Congratulations to our winners! Amelia from the UK and Zhenya from Kyrgyzstan/Russia will join the expedition group to Pamir, Wahkhan and Lenin Peak! Amelia plans to film a documentary about the largest queer mountaineering expedition group in history climbing the Lenin Peak. Zhenya is working with other local activists to start a queer-led group of mountaineers in Kyrgyzstan.
Learn more about Amelia here. You can find Zhenya’s story here.
Get to know all past scholarship recipients here. Keep yourself updated and (re-)apply next year!