Everett Branch Ken Nelson Climbing Award

about the award

The Ken Nelson Memorial Climbing Award honors a member of the Everett Mountaineers for outstanding climb leadership and service to Everett Branch climbing program. It symbolizes the heritage of inspiration, instruction, and leadership, which is so vital to the Mountaineers.

The award was established in 1986 in memory of Ken Nelson. Ken was a very active Everett Climbing Committee member who died in a tragic mountaineering accident on Mt. Robson. Originally, the Branch intended to dedicate a climbing rock in his name, but when the project was canceled this award was conceived instead. The award is a perpetual plaque, that permanently resides at the Mountaineer Public Center in Seattle. It is inscribed with names added in subsequent years. A smaller plaque is given to each recipient to keep.

The past year's Climbing Committee Chair or her/his designee presents the award at the Annual Banquet.

The Climbing Committee is responsible for the selection of the recipient while adhering to the criteria within this policy. The Committee Chair shall lead the Committee through the selection process. Written nominations for award candidates may come from the Climbing Committee or from Everett Branch members. After reviewing each nomination, if the Committee decides to make an award, they shall prepare a summary of the recipient's history for appropriate publication.

Recipients of the award must have graduated from the  Mountaineers Basic Climbing Course or achieved Basic Climbing Equivalency and have proven themselves through the demonstration of service to the program as a dedicated instructor, model leader, and humanitarian.

award recipients

SPONSORED BY

Everett Climbing Committee

CONTACT

Climbing Committee Chair