In the last installment of The Firn Line in 2018, we’ll get to know climber, educator and activist, Len Necefer.
Len holds a Ph.D in Engineering and Public Policy, and is founder of Natives Outdoors, an outdoor products company whose products serve to support indigenous people.
In our conversation, we discuss Len’s roots and identity as a Navajo, experiencing racism in college, and his love for climbing and the outdoors (among other things).
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Evan Phillips
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Alaska Rock Gym
Moose’s Tooth Pub & Pizzeria
The Hoarding Marmot
Behind The Sun Therapeutics
Len Necefer and Brody Leven hiking up the Blanca Massif in a brewing storm on January 21, 2018. Blanca Peak is known by Navajos as Sisnaajini and is one of their most sacred mountains. Len Necefer and Brody Leven stand atop the highest dune in the Great Sand Dunes National Park outside Alamosa, Colorado on January 20, 2018. This area, including the dunes, are of great importance to the Navajo creation story. Historically, the San Luis Valley where these dunes are located, was the eastern boundary of the Navajo homeland. These dunes lie just a few miles from Blanca Peak, known by Navajos as Sisnaajini, which is one of the most sacred places for Navajos. Len Necefer stands in the ‘Natural Arch’ outside the town of Del Norte, Colorado on January 23, 2018. This natural arch is considered sacred by the Ute and Jicarilla Apaches. Blanca Peak, or Sisnaajini, can be seen through it. Len Necefer, founder and CEO of Natives Outdoors, sits for a portrait outside Del Norte, Colorado.
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