Archive Record
Images
Metadata
Collection |
Oral History Collection |
Catalog Number |
2014.017.016 |
Object Name |
Videodisc, Digital |
Scope & Content |
Greg Sievers discusses concepts related to mixed climbing, which is the art of climbing routes using both rock and ice climbing skills. Greg became an accomplished ice climber in Alaska prior to moving to Estes Park in 1987. His climbing skills then became more diverse and he became what he calls an "all-a-rounder" which is a climber who has expertise in a diversity of techniques including rock climbing, ice climbing, mountaineering, and bouldering, his "bag of tricks". Greg describes the challenging experiences of being stranded on Denali for ten days during a major storm and also being trapped on the Diamond during a significant electrical storm. Greg describes the importance of the compatibility of climbing partners and mentions accomplished climbers including John Marrs, Steve Britt, Brian Verholst, and Rod Willard. Greg finishes the interview with the description of his highly recognized advocacy work on behalf of the climbing community through the Access Fund and the American Alpine Club. One highlight of that work was Greg's founding, organization, and implementation of Lumpy Trails Day which did significant improvements to the climbing trail system along Lumpy Ridge over a period of ten years. He also describes the factors and process which ultimately led to the relocation of the Lumpy Ridge Trailhead away from the McGregor Ranch property. |
Narrator's name |
Sievers, Greg |
Interviewer |
Mittleman, Alicia |
Interview place |
Siever Home, Estes Park, Colorado |
Caption |
Greg Sievers Oral History Interview |
Length of Interview |
1:07:20 |
Recording media |
Digital recording |
Search Terms |
Rock Climbing Rocky Mountain National Park Lumpy Ridge Mountaineering Rocky Mountain National Park Route development |
Subjects |
Rock climbing Mountaineering Adventure Rocky Mountain National Park Route development |
Transcript location |
Digital File |
People |
Britt, Steve Caldwell, Mike Cooper, Kevin Cordes, Kelly Davis, Steve Donahue, Topher Dubois, Carla Mosier Dugan, Jim Dumas, Dick Feguson, Duncan Hill, Chris Jirsa, Todd Kimball, Scott Lowe, Jeff MacDonald, Christine MacDonald, Dougald Mardock, Rob Marrs, John McGregor, Muriel Mosier, Sally Okonek, Brian Pieper, Rob Pomerance, Steve Sievers, Greg Sievers, Jennifer Snively, Douglas Verholst, Brian Willard, Kerry Willard, Rod Mittelman, Alicia |
Custom Field 22 |
Greg Sievers Oral History Transcript |
Transcriptionist |
Williams, Tom |
Updated |
2023-01-31 |
Date |
January 7, 2014 |