Björn Alfthan NorwayEnvironment Program Director, Grid-Arendal Foundation Björn works at GRID-Arendal, a Norwegian organisation which supports the United Nations Environment…
Jacques Félix Faure FranceArchitect, designer and builder of mountain refuges in the French Alps Jacques Félix-Faure is an architect and…
Julien Charon France Julien Charron is currently responsible for refuges, outdoor activities and glaciers in the Ecrins National Park. Born…
Irena Mrak SloveniaMountain geographer, Professor at the University of Velenje Irena Mrak is a mountain geographer and a mountaineer –…
Francine Brondex FranceBiologist and ecologist, member of Mountain Wilderness Francine Brondex is a biologist and ecologist. Fuelled by a passion…
Anne Roches SwitzerlandHead of sport and the environment at the Swiss Alpine Club Anne Roches is Head of Sport and…
Dawa Steven Sherpa NepalGeneral Manager of ASTREK Group, adventure travel agency in Nepal Dawa Steven Sherpa is a Nepalese tourism…
John Cocks New ZealandConsulting engineer who specialises in wastewater management in remote places John Cocks is a consulting engineer who…
Louis Ortego USADirector of Restop, Disposable Sanitation Solutions for use in the field Lou Ortego is the National Sales Manager…
Roger Robinson USASemi-retired mountaineering ranger for Denali National Park Roger has been involved with clean climb efforts on Denali (formerly…
Hugh is an active climber and ski mountaineer. Previously he has headed the New Zealand Antarctic programme, the Department of…
Watch Richard Wesley’s talk below: Richard Wesley is the current chairperson of Leave No Trace New Zealand. He has had…
Watch Harry Keys’ talk below: The Tongariro Alpine Crossing is a very popular 20 km day hike over the Tongariro…
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…
Watch Olivier Moret and Pascal Mao’s talk below: Olivier Moret leads the Petzl Foundation which supports or initiates not-for-profit projects…
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,…
Watch Roger Robinson’s presentation below: Roger Robinson Denali National Park’s Clean Climb Program. An historical review of mountaineering education, climber…
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 Erastus Lufungulo’s presentation below: Erastus Lufungulo Trash In – Trash Out: Waste Removal on Mount Kilimanjaro. The summit and…
Watch Tetsuya Hanamura’s presentation below: Tetsuya Hanamura Environmental Management on Mt. Fuji and Mountains in Japan. Declared a World Cultural…
Watch Nick Lewis’s presentation below: Nick Lewis Garbage In, Garbage Out: Managing Environmental Impacts on Antarctica’s Highest Mountains. Nick heads…
Watch Isabelle Czekajewski’s presentation below: Isabelle Czekajewski Sanisphere’s Dry Toilets Developed for Mountain Areas. Managing human waste in mountain areas…
Watch John Leffel’s presentation below: Capt. John Leffel: Effectively Managing Health and Safety: The Latest on Human Waste, Ecoli and…
Groundwater and soil pollution with nitrate nitrogen by land disposal of wastewater, and a trial measure against the issues. These issues…
The Snowbird Hut Toilet Project in Alaska: a volunteer—led experiment in solar/wind drying tests new concepts in an alpine environment. Download…
Watch Joe Arnold’s talk below: The solar dehydrating toilets on Longs Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park have been in…
Watch Tom Hopkins & John Cocks’s on Managing human waste in the wild talk below: Tom Hopkins & John Cocks…
Watch Brenda Land’s talk at the 2010 Exit Strategies Conference: Brenda Land Forest Service Exit Strategies 2010 Sustainable Summits View…
Watch Adam French’s presentation to Exit Strategies below: Ishinca Peace Toilets, Cordillera Blanca, Peru Adam French Exit Strategies Conference 2010…
Roger Robinson Evolution of Clean Climbing Practices in Denali National Park, Alaska Exit Strategies Conference 2010 Sustainable Summits Initiative Read…
Watch Mike Mortimer’s presentation to Exit Strategies below: (needs uploading) Mike Mortimer Introduction to the Exit Strategies Conference 2010 Mike…
Watch Doug Whittaker’s presentation to Exit Strategies below: Doug Whittaker River Recreation and Human Waste Exit Strategies Conference 2010 Sustainable…
Watch Karen Rollins and Geoff Hill’s presentation to Exit Strategies below: Karen Rollins + Geoff Hill Black Water Management Options…
Watch Garry Oye’s presentation to Exit Strategies below: (needs uploading) Garry Oye, NPS Washington DC Mt. Whitney Case Study Chief…
Watch Dawa Steven Sherpa’s presentation to Exit Strategies below: Dawa Steven Sherpa Human Waste in the Himalayas Exit Strategies Conference…