Jason D. Martin

Jason oversees the day-to-day operations at AAI. He joined the Institute as a guide in the year 2000 and moved into an administrative position in 2008. He took over as director of the organization in 2019. In addition to his work at AAI, Jason currently serves on the Mt. Erie Climbing Committee for the city of Anacortes and volunteers for the Bellingham Mountain Rescue Council as a volunteer rescuer and previously, as the president of the organization’s Board. He served as the technical director for the annual Red Rock Rendezvous climbing festival and served on both the Board of Directors for the American Mountain Guides Association and the Las Vegas Climbers Liaison Council.

Jason has guided in Red Rock Canyon, Joshua Tree National Park, the Cascades, the Sierra, the Alaska Range, in Canada’s Coast Range and in the Andes of Ecuador, Bolivia and Peru. Jason is a playwright, film critic and outdoor adventure writer. He co-authored ‘Washington Ice: A Climbing Guide‘ and ‘Rock Climbing: The AMGA Single Pitch Manual,” and authored ‘Fun Climbs Red Rocks: Topropes and Moderates,’ ‘Best Climbs: Red Rocks,’ and ‘Rock Climbing and Bouldering in the Chuckanut Mountains.’