Stephen Koch Explained

Stephen Koch (born September 6, 1968 in San Diego, California) is an American adventurer, extreme snowboarder, mountaineer, and pioneer in the field of snowboard mountaineering,^[1] a term he coined. He is best known as the first and only person to snowboard on all Seven Summits, the highest peak on each continent.^{[2] [3]} Koch is also the first to snowboard all the major Teton peaks in Wyoming.

Koch has been featured in Outside, Men's Journal, and Sports Illustrated.^[4] He has appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien,^[5] MSNBC, and OLN.

He is an author of articles for Alpinist Magazine, Transworld Snowboarding Magazine, Snowboarder, Mountain Zone.com,^[6] Men's Journal^[7] and American Alpine Journal. His photography work has been published in Men's Journal, Outside Magazine, National Geographic Adventure Magazine, American Alpine Journal, and Alpinist Magazine.

References

• Slave to the Quest May 1, 2003. Outside.
• Facing the Fall Line March 2, 2004 Outside.
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien 2003
• The Everest Ride March 17, 2003. Sports Illustrated.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ski and Snowboard Mountaineering Descents. 27 September 2011.
2. Web site: Koch. Stephen. Slave to the Quest. 14 September 2011.
3. Web site: Stephen Koch Takes on Everest. 27 September 2011.
4. Web site: Koch. Stephen. The Everest Ride. 14 September 2011.
5. Web site: Koch. Stephen. Stephen Koch Interview. 14 September 2011.
6. Web site: Koch. Stephen. Snowboarding Kilimanjaro, First Descent. 18 September 2011.
7. Web site: Koch. Stephen. Avalanche. A Survivor's Story. 17 September 2011.