Ben Folsom and Maura Hahnenberger, Salt Lake City, UT: an interview by Erik Solberg and John Worsencroft, [June 9 and 18, 2008]

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Title Ben Folsom and Maura Hahnenberger, Salt Lake City, UT: an interview by Erik Solberg and John Worsencroft, [June 9 and 18, 2008]
Alternative Title No.549 Ben Folsom and Maura Hahnenberger
Creator Folsom, Ben; Hahnenberger, Maura
Contributor Cooley, Everett L.; University of Utah. American West Center; Solberg, Erik; Worsencroft, John C., 1981-
Publisher Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Date 2008-06-09; 2008-06-18
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Date Digital 2014-06-11
Spatial Coverage Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5780993/ ; Wasatch Range, Juab County, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5549209/
Subject Folsom, Ben--Interviews; Hahnenberger, Maura--Interviews; Outdoor recreation--Utah; Mountaineers--Utah--Biography; Rock climbing--Utah--Biography
Description Transcript (41, 48 pages) of two interview by Erik Solberg and John Worsencroft with Ben Folsom and Maura Hahnenberger on June 9 and 18, 2008
Abstract Ben is a tree climber in Salt Lake City and owns his own business. He's done some tree climbing competitions but rock climbing is his real passion. The two sports are intertwined though--one prepares him for the other. Ben likes to do his climbs in a traditional style, using as little fixed gear as possible. He says that there are different rules and etiquette in different locations and also there are lots of different types of rock and they should be climbed in different ways. When he establishes a new route he says he wants to do it right and will sometimes take weeks to complete it. Maura is currently getting her doctorate in meteorology at the University of Utah with a focus in mountain meteorology and forecasting. She's very interested in the Salt Lake Valley temperature inversion and pollution episodes. Ben and Maura have done a lot of first ascents and established new routes, primarily in the state of Utah. They have both had some pretty close calls while climbing, but love it so much that they say it's worth it. Interview is part of the Utah Outdoor Recreation Project. Interviewers: Erik Solberg and John Worsencroft
Type Text
Genre oral histories (literary works)
Format application/pdf
Language eng
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Is Part of Outdoor Recreation Oral History Project
Scanning Technician Matt Wilkinson
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/s6pp0q26
Topic Outdoor recreation; Mountaineers; Rock climbing
Setname uum_elc
ID 796242
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pp0q26