Jessica Downing

Polartec, LLC, the manufacturer of Polartec® performance fabrics, is working with the Blue Star Mothers of America, a non-profit organization of mothers who have or have had children serving in the military, to provide soft blankets to injured soldiers. Polartec® is donating ...read more

Summit For Someone, the foremost mountaineering fundraiser in the country, has for five years provided alpine adventures to hundreds of climbers, who raise money for Big City Mountaineers’ wilderness programs for at-risk urban youth. A new program will allow prospective ...read more

Big City Mountaineers, the nation's leading volunteer organization devoted top providing under-resourced urban teens opportunities for a new outlook on life through wilderness experiences, announces the appointment of Syd Jones as its new Executive Director. Jones takes over the ...read more

Backbone Media is proud to announce the hiring of Jonathan Georger as Social Media and Online Brand Manager. With a strong background in search engine optimization and web analytics, Jonathan will direct his efforts at Backbone Media on social media integration and online brand ...read more

In 2009, Big City Mountaineers will mark 20 years of enhancing the lives of under-resourced urban teens through transformative outdoor experiences. Since 1989, BCM has worked to offer a new perspective to teens through weeklong wilderness backpacking and canoe trips. In 1989, ...read more

Big City Mountaineers, the nation's leading volunteer organization devoted to mentoring urban teens during wilderness trips, announces the winners of Mammut's Pitches with Pros raffle benefiting BCM's summer programs.The raffle winners were drawn at the Ouray Ice Festival in ...read more

February 2009 (DENVER, COLO.) – Backpacker Magazine's Summit For Someone, with Oregon-based Go Trek and Expeditions, is excited to announce a 4-day climb of the Emmons Glacier Route on Mount Rainier for July 19-22, 2009. Summit For Someone, the No. 1 mountaineering fundraiser ...read more

Hard hit by the current recession, donor dollars for non-profit causes are falling fast. One bright spot in these grim economic times, and clearly bucking trends, is the significant growth of membership in 1% for the Planet (1%).Member companies pledge to donate at least 1% of ...read more

Building on a successful partnership in 2008, Outside Hub will continue to support Big City Mountaineers across Outside Hub's network of websites. Outside Hub placed advertisements for Summit for Someone, BCM's primary fundraising channel, on over 100 camping, mountain and ...read more

The Stewardship Council, a land conservation and youth investment program, awarded Big City Mountaineers one of five diverse Collaboration grants ranging from $55,000 to $90,000 as a part of the Stewardship Council's Youth Investment Program. The Collaboration Fund supports ...read more

Backpacker Magazine's Summit For Someone, with Ouray, Colo.-based San Juan Mountain Guides, is excited to announce a 4-day beginner mountaineering course for its 2009 season. Summit For Someone, the No. 1 mountaineering fundraiser in the country, has for four years provided ...read more

Backpacker Magazine's Summit For Someone, along with Shasta Mountain Guides and Go Trek & Expeditions, is excited to announce two Women's-Only climbs for its 2009 season. Summit For Someone, the No. 1 mountaineering fundraiser in the country, has for four years provided alpine ...read more

Building on a strong 2008 season for Backpacker Magazine's Summit for Someone benefit climb series, the 2009 season introduces a few changes that will continue to strengthen the program. On October 15, 2008, registration for the 2009 climbs will open. With a new presenting ...read more

July 2008 (Denver, Colo.) – Ever wondered what it would be like to rope up with Steph Davis on Moab's desert sandstone or climb ice with Will Mayo? At 2008 Summer Outdoor Retailer, Mammut presents Pitches with Pros, an unparalleled raffle to benefit Big City Mountaineers. Stop ...read more

(Spokane, Wash.) – Mountain Gear joins Backpacker Magazine's Summit For Someone™ benefit climb program as a Presenting Sponsor. Mountain Gear will assume the gear portion of Summit for Someone, inventorying, housing and shipping all the climber gear. Climbers will be allotted ...read more

Granite Gear, based in Northern Minnesota, issued a BCM Portage Pack challenge match this spring, allowing Big City Mountaineers to get 20 Portage Packs donated to use in its summer paddling programs for under-resourced urban teens."Granite Gear supports BCM because as kids, we ...read more

Big City Mountaineers, the nation's leading volunteer organization devoted to mentoring urban teens during wilderness trips, launches the 2008 Change a Life Campaign designed to motivate fundraising among volunteers. Volunteers for the summer BCM programs pay a $100 fee to help ...read more

April 16, 2008 (Denver, Colo.) Outside Hub, the largest and fastest growing online vertical ad network dedicated to reaching outdoor enthusiasts, partners with Big City Mountaineers to assist in its web effort. Through a vast network base and audience, Outside Hub connects the ...read more

Sports Science, creators of performance and versatile first layers, announces Brandi Fitzgerald as its new Director of Web Marketing. Brandi is the president and founding partner of Trax Athletic, Sport Science's partner for product fulfillment services and a Sport Science online ...read more

Backpacker Magazine's Summit for Someone, the benefit climb program supporting Big City Mountaineers, announces three celebrity climb options for 2008.In May, you can join Backpacker magazine Editor-in-Chief, Jon Dorn. Jon recently led Backpacker to its first-ever National ...read more

January 10, 2008 (Cardiff by the Sea, Calif.) –Sanük USA has retained Backbone Media to manage its public relations and media communications. Backbone will focus on the outdoor and lifestyle markets for Sanük, a footwear company that started as a core surf brand and has grown ...read more

Big City Mountaineers, a 501(c)3 non profit dedicated to providing urban youth with challenging and meaningful outdoor experiences, saw its biggest growth in many years, growing 70 percent in 2007 over the previous year. BCM's benefit climb program, Backpacker Magazine's Summit ...read more

November 30, 2007 (Oakton, Va.)- Sport Science, creators of performance and versatile first layers, announces the hiring of Daniel Jones as the Director of Sales and Marketing.Jones, a 22-year veteran of the athletics and apparel industries, will work out of Texas to expand Sport ...read more

During Summer Market 07, Big City Mountaineers (BCM) and Sport Science are teaming up in a unique fundraising effort. Vending machines placed at both exhibitors' booths will dispense Sport Science technical base layers in exchange for a $10 donation to BCM. “We're always ...read more

(Denver, Colo.) Expanding beyond its traditional Summit for Someone fundraising events, Big City Mountaineers is tapping into events, in-store fundraisers and grants to raise money for its summer youth backpacking program.“Although we've grown our fundraising considerably ...read more

Backpacker Magazine's Summit for Someone Benefit Climb Program Experiences Third Year of Triple-Digit Growth (Denver, Colo) - Big City Mountaineers announces that its Backpacker Magazine Summit for Someone 2007 benefit climb program has increased 300 percent from 2006. Thanks to ...read more

Golden, Colo - Big City Mountaineers, the country's leading volunteer program devoted to providing mentoring and growth opportunities to inner-city teens through multi-day wilderness experiences, announces an office move from its current location in Golden to a larger space in ...read more

The Nite Ize Figure 9â„¢ Rope Tightener has been honored as a recipient of a 2007 Backpacker magazine Editors' Choice Award, the most prestigious award in the outdoor industry, given annually to products in recognition of their outstanding innovation in design, materials and/or ...read more

Big City Mountaineers, the country's leading volunteer program devoted to providing mentoring and growth opportunities to inner-city teens through multi-day wilderness experiences, announces an agency partnership with Hanna & Associates. Hanna & Associates, the 30-year-old ...read more

(Boulder, Colo.) - Stellar Transmedia, an action sports and adventure media company, in association with Patagonia, Inc. introduces a new title in its series of action sports travel books. Stellar also announces the launch of a complementing multimedia website, ...read more

Big City Mountaineers, the country's leading volunteer organization devoted to mentoring urban teens during wilderness trips, announces the launch of Skiing Magazine's Skiing for Someone program. Joined by The North Face as a presenting sponsor, Skiing Magazine's Skiing for ...read more

Big City Mountaineers (BCM) announced today that registration for the fourth annual Backpacker Magazine's Summit for Someone Benefit Climb series for 2007 will officially open on Wednesday, October 11, 2006. Thanks once again to strong sponsor support, Backpacker Magazine's ...read more

Big City Mountaineers, the country's leading volunteer organization devoted to mentoring urban teens during wilderness trips, announces that an excess of $5,000 was raised at Summer Market 2006 through numerous fundraising events.Many outdoor manufacturers held events that either ...read more

Highgear is pleased to sponsor a fundraiser for Big City Mountaineers during Outdoor Retailer in August. The fundraiser will take place at Highgear's booth (33163) from 4 - 6pm on day 1 & 2 of the show. By making a donation of $20 or more attendees can receive a new Highgear ...read more

Protech Skin Care has signed on as a sponsor for the 2006 Primal Quest Expedition Adventure Race taking place June 25 - July 4 in Southeast Utah. In addition to covering all of the Primal Quest athletes, staff and press, Protech also co-sponsors Team Spyder, consisting of Danelle ...read more

(Golden, Colo.) – Big City Mountaineers (BCM) and Backbone Media announce a public relations partnership in which Backbone will assist the non-profit organization in promoting its Backpacker Magazine's Summit For Someone™ benefit climbs and recreational mentoring programs for ...read more