Richard is a biologist by training, an environmentalist at heart and a wildly passionate rock climber. Work has ranged from albatross research to business manager, canyoning guide to bean counter. Currently, when not off searching for new climbing routes on remote cliffs, he works at a small Non-Profit organization doing its bit for a better tomorrow: 90×2030. Over the years … Read More
My big wall frog catching kit: Kate Rutherford
Today I packed my big wall frog catching kit. I have a triple set of most cams, and I hope I actually have a crack to put them in. This adventure for me is inspired by rock climbing, a 2,000 foot granite wall, called Mt. Namuli, but it’s the flora and fauna that is actually motivating me to fly to Africa. Tomorrow I launch on an expedition to Mozambique and Malawi that I’ve spent 3 years referring to as a “big wall science project.” (By Kate Rutherford)
Charlie Harrison: Positive Tracks Next Gen Ambassador, USA
An avid ski racer, mountain biker, climber, and all-around outdoorsman, Charlie is our youngest team member. He is on the last leg of a gap year that he has primarily dedicated to competitive ski racing. Although young and inexperienced on this type of an expedition, he knows that he will find himself in his element on the slopes of Mount … Read More
Ready, Set, Go: The Lost Mountain Takes Off
A blog in conjunction with our amazing sponsor Osprey Packs. Four days from today, I meet my international team of scientists, conservation workers, climbers, filmmakers, students, and volunteers at the airport in Blantyre, Malawi. We’re heading to Mozambique; we’re heading to the Lost Mountain. All totaled, 19 people varying in age from 19 to 55, from Brazilians to South Africans, … Read More
Skipping College Graduation for The Lost Mountain: Our Positive Tracks Youth Ambassador Grant Bemis
Grant Bemis is supposed to be donning his cap and gown for his college graduation next week. He’s going to put on his rock climbing harness and use a microscope with us up on the flanks of Mt Namuli instead. Grant is one of the Lost Mountain’s Positive Tracks Youth Ambassadors* and we asked him to share his thoughts as he … Read More
One Month Out– Exactly: New Team Members, New Plane Tickets, and Vice Grips
When we postponed our trip in October, I suppose you could say I had a hard time letting go. One morning this winter, my husband, Peter, needed to fix one of his crampons. “Have you seen the vice grips?” he asked. I was making coffee. I offered a somewhat cagey “mmmmhmm” in response. He sighed, “Mozambique quarantine?”
Positive Tracks and Next Gen Power For The Lost Mountain
Want to Double Your Donation to the Lost Mountain? Our partner, Positive Tracks, is a national, youth-centric nonprofit that helps young people get active and give back using the power of sport and adventure AND matches your fundraising dollars up to $20,000.* (By clicking above you’ll be taken to a PayPal site to make your tax-deductible contribution to the Lost Mountain via our fiscal … Read More
Lost Mountain Announces Partnership with 1% for the Planet
The Lost Mountain is honored to share that as of November, 25, 2013 we are a new nonprofit partner of 1% for the Planet, an alliance of over 1,100 member companies in 48 countries that give one percent of revenues to environmental causes. The Lost Mountain is now eligible to receive donations from 1% member companies, placing them among a … Read More
Lost Mountain Return Date Set for May 10th, 2014
We are excited to share that we’ve set our new date for The Lost Mountain: May 10th 2014. We made our decision based on several factors, chief among them that the elections in Mozambique were last Wednesday and thus far everything has gone relatively well with both the election day and the immediate aftermath. Much of the violence that was … Read More
Re-Packing, More on Postonement, and What Spring Provides
It’s November 6th. I should be travelling overland from Malawi to Mozambique. I should be squished in a long base truck with my team alongside duffels of climbing gear, insect specimen nets, and enough food for fourteen people for twenty-one days. I should have my face pressed against the window with my eyes open wide saying oooh! See that? and … Read More