Staff Sgt. Daniel Bari, shown here in Duluth, Minn., said he plans to climb Mount Everest in 2012. "I started rock climbing up in Duluth in the summer and fall of 2008," said the St. Louis Park, Minn., native, "and really, I instantly fell in love with rock climbing."
Staff Sgt. Daniel Bari, shown here in front of Mount Rainier, said he plans to climb Mount Everest in 2012. Bari, a St. Louis Park, Minn., native and a medic with the 34th Red Bull Infantry Division, climbed a portion of Mount Rainier while preparing for his deployment to southern Iraq.
Staff Sgt. Daniel Bari, shown here on Appalachian Trail, said he plans to climb Mount Everest in 2012. Bari, a St. Louis Park, Minn., native and a medic with the 34th Red Bull Infantry Division, has "always enjoyed doing stuff outdoors" and plans to climb several shorter mountains before Mount Everest.