Greg Child was raised on rock climbing. During his 30-year career, he has conquered some of the highest peaks in the world, including Mount Everest and K2, the world’s second highest peak. He is also an accomplished big wall climber and has established several first ascents on well-known walls such as Yosemite's El Capitan.

He is considered an especially literate mountaineering storyteller. His book Postcards From the Ledge took home the Banff Mountain Festival Book Award in 1997. He also won an Emmy for his video Hitting the Wall in 1998. He is a regular contributor to magazines such as Outside, Backpacker and National Geographic Adventure, and writes a regular column in Climbing.

Greg is a member of the North Face climbing team and has recently taken up exploratory mountaineering, which has led him to remote jungles in northwest India and Comb Ridge. A native Australian, he is now a resident of Utah.

Read Greg's coverage of the 2007 climbing season