Shannon Galpin (born 1974) is an American activist, author, adventurer, and producer of the movie, Afghan Cycles. In 2013, she was named, National Geographic Adventurer of the Year.[1][2] Shannon started a US series of mountain biking camps called Strength in Numbers for women in their 20s and 30s who have experienced gender violence,[3] with the belief that "an army of women can change the world."[4] Shannon was runner up for two consecutive years in Elevation Outdoors Magazine's Resident Badass poll, in the Humanitarian category.[5]
Life
editShe grew up in Bismarck, North Dakota. In 2006, she founded Mountain2Mountain.[6][7][8]
Works
edit- Streets of Afghanistan: Bridging Cultures Through Art, Photographs by Libero Di Zinno, Hatherleigh Company, Limited, 2013, ISBN 9781578264674 [9]
- Mountain to Mountain: A Journey of Adventure and Activism for the Women of Afghanistan. St. Martin's Press. 16 September 2014. ISBN 978-1-4668-4705-7.
- https://radicalhumanity.net Site run by Shannon Galpin, started in late 2016
References
edit- ^ "Shannon Galpin, 2013 Adventurers of the Year - National Geographic". nationalgeographic.com. 31 October 2012. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012.
- ^ "Liv Beyond – Shannon Galpin & Afghan Cycles | Coven Magazine". Archived from the original on 2014-10-28. Retrieved 2014-10-28.
- ^ "Activist Shannon Galpin uses experience in Afghanistan to Colorado". Elevation Outdoors Magazine. 2013-02-28. Retrieved 2017-03-26.
- ^ "Shannon Galpin – Strength in Numbers". shannongalpin.com. Retrieved 2017-03-26.
- ^ "We Asked, You Voted | Meet Colorado's Resident Badasses - Elevation Outdoors Magazine". Elevation Outdoors Magazine. 2016-02-07. Retrieved 2017-03-26.
- ^ Lipinski, Jed (April 16, 2013). "Cycling Past an Afghan Taboo". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- ^ Whipple, Kelsey (Jun 13, 2012). "From Colorado to Kabul and back, Shannon Galpin's wild ride". Denver Westward. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- ^ "Names You Need To Know In 2011: Shannon Galpin, Mountain2Mountain". Forbes Magazine. 11 May 2010. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ^ Miller, Sharry (January 24, 2014). "Bringing Afghan Art to Afghanistan". Women's Adventure. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
Libero's photographs and Shannon's text provide a fascinating look at a region most of us view as war-torn and worthless. Through their eyes, we can clearly see that we are wrong in that assessment.
External links
edit- http://consciousmagazine.co/mountain-to-mountain/
- http://www.summitdaily.com/news/13164266-113/galpin-women-afghanistan-mountain
- www.examiner.com/article/mountain-biking-afghanistan-shannon-galpin-has-been-there-done-that
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