My name is Trevor Olson and I have lived in
egrees; one in Mathematics and the other in Physics. Eventually I plan on going to graduate school for astrophysics, but before that I need to take a break and experience life a little considering I’ve been attending school for 17 years straight. I’ve never REALLY been out of
At 19,340 feet above sea level,
In my free time you will be able to find me outside. I love to Rock Climb, Ski, Mountain Bike, and Hike among various other outdoor activities. In fact, to show you my love of the outdoors, one just needs to look at my book collection. Aside from the numerous books on math and physics, you will find books on climbing and mountaineering. Some of the books I own include Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills, Rock Climbing Montana, Paradise Valley: a rock-climber’s guide, The Seven Summits, which is the true story of the first two people to climb the seven summits, Between a rock and a Hard Place, Rock Climbing Red Rocks, Tramping in New Zealand, Climbing New Zealand, and Tenzing: Hero of Everest. Plus, the list goes on.
I love being on the peaks of Mountains as well. Some of my mountain accomplishments include
In the winter time, you can find me at Bridger Bowl, Hiking Blackmore,
Besides my love of the outdoors, you will find that I am an all around fun lover. I consider myself to be a professional entertainer. (Get your mind out of the gutter! I do magic shows! J ) I have performed magic and juggling shows for various birthday parties and weddings. I have even been on stage at Kids Fest! That is, if I’m not in the costumes running around giving kids hugs. I also enjoy unicycling, slacklining, and crate stacking (For an explanation of slacklining and crate stacking, see the pictures below). In a sense, I am an aspiring circus performer. So maybe I haven’t run away to the circus yet, but it sure does make for exciting times in a tent. I love performing tricks for my camping buddies. In fact, I just got back from a week long trip to the boundary waters where my friends are still wondering how I performed some of those tricks!
You may be wondering how I afford to take the few trips I do take. During school I held two jobs. First of all I work at the Taylor Planetarium. I absolutely worship giving the laser shows that the Moose sponsors! (A little brown nosing never hurt anyone, right?) Besides the laser shows, I give the live star shows. I know the northern night sky backwards and forwards. However, I have never seen the southern sky, and I hear it is gorgeous! What a treat it would be to be able to see the large and small Magellanic Clouds! My second job during the school year was working at the Willson Auditorium. I have worked at the Willson for 5 years now. At the Willson I am a stagehand. I’ve worked all sorts plays and operas as well as concerts. My favorite thing to do at the Willson is operate the light board, although the rail is fun too. Currently the job that is helping me pay off my school debt is delivering for FedEx. It is decent work, and it pays really well!
My plan for the next year is trying to get out of
Well, I suppose that does it. See below for various pictures of me doing some of the activities that I enjoy. I realize that your decision on the winning entry is going to be a very arduous task. Hopefully my overwhelming interest in
First, I would like to offer a disclaimer for the pictures. I am trying to make them large enough so that you can get an idea, but small enough so that my file isn’t a few gigs. If you are interested in these pictures, and would like higher quality ones, please email me for them.
These are pictures of me Crate Stacking. The Blue Crate marks 10 Crates high. My all time Record is 23 crates high! At 11 inches per crate, that is a little over 21 feet in the air!
This is a picture of me Slacklining. This is the Picture that was featured in our college newspaper, the Exponent.
Here I am attempting to highline. Highlining is slacklining but up high. The chasm that I am attempting to cross is about 60 feet wide and about 80 feet off the ground.
Here I am climbing at Point Dume in
This is me jumping from the ridge at Bridger Bowl. Hopefully there is some good air to be had at
Here I am Mountain Biking in
And me getting ready to rappel in red rocks. This is just outside of
Here is my contact information:
Trevor Olson
1100 S. Black Ave
trevorolson@gmail.com
406-600-6786