Mountaineering Committee
The AMC Boston Chapter Mountaineering Committee meets regularly throughout the year, typically on the first or second Wednesday evening of each month.
Committee meetings are an important part of planning for instructional programs, addressing access issues, and overseeing other chapter activities. All Boston climbing community members are welcome to attend committee meetings. If you would like to attend a meeting and/or receive copies of meeting minutes please contact secretary@amcboston.com for connection information and/or to be placed on the distribution list.
2024 Mountaineering Committee Members
| Chairperson: Matt Drayer |
| A lifelong adventurer, Matt is a graduate of both the AMC Boston Rock Program (2008) and the AMC Boston Ice Program (2009), and he has been volunteering for the Mountaineering Committee in various capacities ever since. From cabin host to campsite sweeper, to Ice Program Director, Vice Chair, and now Chair, Matt has a true passion for the AMC Boston Climbing Community. He can be reached at chair@amcbostonclimbers.com. |
| Vice Chairperson: Frannie Bui |
| Frannie graduated from the AMC Boston Rock Program (2017) and AMC Boston Ice Program (2018). She is an enthusiastic volunteer of rallying students to haul the bucket. She is a recent addition to the Mountaineering Committee. She is a consulting coastal engineer by trade, but daydreams of places she has climbed where her two worlds of ocean and rock intersect -- favorites include Acadia National Park, Maine and Charleston, New Zealand. Besides climbing, her favorite activities in life are pun-making, cloud-spotting, and wave-watching. She can be contacted via vicechair@amcbostonclimbers.com |
| Treasurer: Matt Day |
| Matt is a passionate New England climber and experienced non-profit organization accountant. He has volunteered with the AMC Boston Chapter Mountaineering Committee for several years as an instructor and activity leader. Matt can be contacted via treasurer@amcbostonclimbers.com. |
| Secretary: Ari Comart |
| Ari is an AMC Boston Rock Program graduate (2018) and has been climbing for seven years. He is a new member of the Mountaineering Committee and has also enjoyed leading Adventure Weekend activities at Rumney for the past few summers. Ari works in the mental health field and is enthusiastic about helping people connect with the outdoors. He can be contacted via secretary@amcbostonclimbers.com. |
| Director, Community Educational Activities: Steve Keppel |
| Steve is responsible for coordinating additional training and development opportunities for the AMC Boston Climbing Community, including courses such as Wilderness First Aid and Advanced Rope Skills. He can be contacted via trainings@amcbostonclimbers.com. |
| Co-Director, SendHers Program: Hannah Chidekel |
| Hannah loves to spend her time climbing ice and rock, hiking, and mountaineering. When she’s not outside, she works in public health, dotes on her sourdough starter, and makes watercolor sketches. She grew up exploring the world through canoeing and camping with her family in southeastern Pennsylvania. Climbing made an early impression on her— she was a rock climber for Halloween in 5th grade! Hannah found SendHers through the 2022 Ice Crag Day and has been so grateful for the connection she has found here. She can be contacted via sendhers@amcbostonclimbers.com |
| Co-Director, SendHers Program: Rosy Cohane-Mann |
| Rosy is an outdoor and science educator, avid baker, practicing yogi, and happy rock and ice climber. She is super into sustainability and loves plants and trees of all kinds. She started engaging in the outdoors through hiking and backpacking as a kid and grew up in the Berkshire mountains of MA. She attended her first SendHers event in February 2020 for the Ice Crag Day before Covid and loves being part of this community and affinity space. She can be contacted via sendhers@amcbostonclimbers.com |
| Director, Rock Program: Xiaoyu Chen |
| A Rock Program graduate, instructor and AMC Boston Rock Program committee member, Xi has assumed the Director role for the 2024 program. She can be contacted via rock@amcbostonclimbers.com |
| Director, Ice Program: Andrew Marquis |
| Andrew graduated from the AMC Boston Ice Program in 2007 and has been volunteering ever since. In 2021 he returned to the Boston area after several years on the West Coast and quickly tied back in with the community. He can be contacted via ice@amcbostonclimbers.com |
| Member at Large: Kevin Pyles |
| Member at Large: Scott Kilcoyne |
| Member at Large: Diego Concha |
| Open Mountaineering Committee Roles / Focus Areas: |
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To learn more about any of these roles, please see our Volunteers page, or send an email to volunteer@amcbostonclimbers.com today!
To learn more about becoming an Activity Leader, please see our Volunteers page, or send an email to volunteer@amcbostonclimbers.com today!