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Mountaineering Film at Bowdoin Addresses Race and the Outdoors February 2, 2018 by Rebecca Goldfine Tyrhee Moore and Scott Briscoe discussing their documentary, An American Ascent. The first event at Bowdoin in celebration of Black History Month featured ice picks, freezing gales at high altitudes, and dangerous snow squalls. The Bowdoin Outing Club, Student Center for Multicultural Life, and Student Activities teamed up on Thursday evening to bring two groundbreaking mountaineers to Bowdoin, Scott Briscoe and Tyrhee Moore. The two screened and discussed their 2014 documentary, An American Ascent.  With a team of nine climbers, Briscoe and Moore were part of the first African American team to summit North America’s highest peak, Denali, in Alaska. Not only does their documentary depict an exciting adventure, it also addresses an important issue: the lack of diversity in the outdoors. Darius Riley ’19 @Swingline_g , also an Outing Club expedition leader, said he found the film inspiring because it encourages students of color to step outside of where they are comfortable and to challenge themselves. “For a black student like me to come to a predominantly white institution in a state that is 95 percent white is already a huge step out of my comfort zone,” he said, and the film reinforces the importance of continuing to push himself. Riley noted, additionally, that the film is also helpful for white students to watch. “It’s important to screen this film because it makes black and white students recognize elements of their counterparts’ perspectives. White students who may be privileged enough to take advantage of these spaces are made aware of the absence of minorities in these outdoor spaces.” Because, ultimately, it is not just white people who are faced with and must grapple with daunting environmental challenges. “This film encourages students of every race, creed, and color to take care of these sacred spaces” in nature, Riley said. . . . #BlackHistoryMonth #BHM #BlackPeople #Culture #BowdoinCollege #BowdoinOutingClub #Diversity #Outdoors #Adventure #Melanin #BlackPeople #Blackoutweekend #Ski #Skydive #MountainClimb #Travel #AnAmericanAscent #Migos

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An interview I did for The Clymb with climber Stephen Shobe from An American Ascent, a film about the first African-American team to attempt summiting Denali.