The Craig Daily Press
August 28, 2010, Brian Smith

When Scott Patterson, 36, climbs to the top of a mountain, he has a distinct feeling — one of peace and accomplishment. “For me, it is a clear mind,” he said. “It helps you forget about everything else. Everyone has a hectic life, I guess, and it helps you focus on nature instead of on traffic or the noise of everything.” But that feeling of serenity isn’t new to Scott. During his life, Scott said he has climbed 1,469 mountains since climbing his first in 1981. In that time, he has hiked and climbed his way through jungles desert and timber in 36 different countries on six of the seven continents. He documents most of his travels with his camera, keeping an online photo journal with thousands of pictures of him and his family. “We usually go to the non-recognizable places … we try to get off the beaten track,” he said. “Most of the peaks we have climbed many people might not have heard of. Some of them we might have been the only Americans to climb it.” ...

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