MAZAMA JOHN FRIEH RECEIVES 2013 MUGS STUMP AWARD

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Alpinist Magazine announced Sunday that Mazama member John Frieh has received a 2013 Mugs Stump Award for his second attempt on the unclimbed Middle Peak of Alaska's Saint Elias range.  This year, Frieh's team will include Colin Haley and Daniel Harro.

The Mugs Stump Award is a collaboration between Alpinist, Black Diamond Equipment, Ltd., Mountain Gear, Patagonia, Inc. and W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc., to support "small teams pursuing climbing objectives that exemplify light, fast and clean alpinism."  You will find a complete list of this year's winners at this link.