Mark Synnott is an American professional rock climber and author. He is an internationally certified mountain guide and member of The North Face athlete team. [1] Synnott specializes in remote first ascents of big wall climbs. [2]
Books
Synnott has climbed frequently with fellow The North Face athlete Alex Honnold, who is famous for free solo climbing El Capitan in 2017. Honnold's daring ascent inspired Synnott's best-selling book The Impossible Climb, a part memoir, part historical account of climbing history and the ground-breaking first free solo of El Capitan. [3]
In 2021, Synnott published The Third Pole, documenting his 2019 expedition with Renan Ozturk to search for the body of Sandy Irvine on Mount Everest. [4]
Climbing
Synnott is known for groundbreaking first ascents around the world. He often documents these trips for National Geographic and The North Face. [5] One such first ascent was climbing Mount Weiassipu, Guyana on an expedition where he led a team of climbers including Alex Honnold to the top of the tepui to help Dr Bruce Means find new species of frogs. Their journey was documented in Explorer: The Last Tepui by National Geographic and was released on Disney+ on Friday 22 April 2022. [6]
References
- ^ Synnott, Mark (2019). The Impossible Climb. Dutton.
- ^ Society, National Geographic (2018-09-07). "Mark Synnott | Life on the Vertical". National Geographic Society. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
- ^ Braverman, Blair (2019-03-07). "Chills, Thrills and Spills: How Alex Honnold Conquered El Capitan". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
- ^ "One Man's Attempt to Solve a Mystery at the Top of Mount Everest". The New York Times. April 13, 2021. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
- ^ "The Last Honey Hunter". National Geographic.
- ^ "Explorer: The Last Tepui review: A thrilling trek up a remote mountain". New Scientist. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
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