Capturing Every Moment With
Blaec Bejarano
“It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.” – Sir Edmund Hillary
Welcome to my personal webpage! Here you can find out more about who I am, view my upcoming/recent activities and adventures, as well as my professional materials and research papers. My hope is that you will reach out so we can become friends, network, and work together to make our world just a bit more interesting and overall a better place to live! Check out my academic tab for a copy of my CV or simply scroll around to get the gist of my experience.
Academics
Education
Oregon State University Corvallis, OR
Master of Science, Mathematics (Expository/Thesis Track)
Advisors: Dr. Ralph Showalter and Dr. Malgorzata Peszynska
University of West Florida Pensacola, FL
Bachelor of Science, Mathematics
Bachelor of Arts, History
Advisor: Dr. Cody Lorton
Upcoming Trips
Illimani (21,122′), Bolivia.
Mount Denali (20,310‘), Alaska.
Broad Peak (26,414′), Pakistan.
Recent Activities
Black Peak, North Cascades, WA.
Single day climb, summit of Black Peak in Washington, 8,970ft . Wing and Lewis Lakes in the background. Photo subject: Spencer Wood.
Glacier Peak, North Cascades. WA
Three-day backpacking trip of Glacier Peak, North Cascades, Washington. Photo Subjects: Blaec Bejarano and Bryan Zanca.
Mount Baker, North Cascades, WA.
Single day climb of Mount Baker in Washington via Easton Glacier route. Photo Subjects: Blaec Bejarano, Matt Smolinski, and Robbie Oliver.
Mount Whitney, Sierra Nevada Range, CA.
Early season climb of the tallest mountain in the contiguous United States, Mount Whitney. Towering over its surroundings at 14,505ft tall, we summited over two-days in fairly harsh winter conditions via the Mountaineers Route.
Mount Rainer National Park, WA.
Single day climb of Mount Rainier in Washington via Disappointment Clever. Photo subjects: Taylor Gibler and McKaley Jennings.
Chimborazo, Andes Range, Ecuador.
During a trip the Andes, we managed to summit the highest mountain in Ecuador, Chimborazo, over two-days in January, 2021. An interesting fact is that the summit is actually the furthest point from Earth’s center.
Outdoor Experience and Professional education
Highly motivated and energetic outdoor adventurer. A climbing resume containing the technical courses I have completed, as well as a list of my successful and unsuccessful summit attempts is included here. The various reasons surrounding unsuccessful summit bids are also documented.
Gallery of Past Adventures
Over the past several years I have traveled across thousands of miles of the Western United States. As of 2021, I have began climbing internationally. Feel free to browse some of the photos I have accumulated along the way. Enjoy!
