Brave New World (11b) // Gunks, New New York
mountain bikes which eventually segued into climbing. I had a buddy who also raced and climbed, so we started going to the Gunks more and more. You know how it goes, it just becomes part of your life.
DAVID: What brought you into the guiding aspect of climbing?
RYAN: Basically I wanted to be outside all the time, I wanted to climb more and I like working with people on that level. I took a course while attend- ing St. Lawrence University, sort of an outdoor leadership program, so I’d say that was where I got my founda- tion. Since then I have worked for several guiding services and outdoor organizations. Its pretty much been my line of work since I graduated college.
DAVID: Any scary guiding moments?
RYAN: I Just got back from the Moose’s Tooth in Alaska and nothing terribly scary happened to us but about four days after we flew out, a serac collapsed off the Bear Tooth and all five people at base camp were blown from their tents and one guy died from trauma. It was just timing, only four days after we left a small earthquake in park sent all the seracs down. That’s about as scary as it gets and if you’re a guide and have a client die, you’re prob- ably done, it’s just too much.
DAVID: What would you say your favor- ite climbing area is in the Northeast?
RYAN: Tough questions, I’d have to say, Lost City in the Gunks is probably my favorite area to climb rock, and for ice climbing, I’d have to say The Devils Kitchen in the Hell Hole. There is just so much climbing in the area it is really hard to go elsewhere.
Brave New World (11b) // Gunks, New New York
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