I have recently joined as well and thought I'd introduce myself.

My name is Rob Ritchey. I've been in practice for approximately 4
years in General Orthopaedics with an emphasis on hand and joint
replacement surgery. I'm an avid outdoorsman with particular
interest in thru-hiking and backpacking (at least what my schedule
will allow). I also jog, snowboard, ski, mountain bike and have
recently gotten interested in climbing. Within the next year, I
intent to expand my interest into mountaineering.

I've done multi-day overnight hikes in Zion Canyon, Bryce Canyon,
Canyonlands, Yellowstone, Glacier, Yosemite, Sequoia, Rocky Mtn, Mt.
Hood, Mt. Ranier and the Olympics. I spend at least a weekend a
month in the Sierra Nevada - both winter and summer. I've thru-hiked
the 165 mile Tahoe Rim Trail and am thru-hiking the 185 mile Tahoe-
Yosemite Trail in 2007. I've climbed Mt. Shasta and Mt. Whitney.
The list is entertaining, but I haven't even scratched the surface of
what some of you may have accomplished.

I'm excited to have found this group and am ecstatic to combine my
passion for medicine and the wilderness.

Looking forward to stimulating conversation....

Rob