Grace Anderson
Contributing Writer
Grace Anderson taking a selfie on the trail with the mountains in the background. Photo by Grace Anderson.
Grace Anderson is a climber, outdoor instructor, community organizer, and environmental advocate. She’s been a field instructor for the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) and for GirlVentures, a non-profit whose mission is to empower girls through outdoor adventures.
She previously was program manager for the Sierra Club Inspiring Connections Outdoors Program to connect communities with limited access to the outdoors.
She’s been featured as a climber and instructor in the Alpinist, Melanin Basecamp, Sierra, Elevation Outdoors, and was chosen by Gear Junkie as a 30 under 30.
She holds a Top Rope Instructor Certification with the Professional Climbing Instructors Association and a Single Pitch Instructor Certification with the American Mountain Guides Association as part of a Women’s Single Pitch Instructor program led by the American Alpine Club, Flash Foxy (a women’s climbing community), Brown Girls Climb, Camber Outdoors, and Jackson Hole Mountain Guides.
She’s worked with organizations such as PGM ONE, Sierra Club, Patagonia, NOLS, and Doris Duke Charitable FundShe’s currently based in Lander, Wyoming.
Instagram: @amaze_me_grace
