Source Publisher Aaron Switzer chats with Alpinist Graham Zimmerman on this podcast episode.

Zimmerman is a renowned alpinist whose work has propelled him into conservation advocacy, holding leadership roles in nonprofits such as the American Alpine Club and Protect Our Winters. He’s a world-class mountaineer who has received several awards, including the Piolet d’Or, the highest honor in alpine climbing, in 2020. His debut book, “A Fine Line: Searching for Balance Among Mountains,” focuses on pursuing alpinism with social responsibility.

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Q&A with Bend Alpinist Graham Zimmerman

Professional climber and Bend local Graham Zimmerman discusses alpine climbing, his debut book, “A Fine Line,” and climate advocacy

This article appears in Source Weekly October 26, 2023.

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LISTEN: Bend Don’t Break: Alpinist Graham Zimmerman 🎧

by The Source Staff, The Source - Bend, Oregon
November 1, 2023

<h1>LISTEN: Bend Don’t Break: Alpinist Graham Zimmerman 🎧</h1> <p class="byline">by The Source Staff, The Source - Bend, Oregon <br />November 1, 2023</p> <p><span class="fdnDropCap">S</span>ource Publisher Aaron Switzer chats with Alpinist Graham Zimmerman on this podcast episode.</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full alignright alignright"><a href="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/the_source_-_bend_don_t_break_110223.webp"><img src="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/the_source_-_bend_don_t_break_110223.webp" alt="" class="wp-image-52102" /></a></figure> <p> Zimmerman is a renowned alpinist whose work has propelled him into conservation advocacy, holding leadership roles in nonprofits such as the American Alpine Club and Protect Our Winters. He’s a world-class mountaineer who has received several awards, including the Piolet d’Or, the highest honor in alpine climbing, in 2020. His debut book, “A Fine Line: Searching for Balance Among Mountains,” focuses on pursuing alpinism with social responsibility.</p> <p><b>Listen now</b>:</p> <div class="wp-block-group newspack-embed-container align"> <div style="font-size: 10px;color: #cccccc;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-779383396" title="Source Weekly - Bend, Oregon" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc;text-decoration: none">Source Weekly - Bend, Oregon</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-779383396/bend-dont-break-alpinist-graham-zimmerman" title="Bend Don&apos;t Break: Alpinist Graham Zimmerman" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc;text-decoration: none">Bend Don&#x27;t Break: Alpinist Graham Zimmerman</a></div> </p></div> <div class="wp-block-group fdn-after-article-related"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Related Stories</h3> </p></div> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/news/listen-bend-dont-break-alpinist-graham-zimmerman-20087567/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com&quot;&gt;The Source - Bend, Oregon&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-Untitled-design-4.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=52097&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://www.bendsource.com/news/listen-bend-dont-break-alpinist-graham-zimmerman-20087567/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/bendsource.com/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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