Biography

Alpine Logic was founded in 2007 by Silas Rossi.

Silas was first introduced to climbing while a student at the University of Maine studying Parks, Recreation and Tourism. In those early days of climbing on the dramatic seaside cliffs of Acadia National Park, Silas realized his passion for outdoor adventure and has been making a living as a mountain guide ever since.

Silas splits his guiding year between summer alpine rock in the Tetons and winters full of ice climbing and teaching avalanche courses in New Hampshire. Fall and spring are a mix of international destination trips (guiding and personal), teaching credit rock courses at Plymouth State University, and guiding in Acadia National Park and the Gunk’s.
“My goal is to provide adventurous people with new life experiences,” he says, “helping them push their limits both mentally and physically while effectively managing potential hazards. While there is inherent risk involved in climbing, a professional guide can minimize that risk while providing an environment that is conducive to learning.”

In addition to extensive guiding throughout New England, Silas has also guided in many of the rock and ice climbing areas throughout the US, and several high altitude peaks in Ecuador. He has led mountaineering trips in the Northern Cascades, guided alpine rock in the High Sierra and Teton’s, as well as numerous trips to Red Rocks, NV. In 2009, he guided a successful summit of Carstenz Pyramid in New Guinea (one of the “7 summits”), and many successful trips on The Grand Teton. In addition to these venues, Silas has explored the Canadian Rockies and the Central Alaska Range in search of some of the world’s best ice climbing, as well as scoured Alaska’s Chugach and Roger’s Pass, British Columbia for trackless powder.