The Better Together Scholarship is a program designed to empower aspiring young leaders in the mountains.

On October 13, 2017, I walked into a climbing gym for the first time, completely unaware of how much that moment would change my life. At the time, I was a single dad, struggling with low self-esteem, anxiety, and depression.

I choose to climb and it’s not because I think it makes me cooler than I am. Or stronger.
I climb to unearth a world unknown…