James Edwards Mills
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James Edwards Mills is an American author, freelance journalist, outdoor guide and independent media producer.[1]
As an author, Mills wrote The Adventure Gap: Changing the Face of the Outdoors and has contributed to numerous publications including National Geographic,[2] Rock & Ice and Alpinist (magazine).[3] Mills was one of the creative minds behind An American Ascent, a documentary chronicling the first all African Americans ascent of Denali, North America's highest peak. He is also the founder of The Joy Trip Project, a blog, reporting and podcast series focused on outdoor recreation.[4]
Biography
Growing up in Los Angeles, California Mills developed an interest in the outdoors through his participation in a local Boy Scouts of America.[5] He subsequently started an outdoor focused career in 1989, spending time as a guide, outfitter, and sales rep.[4]
In 2013, alongside Aparna Rajagopal-Durbin and Jeanne O’Brian of the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS), Mills helped organize the first all African American expedition to successfully summit Denali, North America’s highest peak.[6] Mills initially hoped to personally take part in the bid for Denali's peak, but a hip replacement operation prevented him from joining the summit team.[7] A documentary about this expedition was subsequently produced entitled: An American Ascent, for which Mills acted as a cowriter and coproducer.[3]
In 2014 Mills penned The Adventure Gap: Changing the Face of the Outdoors, a work begun while recovering from his hip replacement surgery.[6] Mills has also contributed to a variety of publications including National Geographic, Rock & Ice and Alpinist. He is the founder of The Joy Trip Project, a blog, reporting and podcast series focused on outdoor recreation.
Through the University of Wisconsin's Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, Mills has taught a summer course entitled: 'Outdoors for All'.[8] This course focuses on exploring historical barriers to diversity in the outdoors and future solutions to make access to the outdoors more equitable.[9]
Awards and honors
- Banff Centre Mountain & Wilderness Writing Program Fellow (2014)[4][10]
- Paul K. Petzoldt Award For Environmental Education (2016)[4][10][11]
- Yosemite National Park Centennial Ambassador (2016)[4][12][13]
Published works
Books
- The Adventure Gap: Changing the Face of the Outdoors, Seattle: 2014.[14]
Articles
- Wired - Exploring The Adventure Gap (2012)[15]
- Polar Explorer Eric Larsen Begins Attempt to Bike to the South Pole (2012)[16]
- The Force of the Soul: Hugues Beauzile (2018)[17]
- No Pain, No Change (2019)[18]
- Here’s how national parks are working to fight racism (2020)[19]
- These people of color transformed U.S. national parks (2020)[20]
- Opinion: Built on smoke (2020)[21]
Filmography
James Edward Mills was credited as a co writer and co producer on the production.
Awards
An American Ascent won Best Feature Film at the Mountain & Adventure Film Festival.[22] It was also won Best Documentary and Best Director at the San Diego Black Film Festival.[24][22]
The film was privately screened at the White House in June of 2015.[25]
References
- ↑ "James Edward Mills". Center for Humans & Nature. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Backstage Live with James Edward Mills". National Geographic. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "James Edward Mills". Mountainfilm. 2015-05-05. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "About The Joy Trip Project". The Joy Trip Project. 2018-01-21. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ↑ "The Adventure Gap: Q&A with Author James Edward Mills — Washington Trails Association". www.wta.org. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Outdoors for All: An Interview with James Edward Mills - National Forest Foundation". www.nationalforests.org. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ↑ "The Adventure Gap and Narratives of Inclusion: James Edward Mills talks about why the face of outdoor adventure must change - Alpinist.com". www.alpinist.com. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ↑ "'Outdoors for All': Summer course explores efforts to make recreation and conservation more diverse and inclusive - Nelson Institute | News". nelson.wisc.edu. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ↑ "The Nelson Institute". nelson.wisc.edu. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "JORDAHL PUBLIC LANDS LECTURE: LAND STORIES: VOICES OF THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE". In Common. 2020. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ O'Brien, Jeanne. "James Mills Receives Paul K. Petzoldt Award for The Adventure Gap book". SNEWS. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Familiar Faces, Important Places". River Alliance of WI. 2016-02-22. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ↑ Mills, James Edward. "The Buffalo Soldiers' Overlooked Role in Preserving Our Public Lands". Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ↑ Mills, James Edward (2014). The Adventure Gap: Changing the Face of the Outdoors. Mountaineers Books. ISBN 978-1-59485-868-0.
- ↑ "Wired - Exploring The Adventure Gap - Alpinist.com". www.alpinist.com. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ↑ "Polar Explorer Eric Larsen Begins Attempt to Bike to the South Pole". Adventure. 2012-12-17. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ↑ "The Force of the Soul: Hugues Beauzile - Alpinist.com". www.alpinist.com. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ↑ Mills, James Edward. "The road to a more diverse outdoor industry". SNEWS. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ↑ "How can the National Park Services work to be anti-racist?". Travel. 2020-06-23. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ↑ "These people of color transformed U.S. national parks". Travel. 2020-08-05. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ↑ Mills, James Edward. "Opinion: Are we setting the stage for real change, or is history repeating itself?". SNEWS. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 "An American Ascent". An American Ascent. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ↑ "An American Ascent". Collective Eye Films. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ↑ Adams, Casey. "'An American Ascent' Earns Best Picture, Best Director". blog.nols.edu. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
- ↑ "The White House Screens AN AMERICAN ASCENT". An American Ascent. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
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