ad·vanced
/ədˈvanst/: adjective
modern and recently developed.
far on or ahead in development or progress.
a favorable position
rock
/räk/: noun
the solid mineral material forming part of the surface of the earth and other similar planets, exposed on the surface or underlying the soil or oceans.
craft
/kraft/: verb
exercise skill (e.g. with hands)
Mission
The mission of Advanced Rockcraft is to offer fun, competence and confidence to all climbers.
About Dustin
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Philosophy
Resume
For fourteen years I have led and supported climbers outdoors and indoors, from ages five to eighty-five, and participated in over ten thousand roped ascents. My expertise is experience-based education, healing, and flourishing. Your vision in the vertical is possible; let me guide you up there and back down.
Credentials
Certified
by the American Mountain Guides Association (since 2013)
Permitted
in Mohonk Preserve (since 2010)
Licensed
by the NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation (since 2010)
Insured
by the National Casualty Company (since 2016)
Education
Certified Rock Guide (2016)
Certified Rock Instructor (2013)
American Mountain Guides Association
B.A. Environmental Studies (2009)
Pennsylvania State University
Professional Experience
Owner / Operator / Guide
Advanced Rockcraft, Gunks NY
2016 - present
Guide Apprenticeship
New York 2010 - 2016
North Carolina 2009 - 2010
Domestic Guiding
I’ve also taught climbers in Alabama, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Kentucky, Maine, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia and Wyoming. 2009 - present
Other Work-At-Heights
Event / Stage Rigging
2014 - presentFilm & TV Production
2012 - presentFine Art Handling / Installation
2010 - presentBuilding Science
All phases, 2007 - present
Personal Climbing Experience
Travel
Ascents at hundreds of crags across 36 states.
International expeditions to Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Italy, and Sardinia.
Varied Terrain
Length: Dozens of Grade IV, V and VI routes up to 45 pitches; thousands of single- and multi-pitch climbs.
Traditional rock climbing up to 5.12d; numerous R/X rated ascents.
I’ve climbed conglomerate overhangs in the Gunks, jammed golden granite in Patagonia, topped out on sunny spires in the Mediterranean, crossed bergschrunds in British Columbia, navigated choss in Mexico, pumped out of limestone caves in Italy, swung into frozen blue waterfalls in Quebec, placed crampon points on brittle verglas in New England, and shoveled through bottomless facets in Colorado.
Personal Gunks Highlights
Keelhauled (second ascent, unrated), Thunderdome (5.12d R), Requiem for a Heavyweight (5.12d), El Kabong (5.12b/c R), Slammin’ (5.12b R), To Be or Not To Be (5.12a X, multiple lead ascents), Betty (5.3) and Gelsa (5.4) car-to-car speed records.
First Ascents
In New York’s Shawangunk and Catskill Mountains and California’s Sierra Nevada.
Other Qualifications & Attributes
Warrior’s Way Licensed Trainer (since 2019)
AMGA Assistant Alpine Guide (since 2018)
Wilderness First Responder (since 2010)
Gunks Climbers’ Coalition Board & Committee Member (since 2012)
Climbing photos of me have been featured in Rock & Ice Magazine, Climbing Magazine, Gripped Magazine, the 2021 Gunks Climbing guidebook, and Yankee Rock and Ice, a history of climbing in the Northeastern US.
Resident of Ulster County, New York (since 2010)
Loving father
Enjoys gardening and practicing banjo
