Shannon Galpin

Shannon Galpin (born 1974) is an American activist, author, adventurer, and producer of the movie, Afghan Cycles. In 2013, she was named, National Geographic Adventurer of the Year.[1][2] Shannon started a US series of mountain biking camps called Strength in Numbers for women in their 20s and 30s who have experienced gender violence,[3] with the belief that "an army of women can change the world."[4] Shannon was runner up for two consecutive years in Elevation Outdoors Magazine's Resident Badass poll, in the Humanitarian category.[5]

Galpin at the 2014 Texas Book Festival.

Life

She grew up in Bismarck, North Dakota. In 2006, she founded Mountain2Mountain.[6][7][8]

Works
  • Streets of Afghanistan: Bridging Cultures Through Art, Photographs by Libero Di Zinno, Hatherleigh Company, Limited, 2013, ISBN 9781578264674 [9]
  • Mountain to Mountain: A Journey of Adventure and Activism for the Women of Afghanistan. St. Martin's Press. 16 September 2014. ISBN 978-1-4668-4705-7.
  • https://radicalhumanity.net Site run by Shannon Galpin, started in late 2016

References
  1. "Shannon Galpin, 2013 Adventurers of the Year - National Geographic". nationalgeographic.com. 31 October 2012.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-10-28. Retrieved 2014-10-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Activist Shannon Galpin uses experience in Afghanistan to Colorado". Elevation Outdoors Magazine. 2013-02-28. Retrieved 2017-03-26.
  4. "Shannon Galpin – Strength in Numbers". shannongalpin.com. Retrieved 2017-03-26.
  5. "We Asked, You Voted | Meet Colorado's Resident Badasses - Elevation Outdoors Magazine". Elevation Outdoors Magazine. 2016-02-07. Retrieved 2017-03-26.
  6. Lipinski, Jed (April 16, 2013). "Cycling Past an Afghan Taboo". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  7. Whipple, Kelsey (Jun 13, 2012). "From Colorado to Kabul and back, Shannon Galpin's wild ride". Denver Westward. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  8. "Names You Need To Know In 2011: Shannon Galpin, Mountain2Mountain". Forbes Magazine. 11 May 2010. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  9. Miller, Sharry (January 24, 2014). "Bringing Afghan Art to Afghanistan". Women's Adventure. Retrieved 28 October 2014. Libero’s photographs and Shannon’s text provide a fascinating look at a region most of us view as war-torn and worthless. Through their eyes, we can clearly see that we are wrong in that assessment.


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