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- 1 2 "Protect Our Winters Advocates for Racial Justice in Climate Fight". POWDER Magazine. 2020-06-23. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
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- 1 2 "World-renowned ski mountaineer, environmental activist running for Utah's open Senate seat". The Salt Lake Tribune. 2024-01-08.
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