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North Face Athlete Spotlight: Mark Synnott Greg Child catches up with "Scrappy" May 10, 2005
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Greg:
Are there other trips you are planning?
Mark: I'm one of those people who have always got a game plan for the future. I plan stuff out years in advance. I love the planning and research part of expeditioning. Finding a photo in an old book of a beautiful mountain and deciding to find exactly where in the world it is, then launching a trip to it is very rewarding. Some of my dreams are far fetched. But they are all possible with planning. Another place I want to climb in is the Latok region of Pakistan. Unfortunately, I have had to abandon that for the time being because of the geographical location. Greg: Climbers are going to have to change their habits in some ways. Pakistan and the Karakoram are the mother lode of great peaks for many of us, but perhaps they'll be off limits now. Mark: There are other places to go. South America, Alaska, and the Canadian Rockies are all fine places. The good thing about climbing adventures is that you can find them everywhere.
* Baffin Island: "The Great and Secret Show," VII 5.11 A4 WI3, north face of Polar Sun Spire (first ascent) * Baffin Island: "Crossfire," VI 5.10 A4, south face of Great Cross Pillar (first ascent) * Baffin Island: "Nuvualik," VI 5.10+ A3+, west face of the Turret (first ascent) * Baffin Island: "Rum and the Lash," VI 5.10 A4+, northwest face of Sail Peak (first ascent) * Karakoram, Pakistan: "The Ship of Fools," VII 5.11 A2 WI6, northeast face of Shipton Spire (first ascent) * Karakoram, Pakistan: "Parallel Worlds," VII 5.11 A4, northwest face of Great Trango Tower (first ascent of northwest face and west summit) * Patagonia: "The Compressor Route," 5.10 A1, Cerro Torre * Patagonia: "SCUD," 5.11, 7-pitch direct start to Exocet, Cerro Stanhardt (attempt) * Alaska: "Shaken Not Stirred," west face of Moose’s Tooth, Alaska Range * Alaska: "The Dream in the Spirit of Mugs," 5.10c, west face of the Eye Tooth * Attempted first one-day ascent of Mt. Dickey’s southeast face; reached 4,000 feet in 11 hours. * Cameroon: "The Great Technical Adventure," 5.12d, Rhumsiki Tower (first ascent) * Canadian Rockies: east face of Mt. Babel (5.11), east ridge of Temple, east face of Edith Cavell * Black Canyon of the Gunnison: "Stratosfear," VI 5.11+ R, Painted Wall * Black Canyon of the Gunnison: "The Dragon Route," VI 5.10 A4 (first winter ascent of Painted Wall) * Black Canyon of the Gunnison: "Paint it Black," VI 5.11 A3+, North Chasm View Wall (second ascent, winter) * Black Canyon of the Gunnison: "Air Voyage," V 5.12a, North Chasm View Wall * Black Canyon of the Gunnison: "Astro Dog," V 5.11+, South Chasm View Wall * Black Canyon of the Gunnison: "Scenic Cruise," V 5.10+, North Chasm View Wall * Black Canyon of the Gunnison: "Goss-Logan," V 5.11 R, North Chasm View Wall * Black Canyon of the Gunnison: "Southern Arete," V 5.10+, Painted Wall
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