Gary and his wife Jackie love the mountains. Their treks include climbs in Yosemite, Alaska, the Alps and the Rockies. Their high country experiences, plus Gary's trips with his family, led him to coin the phrase Never Quit Climbing. In fact, he began to use it for inspiration years ago in letters, emails and his speaking opportunities.

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However, in 2003 he and Jackie tackled her first 14er, Gray's Peak, in Colorado. While not a difficult ascent for experienced mountaineers, it was the beginning of a much bigger climb that began just three months later. Jackie was diagnosed with stage 3 colon/rectal cancer. The next eighteen months were filled myriad tests, doses of radiation, chemo treatments and surgeries.

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However, they soon realized that the strategies they used climbing peaks of granite could be applied on their personal mountain. For example, overcoming a life-sized mountain also requires conquering one "switchback" at a time. Or, you also never climb alone. Using these and other critical concepts, they were able to summit their biggest mountain of all, Mt. Cancer. Jackie is cancer-free today. More recently in December of 2022, Gary had a kidney transplant which became another personal mountain to conquer. Thankfully he too is doing well.

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Of course, not all summits in life are reached. However, Gary and  Never Quit Climbing and the resources on his site are designed to help you scale your mountain, no matter how big. Gary is also available for personal coaching, leadership training and motivational speaking at your event/church. In addition, Gary's book, Never Quit Climbing, is available along with five others. Click on the "Book" page or the button above.