Mountaineering Leaders

Some of our trip leaders and instructors would like to introduce themselves. We’d love to have you come climbing with us and welcome you to the group.

 

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Manda Knight

AMC Trip Leader, Mountaineering Co-chair – Manda is a former educator who enjoys teaching others the art of climbing. She has been active in the climbing community for 10 years and has traveled all over the country on climbing adventures. Manda enjoys providing introductory and women’s specific courses to get more people involved in the sport of climbing. 

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Jen Dickinson

AMC Trip Leader, Mountaineering Co-chair – Jenifer has been ice climbing since 2013 and rock climbing since 2017. She became an AMC mountaineering volunteer leader in 2018 and has been co-leading ice climbing events in NH ever since. She as a background in Outdoor education, Environmental education and Conservation biology and she hopes to these in building a stronger, more supportive climbing community. 

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Joe Dorsheimer

AMC Trip Leader, Mountaineering Leader, Winter School Instructor, Glacier Travel & Crevasse Rescue Workshops – Joe has traveled all over the place to climb some of the highest and best mountains out there! 

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Colin Aina

AMC Trip Leader – Colin got into mountaineering in 2012 which immediately morphed into ice climbing and rock climbing soon after. He wouldn’t have started these activities were it not for attending AMC outings and clinics. He has summited Mt Rainier, and has climbed in Boliviaand Iceland. Colin started co-leading rock and ice climbing trips in 2017. When he’s not climbing, mountain biking or helping others to get outside, Colin works as a strength and conditioning specialist and sports performance coach

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Ben Greene

AMC Trip Leader, Mountaineering Leader, Glacier Travel & Crevasse Rescue Workshops – Ben is a certified AMGA Single Pitch instructor who enjoys ice climbing season the most. He has volunteered with the AMC for many years and is a wonderful instructor and leader. 

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Tom Sintros

AMC Trip Leader – Tom also is a former educator who enjoys teaching others. He is an active leader in both rock climbing and ice climbing. 

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Jim Kent

AMC Trip Leader, Mountaineering Leader, Winter School Instructor, Director/Instructor Glacier Travel & Crevasse Rescue Workshops – Jim likes to do instruction and leadership training for all things snow and ice.

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