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BrieAnne Wilson ’10, M ’12 climbed the first of 46 Adirondack High Peaks in 2009 when she scaled Big Slide. Her quest to join the Forty-Sixer Club ended successfully atop Gothics Oct. 29, 2011.

Recent Graduate Quickly Climbs Adirondacks’ 46

As BrieAnne Wilson ’10, M ’12 trudged upward, wind and cold gnawed at her face. It was only November, but the weather had surprised her and her friends with snow and temperatures that dipped below freezing.

A team of Oswego faculty, staff and students successfully climbed Mount Kilimanjaro this January as part of a course. Alumni participants included co-instructor Gary Morris ’88, Katie Loiacono Maxwell ’97 and Ryan Lemon ’00.

Oswego class successfully summits Mount Kilimanjaro

A 23-member team from SUNY Oswego successfully reached the top of Mount Kilimanjaro in mid-January as part of a class that literally brought learning to new heights.

Wallace “Wally” Reardon ’10, who worked for years climbing communications towers, has been honored for his work in climber safety.

Recent grad makes towering achievement

Wallace “Wally” Reardon ’10 recently received a national award for a tower climber safety project he began in college and continued this summer with Upstate Medical University’s Occupational Health Clinical Center.

Guide Babuu, Richard Clarke ’82, friend Kent Hanson and assistant guide Sira stand atop Kilimanjaro, roughly 19,350 feet above sea level.

Alumnus Enjoys ‘Great’ Experience atop Kilimanjaro

“You need to do something great.”

The advice of his late father really resonated with Richard Clarke ’82 as he approached age 50 in April. A few months and 19,350 feet later, Clarke reached great heights atop one of the world’s tallest mountains.