Rod Johnson

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Gender Male
Industry Sports or Recreation
Occupation Owner/President, Midwest Mountaineering
Location Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Introduction Adventures & Explorations: -Attempted to make the first descent of the Victoria Nile River -Twice attempted to make the first kayak crossing of South America -Made a 1977 alpine style attempt on Everest without Sherpas -Put up 3 new routes on Devil's Tower, El Cracko Diablo being a Tower classic -Climbed the Nose on El Capitan -Climbed the NW face of Half Dome -Climbed Mt. McKinley by the West Rib and the West Buttress -Climbed Kilimanjaro twice, the first ascent being a one day ascent -Retraced the 1000 mile Powell Expedition down the Green & Colorado Rivers including the Grand Canyon by dory -2 kayak descents of the Grand Canyon -Descent of the Li River in China -Ascent of Mt. Pacharmo in Nepal -Mt. Katahdin ascent -Trekking in New Zealand, Australia, Haute Route, JMT, Wonderland Trail, Nepal and Patagonia.