Piolets d’Or 2014
For the second year in a row Szu-ting Yi and I were nominated for the prestigious 22nd Piolet d”Or for our first ascent of Dayantianwo that we climbed on September 15th 2014. It is truly an honor to be considered for the award!
Awards
2014 Mugs Stump Award
I learned last week that our South Avellano Towers Expedition has been selected to receive this year’s prestigious Mugs Stump Award. Here is what I wrote to the selection committee Thank you for supporting our expedition to the Avellano Towers in Chile. While the funds from the Mugs Stump Award are a huge help in …
Shipton Tilman Grant – Mongolia Here We Come!!!!!
I recently received an email telling me that our expedition In the Footsteps of Ghengis Khan was selected as the top expedition in the Gore-tex 2013 Shipton Tilman Grant. I have always wanted to return to Mongolia after traveling through the country in 2004 during the Long Walk Expedition. This past winter I was flying around …
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2013 Piolets d’Or Award Nomination
I just found out my first ascent of Kemailong in China has been nominated for the 2013 Piolets d’Or Award! While I have mixed feelings about people’s climbing achievements being compared in a hierarchical manner, I am still honored by the nomination!
Planet Granite Grants It!
Yesterday I was overjoyed to learn that the Return to Genyen Expediton was selected to recieve Planet Granite’s Grant’s It! We will be blogging to their site during our trip and giving slide shows at some of Planet Granite’s locations when we return.
A little help from some friends at the AAC – Lyman Spitzer Cutting Edge Grant
My chosen life path has allowed me an incredible amount of flexibility in some ways and in other ways has been very restrictive. Not working a 9 to 5 job has enabled me to set my own schedule and have time for various expeditions. However, working as an outdoor educator and freelance photographer/journalist typically does …
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"Voces en la Noche" The Piritas Valley Expedition
An article about rock climbing in the Piritas Valley in Argentina by Jared Spaulding.