Best Practices Contributors
Over 100 contributors from 19 countries have stepped up as authors, peer reviewers, and editors to shape chapters on the development of climbing areas and communities. Many of them are highlighted below.
Alejandro Medina
Director, Escalando Fronteras
Algin Amores
Climbing Developer, Philippines
Angela Cecil
Board of Directors, Red River Gorge Climbers' Coalition
Briana Mazzolini-Blanchard
Co-Founder, Indigenous Field Guide
Board of Directors, Red River Gorge Climbers' Coalition
Chris McNamara
Founder, SuperTopo & OutdoorGearLab
Cody Kaemmerlen
Director, Climb United - The American Alpine Club
Dani Dobrot
Associate Director, The Climbing Initiative
Daniel Dunn
Former Stewardship Manager, Boulder Climbing Community
Dave Montgomery
Climbing Developer, United States
Diana Alexa Gómez Cavieres
Montaineer & Crag Developer, Peru
Dolci Mascolo
Co-Vice President, Western Massachusetts Climbing Coalition
Co-Leader, Community Ascension - Collaborative Climbing Project
Dom Pascariello
National Program Manager, Paradox Sports
Donette Swain
Climbing Developer & Guidebook Author
Dream Higher
Cape Town, South Africa
Emilie Hernandez
Founder, Texas Lady Crushers
Felipe Armijo
Master’s Candidate, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León
Felipe Proaño
Founder, Fondo Acceso Andino
Georgia Harrison
University of Idaho and Appalachian State University
Greg Orton
Founder, Southwest Oregon Climbers Coalition
Heather Distad
Director of Philanthropy, Access Fund
Dr. James Maples
Associate Professor of Sociology, Eastern Kentucky University
Jamie Sookprasong
Stewardship & Advocacy Committee Secretary, Washington Climbers Coalition
Community Ambassador, Access Fund
Jason Ogasian
Vice President, Tahoe Climbing Coalition
Jax Mack
Founder, The Crag Collective
Josh Crawford
Juan Diego Shoobridge
Uma Rumi
Kate Beezley
Executive Director, Boulder Climbing Community
Katya Ortíz
Outdoor Educator Coordinator, Escalada Sustentable
Kika Bradford
Former Executive Director, Acceso PanAm
Former President, Confederação Brasileira de Montanhismo e Escalada
Laura Schujers
Research Fellow in Environmental Law, University of Melbourne
Liz Ndindi
Founder, Climbing Life Kenya
Mara Brcic Bello
Co-Founder, Uma Rumi
Massimo Cappuccio
Climbing Developer, Italy
Matias Rubio
Uma Rumi
Dr. Mike Bradley
Associate Professor of Recreation and Park Administration, Arkansas Tech University
Mohammad Havaledar
Advisor to the President, Iran Mountaineering Sports Climbing Federation
Commission Member, UIAA Ice Climbing Commission
Nicolás Romero Moreno
Co-Founder, Uma Rumi
Riley Edwards
Co-Founder, Climbing QTs
Ryan Brown
President, Thacher Climbing Coalition
Ryan Kuehn
Director, Front Range Climbing Stewards
Dr. Ryan Sharp
Associate Professor of Park Management & Conservation, Kansas State University
Shara Zaia
Founder, Cruxing in Color
Skye Kolealani Razon-Olds
Executive Director and Founder, Kānaka Climbers
Cultural Advisor, Nā Ala Hele Trails Council (DLNR)
Taimur Ahmad
JEDI and Policy Associate, Access Fund
Todd Swain
Climbing Developer & Guidebook Author
Ulf Fuchslueger
Head of Business Development, theCrag
Veronica Baker
Executive Director, The Climbing Initiative
Wan Panitan Jutiporn
Organizer, Khon Kaen Climbing Festival
Xander Bianchi
Instructor, Rigging for Rescue
Former Operations Manager, Ouray Ice Park
Zachary Lesch-Huie
Vice President of Programs & Acquisitions, Access Fund
Zuleyma Rincon
Executive Director, Escalada Sustentable