Shea McCrary

The Record

Peaks, ranges, and the work behind them.

A climber on lead high on a sandstone wall, Red Rock Canyon, Nevada
Red Rock Canyon, Nevada

Credentials

General Manager, incoming owner
AWExpeditions: Peru, Kyrgyzstan, Argentina
Guiding since 2022
Working in climbing since 2019
Wilderness First Responder
NOLS Wilderness Medicine
EMT
Emergency medical technician
Technical Ropes Team
Red Rock Search & Rescue, Nevada
NASAR member
National Association for Search and Rescue
Summit Scholarship Foundation
Special projects, and the Women of Mountaineering Calendar
B.S. Environmental Science
University of Arkansas
Languages
English, conversational Spanish, some French and Russian

Highlights

1,280routes logged since 2018
31pitches on the longest
5.12chardest redpoint
5.12bhardest flash

Full tick list on Mountain Project

7 countries climbed in
ItalyFranceKyrgyzstanUnited StatesMexicoPeruArgentina

Expedition log

YearObjectiveRangeElevationRouteRole
2026Tofana di RozesDolomites, Italy3,225 mPrimo Spigolo di Rozes, 5.8
2026Dent du RequinAiguilles de Chamonix, France3,422 mVoie Normale, southwest face
2026Lenin PeakHigh point 6,100 m. Returning in 2027.Pamir, Kyrgyzstan7,134 mExpedition Leader
2026Chon-Kurchaknear Bishkek, KyrgyzstanSport, single pitch
2026ChopicalquiCordillera Blanca, Peru6,354 mSouthwest Ridge
2026VallunarajuTurned around 150 m below the summit when a teammate fell ill.Cordillera Blanca, Peru5,686 mSouthwest Route
2026Nevado PiscoCordillera Blanca, Peru5,752 mNormal Route
2026CaullarajuCordillera Blanca, Peru5,682 m
2026Ichic UltaCordillera Blanca, Peru
2026HuamashrajuCordillera Blanca, PeruWest Face, Normal and the granite crack
2026HuarapascaCordillera Blanca, PeruSouth Route, AI3
2026Rima RimaCordillera Blanca, PeruSoutheast Ramp, 5.9
2026Nevado IshincaCordillera Blanca, Peru5,530 mNorthwest Slopes
2026Pico de OrizabaLeadership development camp with the AWE guiding team and founders. Summit.Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt5,636 mParticipant
2025AconcaguaSummit, with AWExpeditions.Andes, Argentina6,961 m
2025La EsfingeCordillera Blanca, Peru5,325 mThe Original Route, 5.10d, 15 pitches
2025TocllarajuCordillera Blanca, Peru6,034 mNorthwest Ridge
2025Nevado IshincaCordillera Blanca, Peru5,530 mNorthwest Slopes
2024Mount BakerAttempt with AWExpeditions, turned back by weather. No role on this one. I was there to witness the magic of an AWE Baker trip and lend a hand to our guides.North Cascades, Washington3,286 m
2023Nevado IshincaCordillera Blanca, Peru5,530 mNorthwest Slopes
2023Grand Canyon, rim to rimArizonaTrip Leader
2022Paria CanyonMy first AWE trip.Utah and ArizonaParticipant