Goidle Wild

Before he got on a rope for the first time in 2012, Ryan had only ever climbed the alpine tower at Camp Sequoyah and the boulders at Moss Rock Preserve. All it took was one trip to the Wind River Range in Wyoming to get him fired up about living the mountain lifestyle. For now, he’s focused on exploring all of the climbing in the Southern Appalachian Mountains.

Ryan is the founder of Idlewild Adventure Company, an AMGA Single Pitch Instructor and Climbing Wall Instructor, a Wilderness First Responder, and a dedicated coffee drinker.