Matty Hitchcock AMGA
AMGA Single Pitch Instructor
City: Kill Devil Hills
Province: NC
Bio: Full name is Matthew Hitchcock. 33 years old. People call me Matty. Grew up on water, so I’ve been swimming, waterskiing, surfing, cliff jumping, etc. all my life. Been a carpenter for 15 years. Built houses and did renovations for 8+ years. Got recruited to build boats for John Bayliss (Bayliss Boatworks) for 3.5 years. Since then, I’ve been on my own working for my community. Living on a small island most your life, you pretty much get to know everyone. So its nice to work for friends and families that need my assistance. Climbing background: I’d always climbed the cliffs we’d jump off as kids, but I never got into climbing. Not till I read an article that said someone free soloed El Cap... That got my attention. Since then, its been an everyday part of life. I built a boulder wall in my garage and invited friends to come over and climb on it. I didn’t know shit about climbing, nor did I have any idea what I was doing. Wasn’t until I met some people who grew up in the mountains and use to climb outside a lot. They taught me how to climb and took me on my first trips. Since then, Ive been climbing nearly everyday. I run an unofficial club called, The Outer Banks Climbing Club, where I open my garage up Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 6pm - 9pm, to anyone who wants to come by and climb. Absolutely free, and everyone is welcomed! Stoked to receive my SPI certification from Karsten. He’s a great mentor and teacher. Tough son of a bitch haha
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AMGA: American Mountain Guides Association
The American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA) is a 501(c)(3) educational non‐profit that is dedicated to supporting the American mountain guiding community. Their mission is to be the leader in education, standards, and advocacy for professional guides and climbing instructors.
As the leading organization of America’s most vibrant, inspiring community of climbers and skiers, the AMGA offers you cutting edge knowledge and hundreds of years of collective experience that you won’t get from any other climbing organization.