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Mountain guide association honors Aspen alpinist |
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Wednesday, November 16, 2011 08:07 |
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Photo by Dick Jackson via The Aspen Times
By SCOTT CONDON, THE ASPEN TIMES
Aspen adventurer Dick Jackson has an interesting take on receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award earlier this month from the American Mountain Guiding Association.
Jackson is appreciative of the honor from an organization he wholeheartedly supports: “It's the only association that truly represents mountain guiding in the U.S.,” he said.
But recognition for lifetime achievements also sometimes connotes that “you're done,” he chuckled. The 61-year-old, who still is recovering from injuries he suffered last year in a paragliding crash on Mount Sopris, insists he is far from done.
Jackson is owner of Aspen Expeditions, which offers guide services for everything from paragliding off Aspen Mountain to climbing expeditions in the Himalayas. He was engaged in extreme sports long before ESPN made it all the rage, and he's been making his living sharing his expertise for the last 35 years.
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