Watch Erik Bradshaw’s talk below: Erik Bradshaw is managing director at IBIS Technology based in Queenstown. He is a recreational…
Watch Rob Brown’s talk below: Rob Brown is a landscape photographer and writer based in Wanaka. Rob has been photographing…
Watch Dr. Jamili Nais’s talk below: Dr Jamili Nais is currently the Director/CEO of the Sabah Parks Board. Jamili has…
Panelists: Janet Mackay, Roger Robinson, Lisa Choegyal, Moderator Sam Newton Lisa Choegyal has over 30 years experience in the tourism…
Watch Dave Bamford’s talk below: Dave Bamford (conference co‐coordinator) has a life centred around mountaineering, protected areas and sustainable tourism…
Watch Peter Rupitsch’s talk below: Peter Rupitsch is the managing director of Hohe Tauern National Park, the largest National Park…
Watch Derek Chinn’s talk below: Derek Chinn is a structural engineer based in Queenstown. His special area of interest is…
Watch Karen Rollins’s talk below: Karen Rollins is an environmental scientist and architectural technologist. She became involved with BEES through…
Watch John Cocks and Tom Hopkins’ talk below: John Cocks is an environmental engineer and sustainability advocate whose lifelong passion…
Guy Cotter whole life has been spent in the mountains ‐ in New Zealand, the Himalayas and many other mountain…
Panelists: Dawa Steven Sherpa, Roger Robinson, Pascal Mao, Moderator: Stuart Gray Stuart Gray began his career in public policy, but…
Watch Roger Robinson’s talk below: Roger Robinson first climbed Denali in 1975 as part of the Denali Rehabilitation and Education…
Watch Dawa Steven Sherpa’s talk below: Dawa Steven Sherpa is a tourism entrepreneur and an environmental activist. He is an…
Panelists: Suze Kelly, Peter Rupitsch, Dawa Steven Sherpa, Robin McNeill, Erik Bradshaw, Geoff Gabites. Moderator Hugh Logan Suze Kelly is…
Watch Brian Anderson’s talk below: Brian Anderson is a Senior Research Fellow at the Antarctic Research Centre, Victoria University of…
Watch Olivier Moret and Pascal Mao’s talk below: Olivier Moret leads the Petzl Foundation which supports or initiates not-for-profit projects…
Watch Simon Cox’s talk below: Dr Simon Cox is a Principal Scientist at GNS Science in Dunedin, with professional expertise…
Watch Lou Sanson’s talk below: Lou Sanson was the Chief Executive of Antarctica New Zealand for seven years, responsible for…
Ngāi Tahu Tribal Elders and the Sacred New Zealand Mountains
(View 2016’s conference here.) The first Sustainable Summit Conference was held in Colorado in 2010 as “Exit Strategies” with a…
Watch Doug Whittaker’s talk at the 2014 Sustainable Summits Conference below: How Many Is Too Many? Setting Capacities And Allocating…
Watch Michael Loso’s presentation below: Each year, over 1,000 climbers attempt to climb Mt. McKinley via the West Buttress, located…
Watch Garry Porter’s presentation on the Everest Biogas Project below: Garry Porter- A Waste Solution for Everest: The Biogas Project…
View the Everest Knot panel discussion below: Panel: Conrad Anker, Melissa Arnott, Dr. Markus Hallgren, John Harlin, Dawa Steven Sherpa,…
Dawa Steven Sherpa chairs the Nepal Mountaineering Association’s Environment Protection Committee. Dawa Steven is currently a board member of the…
Watch Ken Karstens’s presentation below: Ken Karstens presented on the early history of Denali climbing. View Ken’s slides below: Ken…
Watch Roger Robinson’s presentation below: Roger Robinson Denali National Park’s Clean Climb Program. An historical review of mountaineering education, climber…
Watch Erik Murdock and Ty Tyler’s presentation below: Erik Murdock PhD and Ty Tyler Climbing Management Plans: Concepts and Case…
Watch the Denali National Park video below: Denali National Park cinesampler aerial video of the Alaska Range.
Watch Phunuru Sherpa and Conrad Anker’s presentation below: Phunuru Sherpa and Conrad Anker The Khumbu Climbing School: A Model for…
Watch Hanno Doenz’s presentation below: Hanno Doenz Environmental Practices of the International Federation of Mountain Guides. The foundation, history, and…
Watch Zara Sanchez’s presentation below: Zara Sanchez Environmental Practices in Peru’s Protected Natural Areas. Protected Natural Areas (ANP) are fundamental…
Watch Scott Massey’s presentation below: The American Mountain Guides Association’s push to set the highest standards in our mountain areas.…
Watch Ruben Massarelli’s presentation below: Ruben Massarelli The Challenge of Managing Human Waste in High Altitude: a Case Study of…
Watch Stephan Taranto’s presentation below: Stephan Taranto Addressing Waste Management Barriers and Opportunities through Building Sustainable Partnerships with Community-Based Tourism…
Watch Geoff Hill’s presentation below: Dr. Geoff Hill How Remote Toilets Work (or Fail to Work) and What They Should…
Watch Conrad Anker’s presentation below: Conrad Anker – Climbing in the Alaska Range Sustainable Summits Conference 2014
Watch Markus Hallgren’s talk below: Markus Hallgren Extreme Environments – Everyday Decision-making. Markus Hällgren is a professor in business administration…
Watch Erastus Lufungulo’s presentation below: Erastus Lufungulo Trash In – Trash Out: Waste Removal on Mount Kilimanjaro. The summit and…
Watch Alex Von Steen’s presentation below: Alex Van Steen Carstenz Pyramid—a “Seven Summits” peak—Presents Challenges And Opportunities For Partnerships In…
Watch Karen Rollins’s presentation below: Karen Rollins Best Environmental Practices for Managing Energy, Water, and Wastewater at Off Grid Mountain…
Watch Tetsuya Hanamura’s presentation below: Tetsuya Hanamura Environmental Management on Mt. Fuji and Mountains in Japan. Declared a World Cultural…
Aukje van Gerven Envirotrek: Having Fun With Sustainable Mountain Tourism. One hundred million tourists visit the European Alps every year,…
Watch part 1 of the panel discussion below (start at 0:27): Watch part 2 of the panel discussion below: Panel:…
Watch Nick Lewis’s presentation below: Nick Lewis Garbage In, Garbage Out: Managing Environmental Impacts on Antarctica’s Highest Mountains. Nick heads…
Watch Paul Anderson’s presentation below: Paul Anderson Denali’s Backcountry Management Plan: Lessons Learned From The Challenges, Successes And Failures In…
Watch Manzoor Hussain’s presentation below: Lt. Col. Manzoor Hussain User Impacts in Pakistan’s Mountains. Lt. Col. Manzoor Hussain is president…
Watch Isabelle Czekajewski’s presentation below: Isabelle Czekajewski Sanisphere’s Dry Toilets Developed for Mountain Areas. Managing human waste in mountain areas…