{"id":8,"date":"2016-02-29T23:31:39","date_gmt":"2016-02-29T23:31:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/americanmountainadventurescomblog.wordpress.com\/?page_id=1"},"modified":"2025-07-25T16:45:06","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T16:45:06","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/americanmountainadventures.com\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"

The saying “train locally, climb globally” rings especially true for New England climbers.\u00a0\u00a0Whether\u00a0your forte is finessing your way up a rock wall, swinging an ice axe into a frozen waterfall, or experiencing the\u00a0wild weather and grandeur\u00a0of\u00a0the alpine environment,\u00a0the northeast offers some of the best terrain for these pursuits all in one place.<\/p>\n

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“Great things never came from comfort zones.” ~Unknown<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

American Mountain Adventures is your answer to all things climbing.\u00a0 We are not only capable of taking you up your dream climb, but also\u00a0to teach guests how to do it safely and efficiently.\u00a0\u00a0Such instruction and experiences\u00a0lead our guests to independence and capability in the mountains for future endeavors.<\/p>\n

\"bio\"Jonathan Baldassare<\/strong><\/p>\n

Years Climbing:<\/strong> Jon has been climbing for over 20 years, eleven of which has been spent guiding professionally with Eastern Mountain Sports Climbing School.<\/p>\n

Certifications\/Education: <\/strong>AMGA<\/a> Certified Rock Instructor, Certified Wilderness First Responder<\/a>, AIARE<\/a> level 2 Avalanche Forecaster, AMGA<\/a> Ice Instructor Course Graduate, B.S. in Adventure Based Outdoor Recreation & Ski Resort Management, Eagle Scout<\/p>\n

Notable\/Favorite Climbs: <\/strong>Leviathan (5.12, IV Newfoundland), Roof of the World (5.11d III, Mount Washington), VMC Direct Direct (5.11 III, Cannon Cliff), Timewave Zero (El Toro, Mexico), Remission (WI 5+ III, Cathedral Ledge), Mindbender (WI 5+ II, VT), Bragg\/Pheasant (WI 5 II, Frankenstein Cliff), The Black Dike (WI 4+ III, Cannon Cliff), Son of Raid (5.10d IV, Wind Rivers), Grand Teton in a day (via Upper Exum Ridge), Pico de Orizaba (trade route, Mexico).<\/p>\n

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The saying “train locally, climb globally” rings especially true for New England climbers.\u00a0\u00a0Whether\u00a0your forte is finessing your way up a rock wall, swinging an ice axe into a frozen waterfall, or experiencing the\u00a0wild weather and grandeur\u00a0of\u00a0the alpine environment,\u00a0the northeast offers some of the best terrain for these pursuits all in one place. “Great things never[…]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":149,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/americanmountainadventures.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/americanmountainadventures.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/americanmountainadventures.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americanmountainadventures.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americanmountainadventures.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/americanmountainadventures.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":953,"href":"https:\/\/americanmountainadventures.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8\/revisions\/953"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/americanmountainadventures.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}