Alex
Mondau
Logistics
Manager
Olympia,
Washington, USA
BIOGRAPHY
Alex has always
valued unstructured
time to explore.
Growing up in the
beautiful scenery of
Olympia, WA in the
Pacific Northwest,
he developed a
healthy respect for
the wilderness and a
passion for
experiencing all
that it has to
offer. Choosing to
further his
education at Pomona
College in Los
Angeles, Alex threw
himself
whole-heartedly into
rugby. As a captain
and president of the
Claremont Colleges
Rugby Football Club
he lead the team to
national
championship
competition each
year and tours of
New Zealand and
France. Taking full
advantage of the
connections in LA,
Alex also spent a
fall living in
Prague, Czech
Republic, formative
in his
passion for travel.
Since graduation
Alex has worked
labor construction,
sold real estate and
tended bar to fund
his forays into the
mountains. Small
group summit climbs
to the Washington
peaks of Mt.
Olympus, Adams and
Rainier have wet his
appetite for more
long-term
expeditions. In the
fall of 2006 he sold
gear for The North
Face at their store
in
Seattle, WA. It was
there that a chance
meeting with Phill
Michael led to plans
for paths to cross
in the Himalayas.
Alex firmly believes
you must experience
something of the
world firsthand, if
you wish to truly
participate and
positively change
it. Connecting with
the Freestyle
Expedition provides
an outlet for his
energies to seeing
as much of the world
as possible in hopes
of gathering a
better sense of
direction and
purpose. Most
recently he spent
the month of October
2006 in South
America; trekking in
Patagonia and
tasting the wine of
Argentina. With the
spring of 2007 came
the opportunity to
embark on a
five-month journey
through South East
Asia and Nepal. Alex
trekked the
Annapurna Circuit,
helped run the
Social Development
Center of Nepal, a
small orphanage in
Kathmandu, and
walked to Everest
Base Camp with
Phill and Chris
during his time in
Nepal.
The Freestyle
Expedition is a
natural progression
of his pursuit of:
responsible
adventure travel;
trekking and
mountaineering with
environmental
clean-up; and
fostering local
cultural
connections. When in
Seattle Alex works
as the Facilities
Manager of Agua
Verde Paddle
Club & Café.
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