Speaking Engagements:

Please send an email to: with "Speaking" in the subject for details on booking me for your next event. I will send you detailed information, meeting planner, fee information and the booking agreement for your review.

This is a comment from one of my recent events:

"We just completed the most amazing Caregiver Conference of the last nine years. The information we shared was vital, to both caregivers and their loved ones ... Personally, the most powerful speaker was Alan Arnette. He showed how he and his mother communicated with music and humor during the most devastating time of her disease process."Albert Chavez EdS, CFLE, Regional Director, Alzheimer's Association - Desert Southwest Chapter, Southern Nevada Region

For an overview on Alan's presentations, please visit this link.

EMAIL :

If you send me an email, I will do my best to return a thoughtful response based only on my personal experience.

Limitations on Email:

I do not give direct advice because it is impossible for me to know someone's experience, condition, strengths, weakness, etc so I just provide information based on my own experiences or post general Q&A. I also will not provide advice or comment on any medical subjects or engage in a discussion if you have a medical condition.

Remember that I am an individual, not a company or a guide and provide my website based on my own experiences to share my outdoor adventure and promote Alzheimer's causes.

If you are interested in using an image, please review this information before sending an email.

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If you put "Climbing" or the name of a mountain you are asking about (Everest or Aconcagua or Longs Peak for example) in the subject it will get pass all the spam filters.

Please note that I have rarely agreed to using my images or content in books given publisher's terms (full and perpetual ownership in all current and future forms) so please only contact me if you are self published or have 100% control over the terms.

Everest:

My thoughts for anyone considering Everest:

1. Consultant with a professional guide service for all qualifications, training, schedules and gear.
2. Gain climbing experience to be as self sufficient as possible. All the climbing techniques and skills should be in your muscle memory and not a conscious thought
3. Prepare your body to be in “Everest Shape” which is beyond "the best shape of your life"
4. Build mental toughness to push yourself while being willing to turn back for safety

I created these pages on Everest based my experiences. They are intended to share my experiences and are not recommendations:

1. Everest Frequently Asked Questions
2. Skills and Experience
3. Training and Fitness
4. Everest Gear
5. Guides
6. South Side Route Overview
7. North Side Route Overview
8. A description of my first Everest South Climb in 2002
9. A full report of my Everest South Summit in 2011

Disclaimers and Legal Notice

Through this website are links to other websites which are not under my control. I have no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed or products advertised or offered within them.

Any reliance you place on any information found on this website, including in forums, comments or any other location, or through links to others site is strictly at your own risk.