James Dziezynski is the best-selling author of Best Summit Hikes in Colorado (Wilderness Press; 1st edition 2007; 2nd edition 2012), Best Summit Hikes: Denver to Vail (Wilderness Press, 2015), and The Best Indian Peaks Wilderness Hikes (CMC Press, 2019). All three Wilderness Press books have made it to #1 in Amazon's regional sales rankings and continue to be well-received by reviews-and sales numbers.

James has worked as a professional writer and editor for over 20 years and is currently the Senior Editor at RootsRated.com and contributing editor at Elevation Outdoors Magazines. His work has appeared in National Geographic Adventure, Outside, Backpacker, The Denver Post, The Boulder Weekly, The Boulder Daily Camera, Elevation Outdoors, Women's Adventure, The Bark, Discover Magazine, and many more outlets, both print and online. His article 10 Things to Know Before Hiking Longs Peak was the first piece of content to reach 1,000,000 page views for RootsRated.com.

Besides his writing, James is highly trained in SEO work and social media strategies. He served as the editor and lead SEO at Natural Habitat Adventures and continues to do freelance SEO work. His web presence focuses on quality content and engaged followers. He also has an active presence on websites like 14ers.com, Summitpost.com, and other adventure websites.

James is experienced at promoting his books through slideshows, presentations, signings, and events (you can view the intro video to his 2013 - 2015 slideshow for Best Summit Hikes in Colorado here).

Finally, James studied English and Philosophy at Marist College and mountaineering with NOLS (National Outdoor Leadership School). He's climbed all of Colorado's 14,000 peaks-at least twice-and as of 2018, 504 of Colorado 637 13ers. He's also climbed and hiked in every US State except Hawaii, Greenland, Antarctica, Iceland, the Caribbean, Patagonia, Japan, and the high Canadian Arctic.