Synnott Mountain Guides welcomes the winter climbing season in the Northeast with an expanded list of climbing courses and climbing website.
Jackson, NH (Vocus) November 20, 2009 -- New Hampshire climbing guides, Synnott Mountain Guides, has expanded its winter climbing courses to include Mixed Climbing 101, the first of what will become a complete curriculum of mixed climbing instruction. Synnott Mountain Guides is owned by Mark Synnott, an accomplished climber with first ascents across the major mountain ranges of the world. He is the perennial Mixed Climbing instructor at the Mt. Washington Valley Ice Fest each February and established many of the mixed routes in the area. “Mixed climbing has always been part of our Advanced Ice Climbing course, but there is an increased demand for mixed climbing instruction today”, stated Mark Synnott. Popular mixed climbing routes and destinations in the Mt. Washington Valley include Trollville, the Ice Mill and Eagle Cliff as well as Pinnacle and Damnation Buttress on Mt. Washington.
Other popular winter climbing courses include the Presidential Traverse, the quintessential multi-day mountaineering objective in the east, which typically takes three days going up and over each of the mountains in New Hampshire's Presidential Range. At a minimum this winter mountaineering trek covers 21 miles and the peaks of Mt. Madison, Mt. Adams, Mt. Jefferson, Mt. Clay, Mt. Washington, Mt. Monroe, Mt. Eisenhower and Mt. Pierce. The winter Presidential Traverse is an excellent preparatory climb for training for Mt. Rainier or Denali in Alaska.
The most popular climbing course is the Intro to Mountaineering course where participants learn the basics of mountaineering, including crampon and ice axe and winter camping. The course culminates in an ascent of Mt. Washington, home of the World’s Worst Weather, with the highest recorded surface wind speed of 231 MPH.
Mark Synnott has taken on adventure in places like Patagonia , Pakistan , Nepal , India, China, Tibet, the Alaska Range, the Amazon, West Africa and Pitcairn Island in the South Pacific. When he’s not in the mountains, Mark works with The North Face research, design and development teams and he lectures frequently on his life of adventure. He’s also a successful freelance photojournalist and a senior contributing editor at Climbing Magazine. His articles and photos have appeared in many publications in the U.S. and abroad, including National Geographic Adventure, Men’s Journal, Outside, Skiing and New York Magazine. Mark Synnott is also the author of Baffin Island – Climbing, Trekking & Skiing, a Baffin Island guidebook illustrated with stunning photos and detailed maps.
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