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28 Jun

Posted at 01:02h in Adventure Activism, Adventure Media Review, Diversity, Expedition Denali, Expedition News, Life Out Loud by
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After 19 days of climbing over ice and snow to the highest peak in North America the journey is small consolation when all you ever wanted was the destination. Clichés be damned. When your ambitions go unfilled it’s hard not to indulge in petulance like a child, kicking and screaming on the floor in the fit of a full blown tantrum. But in the latest dispatch from the mountain Erica Wynn delivered the unfortunate news of the team’s aborted summit bid with the calm resolve of a champion....

23 Jun

Posted at 19:25h in Adventure Activism, Adventure Media Review, Diversity, Expedition Denali, Expedition News, Life Out Loud by
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On Sunday June 9, the Expedition Denali team was deposited safely at Base Camp on the Kahiltna Glacier in Alaska. The National Outdoor Leadership School made arrangements to shuttle by Otter turbo-prop cargo plane the nine climbers, four cameramen, and six instructors, along with their gear, to set up tents on the mountain. One hundred years ago this month the first team of adventurers made it to the summit of Mount McKinley, also known as Denali. On this historic climb, NOLS aims to put the first all African...

12 Jun

Posted at 18:35h in Adventure Activism, Diversity, Expedition Denali, Interview by
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Never question the value of exposure and opportunity when encouraging young people to spend more time in the outdoors. At 20 years of age Tyrhee Moore is a shining example of how the National Outdoor Leadership School is creating a new multi-ethnic generation of youth to become actively engaged in the natural world. A student at the University of West Virginia Tyrhee is not only at the top of his class, but he is also a solid role model for people of all ages looking to create a...

03 Jun

Posted at 10:22h in Adventure Activism, Adventure Media Review, Climbing, Diversity, Expedition Denali, Life Out Loud by
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Sunday mornings after yoga Shamane and I typically head to the grocery store. This week instead of a big shopping we went to Woodman’s on the Westside of Madison just to pick up a few odds and ends. My wife would be eating dinner alone with our two dogs over the next few weeks as I was heading for a month-long assignment in Alaska. As a freelance journalist I have been given the rare privilege of writing a book and documentary film script to chronicle the first all-African-American...

10 May

Posted at 06:54h in Adventure Activism, Commentary, Cool on Kickstarter, Diversity, Expedition Denali, Magazines, National Geographic by
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I’ve been told it shouldn’t matter. But as one in a handful of black professionals in the outdoor recreation industry I can’t help being wildly excited. In June the first team of African-American climbers will attempt to reach the summit of Alaska’s Mount McKinley, the tallest peak in North America. Also known as Denali at 20,328 feet this mountain is literally the highest physical point anyone can achieve in the United States. And as metaphors go it is the ultimate realization of the dream Martin Luther King Jr....

31 Jan

Posted at 11:51h in #ORShow, #ORWinter, Diversity, Environmental Justice, Interview, Podcast by
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http://media.blubrry.com/joytripproject/joytrip2019.mhwebstaging.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Urban-Revitalization.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Email | RSS | MoreIt goes without saying. Our world is growing bigger and more complicated everyday. Especially in our urban centers where economic and political fortunes are beginning to shift and reflect the values of a much more culturally diverse population. Despite the devastating effects failing banks and climate change there are rising many new opportunities to tap into the dynamic energy and financial resources of previously under represented members of our society....