Peter Metcalf, founder and former CEO of Black Diamond, shared mountain story with the IMR. He called this talk "Alpinism, Entrepreneurship and Environmentalism" and includes a lot of valuable information for anyone interested in business, environmental issues and mountain life! This is a live recording from a fireside chat.

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• Read about the Fireside Chat on the Mountain Commons — It was one of the first cold nights of winter and much-needed snow had finally fell on the city. To be honest, we weren’t sure if the cold would keep people away. However, we soon had dozens gathered around the fire and Mr. Metcalf caught everyone’s attention with his story about climbing the Spur of Mt. Hunter in Denali National Park...