Kevin Holdsworth

Growing up in Salt Lake City, Kevin Holdsworth developed an early shine for outdoor recreational activity, particularly of the mountainous variety. As a teenager, feeling that the Wasatch Range was a bit overdone, he began to explore the Uinta Mountains. In 1981 he graduated magna cum laude from the Norwegian University of Utah with a major in Skiing and a minor in Desert Exploration.

During decades of field research, Holdsworth has been dive-bombed by hawks and falcons, attacked (and injured) by a Uinta ground squirrel, stalked by a cougar, and chased over half-a-mile by a rogue black bear.

He is pictured here with Henry, the best Golden Retriever in the world, who unfortunately went blind at age 8 and deaf shortly thereafter. Henry is still going strong at thirteen.

Holdsworth is married to Jennifer Sorensen, and they live in southwestern Utah.