Entries filed under 'Expedition Denali'

'What's Your Denali?:' Thinking About the Glass Ceilings of the Outdoors

Today's guest blogger is Laura Swapp, REI's diversity and inclusion director: I am not black, and I am not going to summit Denali—at least not this year. But I do think that the Expedition Denali team has a game changer on their hands. And I love a game changer: something that is big, unexpected and transformative. ...

Posted by Steve T on May 3, 2013 12:15 PM & Tagged Climbing, Expedition Denali and Mountaineering | permalink | Comments



Strength Is Beautiful: Expedition Denali’s Message to Aspiring Women Mountaineers

Today's guest blogger is Erica Wynn of Expedition Denali, the all African American team eeking to climb Alaska's Denali (20,320') this June and inspire more diversity in the outdoors. As she says, "I am now realizing more and more that Expedition Denali isn't about developing role models of color... it's about developing female role models who equate strength to beauty." ...

Posted by Steve T on April 24, 2013 11:00 AM & Tagged Expedition Denali and women | permalink | Comments



From City Kid to Mountain Climber: How Summer Camp Changed a Life

"If you had asked me to a climb a mountain when I was growing up, I would have totally been down for it even though I had no idea what a mountain even looked like." So says today’s guest blogger, Tyrhee Moore, a member of Expedition Denali, the first all-African American team of climbers attempting to summit Denali in June 2013. Here's the story of how he became an outdoor enthusiast. ...

Posted by Steve T on February 20, 2013 9:00 AM & Tagged Expedition Denali, diversity, mountaineering and summer camp | permalink | Comments



Diversifying the Outdoor Community: Expedition Denali's ‘10,000 Steps Challenge’

Today’s guest blogger, Tanya Morgan Dixon, is a member of the support team for Expedition Denali, the first all African American team of climbers attempting to summit Denali. Morgan, as her colleagues call her, shares how she got involved with Expedition Denali and her upcoming "10,000 Steps to Denali" challenge. ...

Posted by Steve T on January 21, 2013 7:00 AM & Tagged African Americans, Denali, Expedition Denali and mountaineering | permalink | Comments



Why I Climb: Thought-Provoking Answers from Stephen DeBerry of 'Expedition Denali'

From guest blogger Stephen Deberry: This June my teammates and I will attempt to become the first all-African-American mountaineering expedition to summit the highest peak in North America, Alaska’s Denali (20,320’). Given that climbing “The High One” will take an entire month of enduring some of the most inhospitable wind and cold on the planet I’m often asked, “Why do you climb?” ...

Posted by Steve T on December 12, 2012 10:04 AM & Tagged Climbing, Expedition Denali and mountaineering | permalink | Comments