Chris Price
co-OWner & Guide
Chris and his wife Andrea split the year up between West Virginia, Washington, and New Hampshire with their three daughters Ruby, Hazel, Ginger and Coco the chocolate lab.
After twelve years in the US Air Force, Chris struggled while transitioning from service to civilian. Thankfully, outdoor adventure/nature therapy was available and proved to be his saving grace. Chris began to dedicate time and resources to helping Veteran’s find their way through climbing, kayaking, and mountaineering. Chris regularly works with Veteran’s Expeditions as a trip lead, but also loves to work with Team River Runner, and Vets on the 48!
In the summers Chris works as a climbing ranger at Mount Rainier NP, while also guiding on guest permits on the rock, alpine, and glaciers around Washington state. In the fall, the family heads back to the home state for rock climbing at Seneca Rocks, New River Gorge, and Harpers Ferry. Winters are spent guiding ice climbing and braving the harsh weather on Mt. Washington. If climbing these locations interest you, get in touch and let us guide you to New Heights!
Chris holds the following certifications:
American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA) Apprentice Rock and Alpine Guide
AMGA Ice Instructor Course Completed
AMGA Single Pitch Instructor
Wilderness Emergency Medical Technician (WEMT)
AIARE Avalanche Pro Level 1
Jordyn Truax
co-owner & Operations Manager
What began as a personal challenge to conquer a fear of heights quickly turned into a lifelong passion for Jordyn, a climber of 5 years. After earning a BA in Psychology, Jordyn chose to pursue a career in climbing, inspiring beginners and advanced students to conquer fears and develop confidence in themselves.
Jordyn is an AMGA Certified Climbing Wall Instructor (CWI) for top rope and lead climbing. At CNH Jordyn teaches kids classes, beginners technique, women's group, and coaches Team CNH. Her favorite thing about climbing is the community of climbers and the support that they provide for long-time climbing enthusiasts and new climbers alike.
When she's not pulling plastic in the gym, Jordyn enjoys hiking and climbing outside, running, and playing guitar.
Ocoee Chapelle
Gym Manager & instructor
Ocoee grew up as the youngest of eight kids in an outdoor loving, adventure seeking family. Most of his time was spent traveling in search of the best skiing, snowboarding, hiking, and whitewater kayaking. While kayaking the Merced river in Yosemite National Park with a Sierra Mountain Guide, Ocoee learned about the many routes in the Valley as well as the long standing legacy of big wall climbing.
During this trip, Ocoee knew he had to add climbing to his list of adventure activities. In the fall of 2017 he started working at Climbing New Heights. Quickly, Ocoee developed his love for climbing. He regularly teaches the Sunday kids class at the gym and enjoys getting kids involved with climbing. One of the things Ocoee loves the most about climbing is the community and the ability to help others get into the sport. In the past year he started to spend a lot more time outside climbing and hopes to continue developing his skills. It is a dream of Ocoees to one day return to Yosemite to climb one of the walls that made him fall in love with the sport.
Phil Mastrangelo
guide and climbfit instructor
In addition to instructing Monday night ClimbFit Classes, and jumping in to accomplish anything necessary to enhance the CNH community, Phil is also an AMGA Single Pitch Instructor and outdoor climbing guide at Climbing New Heights. A little more about Phil: Phil grew up in a national park and spent most of his youth climbing and swinging from all that nature had to offer. Four years ago at the age of 36 he stepped into his first climbing gym and was hooked! Currently, he spends most of his time Traditional Climbing because, in his words, “it feels pure to walk up to a wall and use only what you are carrying to get to the top”.
Katie Thompson
Social Media coordinator
As our Social Media Coordinator, Katie maintains our social media presence, keeping everyone updated on current gym events and developing awesome content to keep the excitement high! She also teaches our special programs like Womens’ Bootcamp.
Katie has her degree in Exercise Science from James Madison University. In college she worked at UREC, or University Recreation, as gym and “Adventure Staff”. There she worked the indoor rock wall and fell in love with climbing, as well guiding other adventure programs. She worked as a Program Coordinator for an outdoor education center developing curriculum, ranging from wetland ecology to backpacking with the occasional climbing instruction, for inner city youth.
Currently, she is a race director for local races such as Freedom’s Run, Harpers Ferry Half Marathon, and Miners Lady, as well as creating running camps for youth and adults. After a bit of a hiatus from climbing, she has returned to the sport she loves, and can’t decide which she likes more - climbing or the people.