Meryem Ersoz
February 5th, 2008, 11:38 AM
Our judge for UWOL #7 is Mr. Adventure Himself: Jonathan Copp.
His brief bio:
Jonny Copp, born in Singapore in ‘74, has had his passport stolen by a monkey in India, been stuck in a crevasse for four days in the Himalaya, been given a test run with a machine-gun in Pakistan, been robbed in Reno, and has starved in Patagonia. He is known for his climbing, photography, writing and high level alpinism. He has made cutting edge first ascents of some of the steepest walls and mountains worldwide. Jonathan's photography, writing and video footage has been used in magazines, books and movies.
He has climbed serious, first ascents in Argentina, Pakistan, Chile, Alaska, the Himalaya, the Yukon and other steep places. He is known for rock, ice, and alpinism including the first alpine style ascent of Grade VII (longest vertical climbs in the world). He applies the idea that less is more in terms of equipment and supplies, and still believes that the summit means something but that ascent style is everything. He’s been the recipient of many grants to fund explorations and is a climbing ambassador to a number of organizations & companies. Jonny’s photography, writing and video has been published in magazines, journals, books and film. He is also available to guide, shoot, document, rig and give presentations.
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Jonny is a world class adventurer, alpinist, photographer, and climber. He is also the founder and director of the Boulder Adventure Film Festival here in Boulder (where we screened 2 UWOL films last year...), in an Outdoor Video Producer's workshop. He has shot photos and video in some of the most extreme outdoor environments.
Plus--he's an all-around nice guy! Doing good things for the planet and good things here at home!
You can read all about his wild global travel exploits and check out his stunning photo work at www.coppworks.com --
and about his work establishing an amazing film festival locally:
www.boulderadventurefilm.org
His account at DVinfo is still pending activation, but please give him the usual warm UWOL welcome!
His brief bio:
Jonny Copp, born in Singapore in ‘74, has had his passport stolen by a monkey in India, been stuck in a crevasse for four days in the Himalaya, been given a test run with a machine-gun in Pakistan, been robbed in Reno, and has starved in Patagonia. He is known for his climbing, photography, writing and high level alpinism. He has made cutting edge first ascents of some of the steepest walls and mountains worldwide. Jonathan's photography, writing and video footage has been used in magazines, books and movies.
He has climbed serious, first ascents in Argentina, Pakistan, Chile, Alaska, the Himalaya, the Yukon and other steep places. He is known for rock, ice, and alpinism including the first alpine style ascent of Grade VII (longest vertical climbs in the world). He applies the idea that less is more in terms of equipment and supplies, and still believes that the summit means something but that ascent style is everything. He’s been the recipient of many grants to fund explorations and is a climbing ambassador to a number of organizations & companies. Jonny’s photography, writing and video has been published in magazines, journals, books and film. He is also available to guide, shoot, document, rig and give presentations.
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Jonny is a world class adventurer, alpinist, photographer, and climber. He is also the founder and director of the Boulder Adventure Film Festival here in Boulder (where we screened 2 UWOL films last year...), in an Outdoor Video Producer's workshop. He has shot photos and video in some of the most extreme outdoor environments.
Plus--he's an all-around nice guy! Doing good things for the planet and good things here at home!
You can read all about his wild global travel exploits and check out his stunning photo work at www.coppworks.com --
and about his work establishing an amazing film festival locally:
www.boulderadventurefilm.org
His account at DVinfo is still pending activation, but please give him the usual warm UWOL welcome!