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Mark Synnott

Mark Synnott
Mark Synnott is a twenty-five-year member of the North Face Global Athlete Team, an internationally certified mountain guide and a trainer for the Pararescuemen of the United States Air Force. A frequent contributor to National Geographic magazine, he is the author of The Impossible Climb and The Third Pole. He lives in the Mt. Washington Valley of New Hampshire.


Before It’s Too Late: Crossing the Northwest Passage in the Era of Climate Change

Mark Synnott on the Logistical, Environmental and Emotional Preparations For a Journey Through the Arctic
April 18, 2025  By Mark Synnott
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Searching for Answers to Everest’s Greatest Mystery Among the Artifacts of Its Early Climbers

Mark Synnott on George Mallory, Sandy Irvine, and a Very Flimsy Rope
April 16, 2021  By Mark Synnott
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