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01 Sep

Posted at 09:38h in Adventure Media Review, Diversity, Environmental Justice, Expedition Denali, National Parks by
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Fifty years ago this summer in 1964 Charles Madison Crenchaw became the first African-American to climb to the summit of Mount McKinley, the tallest peak in North America. Also known as Denali this peak represents the highest physical point that anyone can achieve in this country. And as metaphor of freedom, this seminal moment in history beautifully illustrates the references to mountains alluded to in Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I have a dream” speech. “This will be the day when all of God’s children will be able to...

30 May

Posted at 09:00h in #BlackLivesMatter, Climbing, Diversity, Everest, Full Circle Everest, National Geographic, Podcast by
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https://media.blubrry.com/joytripproject/joytripproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Full-Circle-Everest_-Demond-_Dom_-Mullins.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Email | RSS | MoreOn May12, 2022, history was made as the first team of Black American climbers successfully ascended to the summit of Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world. Known as the Full Circle Everest Expedition, this group of six men and one woman, all of African descent, made it safely to the top of the mountain and back to Everest Base Camp. The team included an array of climbers from...

25 May

Posted at 17:58h in Black Lives Matter, Diversity, Everest, Full Circle Everest by
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Early this month the Joy Trip Project Reported that seven members of the Full Circle Everest Team successfully summited the highest mountain in the world. On Thursday, May 12, the group including Manoah Ainuu, Eddie Taylor, Rosemary Saal, Demond “Dom” Mullins, Thomas Moore, James “KG” Kagambi, and Evan Green made it to the top of Mount Everest and in doing so their achievement stands to redefine the cultural landscape of outdoor recreation and the environmental conservation movement of decades to come. The team, led by outdoor educator Philip...

04 Apr

Posted at 09:00h in #BlackLivesMatter, Adventure Activism, Diversity, Environmental Journalism by
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Almost 60 years after the first successful American ascent of Mount Everest, a team of U.S. climbers aims to make history once again on the world’s highest peak. Led by Philip Henderson, a former instructor at the National Outdoor Leadership School and a veteran Himalayan mountaineer, this group, made up of athletes from across the country, aspires to be the first all-Black American expedition to reach the summit. This new project, called the Full Circle Everest Expedition, was announced at the Outdoor Retailer Summer show this August in Denver. Set to...

28 Aug

Posted at 14:05h in #BlackLivesMatter, Adventure Activism, Climbing, Diversity, Environmental Journalism, Everest, Outside Business Journal, Outside Magazine by
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Almost 60 years after the first successful American ascent of Mount Everest, a team of U.S. climbers aims to make history once again on the world’s highest peak. Led by Phil Henderson, a former instructor at the National Outdoor Leadership School and a veteran Himalayan mountaineer, this group, made up of athletes from across the country, aspires to be the first all-Black American expedition to reach the summit. This new project, called the Full Circle Everest Expedition, was announced at the Outdoor Retailer Summer show this August in...

29 Apr

Posted at 11:21h in Alpinist, Climbing, Diversity, In Memoriam, Magazines, Podcast, ReThinkOutside by
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A few weeks ago I was asked to read aloud a story that I had written for Alpinist Magazine in 2018. The Force of The Soul is the premier edition of the new podcast series “Alpinist Out Loud”. I am really grateful to my editor Katie Ives for encouraging me to write this profile of the late French climber Hugues Beauzile. It was nominated that year for the Banff Mountain Film & Book Festival award for Best Magazine Article. This compelling narrative of an incredibly driven and compassionate...