TIM TELLS IT LIKE IT ISS EPISODE 17

Jon is the most active hiker and mountaineer in the San Jacintos, hiking or running local trails six or seven days a week, averaging over 3000 miles and 700,000 feet of elevation gain annually. He holds several arcane records for ascents of San Jacinto Peak. He volunteers locally with U.S. Forest Service, Mt. San Jacinto State Park, and the Pacific Crest Trail Association. Jon has hiked and camped worldwide for about 40 years, and in the San Jacintos for more than 20 years. He has been involved with multiple local search-and-rescue teams, is a certified Wilderness First Responder, has Level 1 Avalanche and Avalanche Rescue certifications, and is a fire lookout at both Tahquitz Peak and Black Mountain.