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Began with the New York AMC in the 'Gunks in 1956, hooked the first day and climbing ever since. Added ice climbing in 1969. AMC Boston Chapter Mountaineering Chairman 1973-76, InterChapter MC Chairman 1977-79. American Alpine Club 1978; N.E. Section Chair 1997 to date. |
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Took the rock class in the spring of 2006 and now the ice program. Bitten by the climbing bug ever since. Have been an avid hiker for many years and hope to combine the two disciplines for future big mountain adventures. Currently serving as the committee webmaster, helping out with the rock program and miscellaneous registrations. |
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Tom Boydston I have been fortunate to be able to do traditional rock, alpine ski and alpine mountaineering for more than 20 years, starting out West in Yosemite, Lovers Leap and the High Sierras- (Clyde Minaret, Mt Sill, N. Pal, Norman Clyde). While living in Grenoble, France I had the opportunity for ski mountaineering and several alpine ascents in the French Alpes. Ski'ed Haute Route - Chamonix to Zermat. Himalayas and Ama Dablam. Now in the Northeast, ice in the winter and rock in the summer. Co-director of the 2003 AMC Rock Climbing Program, and instructor all-around helper for the winter Ice Climbing Program. |
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I started climbing in 1972 and joined the AMC when I moved to Boston in '73. I've been part of the Mountaineering Committee for many years, and currently serve as its Chairman. I've climbed in the Tetons, the Wind Rivers, the Cascades, the High Sierras, the interior ranges of British Columbia and Alberta, Alaska, the French, Swiss and Italian Alps, and Nepal. The soul of climbing is the friendships it fosters. I'd like to welcome you to the Boston area climbing community. Namaste. |
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Chris Dame |
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I started climbing in the early 1980s after discovering a rock climbing course in college. I began in earnest in 1987 after accepting the position as first Manager of the Quincy Quarries. I took the AMC ice course in the mid 90s and fell in love with ice climbing. I’ve been lucky enough to climb throughout the US, Canada, the Andes and Alps. Co-Editor (with Susan Ruff) of “Boston Rocks” (2003). Access Fund Regional Coordinator. |
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Member (and treasurer) of the MC since 1975. Ran the spring rock program 3 years in the mid 1990's. Longtime active climber in the Northeast. Member of the American Alpine Club sine 1977. Have been climbing here in the northeast since the late 60’s and additionally have made numerous trips to popular climbing destinations in the Western United States, Canada, Mexico and Europe. |
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Climbing with delight around New England since taking the rock program way back in '02. Started swilling with the climbing community and somehow ended up on this page. Consider myself a committee acolyte and a general nuisance. |
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After moving to the Boston area in 1999 I needed something to do. Rock climbing had always intrigued me so I went to the Boston Rock Gym to give it a go. I was interested immediately and took the rock course the following spring. From there it has been a trip into the vertical domain. A couple of years later I took the ice climbing course and was hooked! These days you can often find me at the Gunks during rock season and in the North Conway area during ice season. Since 2005 I have helped organize and run the ice climbing class. |
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Chris McNeil I started climbing late in life when I took the rock program in 2002. I was 50 years old and always loved the outdoors but climbing has been a whole new adventure. Wish I'd started sooner, I love it. Most of my climbing is in the northeast at the Gunks or Cathedral. I've made a trip to Red Rocks and I'm looking to return again soon and to plan more trips to climb spots around the country and beyond. I've helped with the rock and ice programs and now I'm on the rock program planning committee. |
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I've been climbing for more than 35 years having learned from my father in Phoenix. I like warm sunny rocks and have done a lot of climbing in the west. Red Rocks (NV), Yosemite and JT are favorites. I recently failed getting up Devil's Tower with my two boys. They were mad at the time but they still climb with me today. Recently have really taken to skiing and can be easily talked into adventures on snow, like skiing the Haut Route in the French Alps. Locally can be found at College Rock, Crow Hill and Waban Arches. I've been active in the Boston Chapter Mountaineering Committee since 1994 and am very active in the Rock Program. You may have seen me and my two boys at the rock gym. In any case, please walk up and say hi and remind me of your name as I am very "name memory challenged". |
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I was first exposed to rock climbing during an Outward Bound program I was in at Hurricane Island in 1981. Found out about the AMC’s rock climbing program in Boston and went through that in ’83 (I think). I’ve been climbing and involved with the program ever since. Tried Ice in the 90’s and helped with that program for several years. A real fun event that some of us run is ClimbFest (see ClimbFest.com) which we run at the Quincy quarries late September. I chaired that committee in 2004+ 2005, and it looks like we’re going to try for an event in ’07 also. Compared to some of the other members, I’ve done only a little mountaineering; having climbed in the Tetons and the Canadian Rockies. However, rock climbing has taken me to N.H., Otter cliffs in Maine, the Gunks, Joshua Tree, Red rocks, City of rocks, Smith rocks, Mt. Lemon, Cochise Stronghold, and a few others. I’ve been able to see wonderful places and meet great folks while pursuing rock climbing around the country. |
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Rusty Reitinger |
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I learned to climb when I went to the Tetons in 1993 on a whim. My first multi-pitch climb was there on Baxter Pinnacle and after looking down between my legs at the crux and seeing marmots running around a few hunderd feet below, I knew that I was onto something. Have climbed in the Great Northeast, Tetons, Cascades, Bugaboos and CanadianRockies. Currently am the Mountaineering Committee Secretary. Active in the National Ski Patrol and the Mad River Glen Ski Co-Operative. |
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Sharlene Sallet |
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I got the climbing bug on a trekking trip in Nepal in the late eighties. Staring at the snow covered mountains in the distance I knew then and there that is where I wanted to be. I’ve been lucky enough to travel and climb on all but one continent. My first love is ice climbing and when the ice melts I can be found at the Quincy Quarries most Wednesday nights with the rest of the gang. Hope to see you at Darcy’s for a pint. I’ve been on the Mountaineering Committee since 1991. I’ve been a member of the American Alpine Club since 1995 and have served as Vice Chair to the AAC, New England Chapter since 1998. |
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Larry Sodano |
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Hoping to learn how to hike safely on glaciers I took the AMC learn how to rock climb program in 1980, and never really hiked again! It took just one weekend on the rocks and I was hooked. I’ve climbed in the Canadian Rockies, in the Bugaboos, in the Tetons, in the Wind River Range, at Joshua Tree, at Red Rocks, at Mount Lemmon, in Cochise Stronghold, at Camelback Mountain, at Queen Creek, in Hueco Tanks, in Elderado Canyon, at Lumpy Ridge, in the City of Rocks, at Smith Rock, in Yosemite, in Tuolumne Meadows, at Lovers Leap, all over the East, in England, in Wales, and in France. I have been a chairman of the Mountaineering Committee, run the beginners rock and also ice program for the AMC. Currently I am chairman of the Harvard Cabin committee, and edit The Crux, the Mountaineering Committee newsletter. In 2001 I married a climber’s climber and whether on rock, ice, or snow we just love to climb. |
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Mare Weiss |
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Nancy Zizza I'm always at the end of the list! I started climbing in the AMC rock course in '96 and took the ice course in the winter of '98-'99. I have done a little mountaineering in the Tetons. Mostly, I love to climb rock, either trad or sport. In 2001 I married a climber with wanderlust and 10 weeks summer vacation. The best part: first of July, heading down Rt. 90 in the truck, chasing the sunset west with Al and Miss Bivi. Can't wait to get back on the road again! |