My name is Aleksander Posielski. I am 19 years old and currently pursuing a degree in political science at the University of Washington. In my free time I enjoy climbing, snowboarding, travelling, and most other "adventure" type activities. Some of the major peaks I have climbed include Rainier, Shasta, and Whitney. My current goals are to get some more "fourteneers" under my belt, do some harder technical routes, and hopefully my first winter ascent of a fourteener. In this blog I will post trip reports, reviews of my gear, general mountaineering stuff, and travel posts. Welcome to my vertical world!