Biography

Father of two, Entrepreneur, and Professional Climber: 

Whit Magro has been serving as an ambassador for the sport of climbing, and establishing first ascents in all disciplines for the past 30 years.  Probably best described as a “climbers, climber”, he tends to shy away from the limelight but Whit’s climbing resume is stacked with heaps of alpine climbing objectives.  He has established hundreds of pitches on remote big walls in North America, helped write the book on first ascents in Hyalite Canyon’s ice climbing, and climbed extensively in the El Chalten region of Patagonia.  A handful of Himalayan expeditions between 2005-2008 did yield some success as well.

In recent years he’s been more focused on “Daddy Style” objectives.  A new route in the Alaska range was his latest success, awarded by the AAC for significant ascents of 2022. Kichatna Spire, first ascent, “The Pace of Comfort'' 

 Whit's hard working ethics also shine through in other aspects of his life. He is co/owner of a welding company called Stronghold Fabrication that employs 12.  Stronghold services the high end, structural, and architectural steel for homes in the Bozeman and Big Sky area.   

Whit constantly reminds us that life is about the balance of family, climbing, and work.  He juggles it all in Bozeman, Montana.

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