Woody Jacobson's Mountain Guiding Gear & Expert Recommendations
AMGA Certified Rock Guide
Seattle, WAThe magic happens when you step outside your comfort zone
Woody Jacobson grew up in the Seattle area where he was fortunate to partake in backpacking, rafting, skiing, and climbing trips all around the Pacific Northwest with family and friends. He first got into guiding in 2013 as a student at Whitman College. There, he took an AMGA Climbing Wall Instructor course and began teaching indoor rock climbing courses to fellow students as well as guiding outdoor climbing trips. For four years, Woody lived in China most of the year, where he guided outdoor education trips and spent the rest of his time rock climbing, traveling, and studying Mandarin Chinese. However, he couldn’t resist summer in the Pacific Northwest, and he returned home every year for the beautiful weather and Cascadian adventures. Woody is based in Seattle these days, although he hits the road for climbing and skiing trips up and down the West Coast and continues to travel the world. Nature and adventure are two of Woody’s biggest passions, and guiding allows him to share these passions with other intrepid people. He can’t imagine a better office than the beautiful forests and mountains of the Pacific Northwest. Woody is an AMGA Certified Rock Guide, Apprentice Alpine and Ski Guide, Ice Instructor Course Graduate, Single Pitch Instructor Provider, Wilderness First Responder, and Leave No Trace Trainer.
Discipline: Mountain Guiding
Specialty: Rock Climbing
3-Day Ascent of the Nose of El Capitan Numerous First Ascents in Yunnan Province, China Rostrum North Face-Onsight
Expert Gear Picks from Woody Jacobson
Expert mountain guiding gear recommendations from Woody Jacobson, AMGA Certified Rock Guide, based in Seattle, WA.
Woody Jacobson's Ski Touring
Woody Jacobson recommends the Black Diamond TRAVERSE SKI POLES
Woody Jacobson's Glacier Kit
Woody Jacobson recommends the Black Diamond PearLock Screwgate Carabiner
Woody Jacobson recommends the Black Diamond LiteWire Carabiner
Woody Jacobson recommends the Black Diamond 10mm Dynex Runners
Woody Jacobson recommends the Beal Beal Prusik Cord - 5.5 mm Black 50 Cm
Woody Jacobson recommends the Petzl Petzl Irvis Flexlock Crampons
Woody Jacobson's Photography
Woody Jacobson recommends the Petzl Petzl Ascension Ascender - Left Black
Woody Jacobson recommends the Petzl Petzl Ascension Ascender - Right Yellow
Woody Jacobson recommends the Backcountry Edelrid Pintail Lite Canyoneering Rope
Woody Jacobson's Rock Climbing Mentorship Program
Woody Jacobson recommends the Black Diamond Vision Helmet
Woody Jacobson recommends the Black Diamond Men's Solution Guide Harness
Woody Jacobson recommends the Mammut Crag Dry Rope - 9.5mm
Woody Jacobson recommends the Black Diamond Crag Gloves
Woody Jacobson recommends the Black Diamond Camalot™ Z4
