Copp-Dash Inspire Award Now Accepting Applications

THURSDAY, 26 JANUARY 2012

The Copp-Dash Inspire Award is currently accepting applications from January 1, 2012 through February 29, 2012 for small climbing teams attempting fast and light alpine climbing objectives with a desire to creatively document and share their experience. The award was established in memory of American climbers Jonny Copp and Micah Dash, who were killed in an avalanche in China in May 2009 along with filmmaker Wade Johnson.

Sponsored by Black Diamond Equipment, La Sportiva, Mountain Hardwear, and Patagonia, with support from the Jonny Copp Foundation, American Alpine Club, Alpinist magazine and Sender Films, the Copp-Dash Inspire Award will distribute $20,000 this year to North American applicants.

In honoring Jonny and Micah, the award supports climbers who choose to follow a similar path, both in life and in the mountains. The fund’s goal is to assist climbers before, during and after expeditions with financial grants and multimedia instruction to help empower them to share their current and future adventures with a wider audience.

“This November, we plan to highlight the 2011 Inspire Award winners at the Adventure Film Festival and showcase the creative work that comes out of these expeditions which inspire us all, says Jonathan Lantz, President of La Sportiva North America. “As more climbers become familiar with this grant, we are confident that the Copp-Dash Inspire Award will continue to be a tradition for years to come.”

For more information on the Copp-Dash Inspire Award and application downloads, go to www.CoppDashInspireAward.com or http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Jonny-Copp-Foundation/260142992715. Only teams/individuals from North America are eligible for expeditions occurring between April 1, 2012 and March 31, 2013. Award winners will be announced by March 30, 2012.

Source: www.outdoorindustry.org