Neal Carroll, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Matt Driscoll, 20 July 2010

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Title Neal Carroll, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Matt Driscoll, 20 July 2010
Alternative Title No. 644 Neal Carroll
Creator Carroll, Neal, 1971-
Contributor Driscoll, Matt
Publisher Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Date 2010-07-20
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Date Digital 2015-07-08
Spatial Coverage Alta, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5770692/ ; Little Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5777383/
Subject Carroll, Neal, 1971- --Interviews; Mountaineers--Utah--Biography; Rock climbing--Utah; Outdoor recreation--Utah; Mountaineering--Search and rescue operations; Search and rescue operations--Utah; Skis and skiing--Utah--Alta
Description Transcript (43 pages) of an interview by Matt Driscoll with Neal Carroll on 20 July 2010. Part of the Outdoor Recreation Oral History Project, Everett Cooley Collection tape no. U-3015
Abstract Neal Carroll (b. 1971) was raised in Atlanta, Georgia, but moved to Salt Lake City, Utah to attend the University of Utah in 1990. He is currently a Ph.D. candidate in British/American Literature at the University of Utah. Neal describes working at Alta during his college years, detailing the developments to the Alta facilities and culture since he began to work there and sharing some general observations on Salt Lake City ski culture. Neal also worked for the Alta Ski Patrol in 1997 and worked full-time as a ski patroller until 2002. Neal was introduced to climbing at a fraternity rush event, but then began to develop a passion for climbing while working at Alta, learning to trad climb at the Hellgate in Little Cottonwood Canyon with friend Tony Calvert. Neal describes his development as a climber, explaining how he came into route development, and also sharing stories about his employment at Salt Lake climbing shop IME. The interview concludes as Neal tries to articulate why climbing remains an important part of his life.Outdoor Recreation Oral History Project. Interviewer: Matt Driscoll
Type Text
Genre oral histories (literary works)
Format application/pdf
Language eng
Rights Digital Image © 2015 Utah State Historical Society. All Rights Reserved.
Is Part of Outdoor Recreation Oral History Project
Scanning Technician Niko Amaya; Halima Noor
Conversion Specifications Original scanned with Kirtas 2400 and saved as 400 ppi uncompressed TIFF. PDF generated by Adobe Acrobat Pro X for CONTENTdm display.
ARK ark:/87278/s6h43mkr
Topic Outdoor recreation; Mountaineers; Rock climbing; Mountaineering--Search and rescue operations; Search and rescue operations; Skis and skiing
Setname uum_elc
ID 839966
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6h43mkr