´08 Guest Climber Bios

 Ryan Job

(Ret) Special Operator 2nd Class, Ryan Job is 27 years old and was born and raised in Washington State. Ryan graduated from Issaquah High School in 1999 and attended the University of Washington for 3 years before enlisting in the Navy in 2002. After completing the Navy's elite BUD/S training in 2004, Ryan was then assigned to SEAL Team 3.  His team was deployed to Iraq in 2006, and while on a roof top patrol in Ramadi, Ryan was shot by a sniper through the eye on 2 August '06. Retired from active duty last year, Ryan now lives in Scottsdale with his wife Kelly. Both Ryan and Kelly are full time students. Ryan recently got a guide dog in January, a 2 year old Black Lab named Trey. Ryan enjoys spending time with Kelly, exercising, playing with Trey, and looking forward to the challenge of climbing Mt. Rainier.

Chad Jukes 

Chad is a 24 year old Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army Reserves. Chad was injured in December of 2006 when his Light Medium Tactical Vehicle struck an anti-tank mine while running security for a convoy in Iraq. The explosion shattered Chad's heel bone and broke his femur. After months of rehab, Chad agreed that amputation of his foot was the best option. Since receiving his first prosthesis in May of 2007, Chad has embraced an aggressive outdoor lifestyle including; rock and ice climbing, water sports, snow sports, a 150 mile charity ride in Texas, the Army 10 miler, and many other ambitious endeavors. Chad lives in San Antonio, Texas, and is an athlete for Paradox Sports and is also on the National Ability Centers cross country ski team. Chad is definitely looking forward to his next challenge - climbing Mt. Rainier.

Jose Martinez III

At 25 years old, Marine Corps Sgt. Jose (Joey) Martinez has lived a life in the military. Born at Camp Pendleton, California, Joey continued on as a Navy "brat" graduating from high school in Sicily, Italy. After 2 years of attending Texas A&M University, Joey shipped out in February of 2002 to San Diego and began basic training in the Marine Corps. Becoming one of the proud and few, Joey moved on to Marine Special Forces training, achieving the elite title of a Reconnaissance Marine. Deploying to Iraq in 2006, Joey and his sniper team were on patrol in the Al'Anbar province when Joey was wounded by an IED detonation.  Joey lost his eyesight in the resulting injuries, and after multiple surgeries, has minimal function of only one eye. In his recovery, Joey has since been surfing, snowboarding, and is excited with the prospect of summiting Mt. Rainier.