This is episode 3 with international guide, photographer and athlete David Morton. We’ll discover how David found his calling in the mountains and the characteristics that contributed to his successful career as a guide on the highest peaks of the world. In the setting of the high Himalaya, Our focus will shift to the discovery of a unmet need and the calling for a different journey. We will recount the mountain tragedies and the ensuing insights that led him and partners to start the successful non profit, the Juniper Fund, a non-profit whose mission is to provide assistance to individuals, families and communities adversely Impacted by their work for the mountain-based adventure industry. Some of their successes have included: the provision of funds to cover living expenses for families left behind by the death of a mountain workers in the Himalaya, supporting vocational programs to help the widowed move on with a viable income, and increasing overall awareness of the adverse impact of the dangerous but growing mountain tourism industry on indigenous culture. Listen, be inspired, and enjoy!!

To learn about the organization:

http://www.thejuniperfund.org/

PC: theJuniperFund

music:

courtesy of freemusicarchive

"Night Owl" by Broke For Free is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.