From the American Alpine Club:
“THE ONLY BARRIER HOLDING YOU BACK IS YOURSELF” – ZACK MARTIN
The Zack Martin Breaking Barriers (ZMBB) Grant was created in memory of Zack Martin, an avid climber and humanitarian who died just before his 25th birthday. Concerned about the failure to ‘pay it forward’ and help those in the places he climbed, Zack committed himself to perform humanitarian services in the local communities in which he explored. His efforts were supported through multiple grants including ones from the American Alpine Club (AAC) and the Anatoli Boukreev Grant. Zach championed “breaking barriers” in the alpine environment, and “breaking barriers” in the heart of man.
This grant seeks to fund expeditions that focus, primarily, on humanitarian efforts and, secondly, on an objective involving alpinism, mountaineering, rock/ice climbing and bouldering. Exploration in other areas such as ski mountaineering, river exploration etc. that lead to a greater understanding and improvement of the alpine environment could be considered for the grant. Successful candidates will demonstrate how their expedition fully encompasses both tenets of this grant.
Award: One or two grants up to $5,000 will be awarded annually to individuals or small teams that best meet the criteria.
Application Period: The Zack Martin Breaking Barriers Grant accepts applications through the years and evaluated on a rolling basis.
Find more information about the ZMBB grant here.
