{"id":5576,"date":"2021-12-27T17:49:52","date_gmt":"2021-12-28T00:49:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voile.com\/blog\/?p=5576"},"modified":"2021-12-28T11:21:46","modified_gmt":"2021-12-28T18:21:46","slug":"2021-bipoc-backcountry-scholarship-recipients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.voile.com\/blog\/2021-bipoc-backcountry-scholarship-recipients\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 BIPOC Backcountry Scholarship Recipients"},"content":{"rendered":"

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First off, we’d like to give a big virtual round of applause to all who offered their time and effort to share their stories through these essays. Your participation in this scholarship has given us an opportunity to help work towards equal representation within the backcountry community. We’d also like to thank the BIPOC volunteers that helped judge all of the incredible entries we received. We’d be over our heads without them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This Scholarship is a small step towards equal representation<\/a>. We’ve learned a lot from reading these entries, and it’s shown us both the number of steps that are ahead of us and why they’re worth taking. Thank you for trusting us to hear you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While it’s been incredibly difficult narrowing it down to two winners, we’re stoked to announce Ryan Wilkes (Grand Prize) and Janel Rieger (Runner-Up) as the recipients of the 2021 BIPOC Backcountry Scholarship<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Continue below to read the recipients winning essays…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Grand Prize: Ryan Wilkes (He\/Him\/His)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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