreational skills and high school physical education in Eagle River. As a guide for AMS since 2003, Kirby leads Denali expeditions and teaches mountaineering courses. He has also been a National Park Service volunteer mountaineering ranger doing patrols on the West Buttress. Kirby has spent more time snowshoeing in the Alaska Range than he cares to admit, but became a backcountry skier in 2015. In his retirement, he spends time at the Alaska Rock Gym on rainy days and takes former students ice climbing.