Glenn Vanneil
AMGA Single Pitch Instructor
Province: CT
Bio: Glenn Van Neil is the owner / operator of GVAdventures and has been hiking and backpacking throughout the United States including Alaska for the last 30+ years. Glenn recently retired after a 29 year career working for the US Government, including 17 years working for the National Park Service as a Park Ranger protecting our National Parks. Glenn has guided backpacking trips on the Appalachian Trail in NY, CT, NH and VT as well as other trips to the White Mountains of New Hampshire, Green Mountains of Vermont, the Adirondacks, the Wind River Range in Wyoming, Yellowstone National Park, and Grand Teton National Park among others. Glenn is also a rock and ice climber and has summited multiple peaks including Mt. Washington (several times in winter), Mt Rainier (multiple accents), Mt Baker, and one attempt at Denali in Alaska! Besides hiking, backpacking and climbing, Glenn is a avid trail runner and Ironman athlete and can be found training and running the roads and trails of Connecticut year round. Glenn is certified in basic first aid, CPR, is a member of the American Mountain Guides Association, the Appalachian Mountain Club, and also spends time volunteering as a certified firefighter.
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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.