Rock Climbing Conflict in Ten Sleep, Wyoming: A Reading

04/19/20 • 31 min

Yonder Lies: Unpacking the Myths of Jackson Hole

Jesse spent the summer of 2018 living in Ten Sleep, WY looking at the ways in which the explosion of rock climbing was affecting the small ranching town.

In this episode, Jesse reads a piece he recently published in Sage Magazine about the American rock climbing community, identity, and socioenvironmental conflict and change in the rural West.

Jesse spent the summer of 2018 living in Ten Sleep, WY looking at the ways in which the explosion of rock climbing was affecting the small ranching town.

In this episode, Jesse reads a piece he recently published in Sage Magazine about the American rock climbing community, identity, and socioenvironmental conflict and change in the rural West.

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This one should resonate with everyone, given our current global situation with COVID-19.

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