Youth Engagement Pack of the BIG ONE

As a young woman, Chelsea dreamed of the mountains and going camping. Unfortunately, she lived in suburban Chicago and her family just did not do that sort of thing. Chelsea began rock climbing in 1993 and began doing backpacking trips as a means of getting to backcountry rock. She was soon hiking and climbing every weekend and before she knew it, Chelsea had amassed significant experience in both. Chelsea moved to Yosemite in 2001 to be close to that rock climbing Mecca. She was the Business Manager of Yosemite Guides, a local guiding service for hiking, bird watching, and fly-fishing and worked in the office of the Colorado Mountain School. She brings BAWT lots of enthusiasm for getting city kids outdoors. Photos of Chelsea periodically crop up in Patagonia catalogs, Essence Magazine, and Sports Illustrated Women. She is also proud to be included in Black & Brown Faces in America's Wild Places, a new book by Dudley Edmonson about Afro American outdoors enthusiasts. Chelsea is medically trained to the level of Wilderness First Responder (CPR-Professional Rescuer/Provider C).