Anne Gilbert Chase
Anne Gilbert presents “The Path to Partnership: The Importance of Connection Both In and Out of the Mountains.”
With support from Patagonia and Petzl, Anne Gilbert presents The Path to Partnership: The Importance of Connection Both In and Out of the Mountains.
Anne Gilbert started rock climbing in college, but it wasn’t until she moved west to spend time in big mountains that she fell in love with every discipline of climbing. Since then, she’s climbed around the world, seeking aretes, skylines, and wild summits in India, Patagonia, France, Spain, Alaska and Canada. She calls Bozeman, Montana home, where she works as a registered nurse at the local hospital.
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Joe Josephson
Joe “JoJo” Josephson shares a wealth of knowledge from his career as a conservationist, climber, and climbing guide author.
In this ninth installment of MMA’s Speaker Series, Joe Josephson (aka JoJo) discusses his vast knowledge of climbing in Montana.
JoJo is a conservationist, climber, guidebook author, and a pivotal member of the Southwest Montana climbing community. Born in Big Timber, Montana, Joe has had a significant impact through his first ascents throughout the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and Canadian Rockies. A former director of the Bozeman Ice Festival and a key player in getting the Hyalite Canyon road plowed in winter, JoJo is committed to access issues and the climbing community as a whole.
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Tom Kingsbury & Patrick Odenbeck
Local legends Tom Kingsbury and Pat Odenbeck describe first ascents on boulders and big walls.
We kicked off spring rock-season this April with a conversation with two of the most genuine and solid climbers we know, Patrick Odenbeck (@POdenbeck) and Tom Kingsbury (@MT_Bouldering). Both Pat and Tom have a knack for developing outstanding lines and zones, from the Beartooth Mountains to the Pipestone Boulder Batholith.
This seventh installment of the MMA Speaker Series covers the gamut; however, we focused on the years of work in the desert and their iconic line, The Great Bear (IV 5.11c R), in a remote cirque of the Beartooths, put up onsight in a 13-hour push with no fixed gear.
This presentation was insightful as listeners got to hear the history behind the Boulder Batholith as well as vicariously experiencing the jaw dropping Pisce Wall ascent.
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Tim Banfield
Adventure photographer Tim Banfield speaks about balancing his day job with his passions.
Tim Banfield is one of the most prominent photographers in the mountain world, particularly with ice climbing and skiing. Winner of both the 2018 John Lauchlan Award, as well as the Mountaineering Article Award at the Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival, Tim’s images are constantly circulating through the climbing world, including being published in Gripped, Rock & Ice, and countless other publications.
Tim is honest, interesting, and adventurous, balancing his life of shooting multi-pitch days in the Canadian Rockies with his day job of real estate. In this sixth installment of the MMA Speaker Series, viewers will get to hear the stories behind some of their favorite ice climbing photos, learn about the process for getting such stunning images, and hear what it's like working with phenomenal mountain athletes.
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Manoah Ainuu
Born in Compton, California, North Face athlete Manoah Ainuu speaks about his relationship to climbing both rock and ice.
For February's Speaker Series, we were excited to have The North Face athlete Manoah Ainuu join us to speak about his relationship with climbing.
Climbing wasn’t the obvious path for 25-year-old Manoah Ainuu. Born in Compton, California to first-generation immigrants from Samoa and Ethiopia, Manoah’s childhood was surrounded by concrete and congested freeways. Before Big Sky, there was Big Bear, the ski area two hours from Los Angeles where Manoah’s dad would take him skiing once a year.
“It was the first thing we did outside,” says Manoah. Recognizing the positive influence of the outdoors on their son and the need for a better education, Manoah’s parents moved a nine-year-old Manoah and his sister from Los Angeles to Spokane, Washington.
Nowadays, his everyday views include vertical blue ice, pocketed limestone crags and the high peaks of six mountain ranges in a 1.8-million-acre forest.
A $15 donation is suggested for viewing these videos to help Montana Mountaineering Association provide low to no-cost mountain experiences for marginalized, underrepresented, and at-risk populations.