Step into the Thrill
2019 ROAM Awards Finalist Essay in the Thrill Category written by Brett Ninneman. […]
March 19, 2020
Brett Ninneman
A Sperm Whale Encounter
A Sperm Whale Encounter is a 2019 ROAM Awards finalist essay by Phil Shearer. The essay is about the thrill of seeing such a large creature underwater. […]
Phil Shearer
All Wet
“All Wet” is a 2019 ROAM Awards finalist essay by Scott Driza. Scott tells the multi-versioned story of the time he and his dad were out fishing. […]
Scott Driza
A Thin Place
“A Thin Place” is a 2019 ROAM Awards finalist essay by Christian Gonzalez Ho. Snowboarding was his escape after diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. […]
Christian Gonzalez Ho
If Mountains Could Speak: Lessons in the Shadow of Mount Hood
“If Mountains Could Speak: Lessons in the Shadow of Mount Hood” is a 2019 ROAM Awards finalist essay by Krista Bratvold. Krista shares her first backpacking trip since her diagnosis. […]
Krista Bratvold
The Walk
2019 ROAM Awards finalist essay by Brian Ash. An essay about Brian’s long walk in Uganda and the thoughts that come to mind along the way. […]
Brian Ash
Out I Go
2019 ROAM Awards finalist essay by Lynnee Jacks. An essay about breaking away from norms, discovering passions, and stepping into the unknown. […]
Lynnee Jacks
When They Speak to Me
2019 ROAM Awards finalist essay by Adam Ramer. An essay on how climbing and the climbing community was what kept Adam alive. […]
Adam Ramer
Night in the Negev
2019 ROAM Awards finalist essay by Sophie Goodman. This essay is about Sophie’s experience hearing a strange humming noise one night in the Negev Desert. […]
Sophie Goodman
The Porter: High Camp
2019 ROAM Awards finalist essay by Nathaniel J. Menninger. An essay about his experience being the first ever foreigner to aid a Mt. Everest expedition. […]
Nathaniel J. Menninger
