Jim Harris joins WWA’s Ambassador Team

After instructing wilderness mountaineering courses for seven years, Jim was hired for a photo shoot in 2011. Since then, he’s written about and photographed expeditions for National Geographic, Powder, Backpacker, Men’s Journal, and others. He’s found a niche shooting Type II Fun and wilderness trips in places like Mongolia, Bolivia, and Antarctica but loves tromping around his home mountains in Utah. The fact that ski touring in the heavily-used Wasatch mountains can feel more like social outing than a wilderness experience highlights the importance of Winter Wildlands Alliance’s work to guide land stewardship. In an area where touring, chairlift access, and heli skiing often overlap, Jim is an enthusiastic supporter of preserving access for human powered recreation on public land. In his private time, Jim freestyles lyrics to the zip-zop beat his climbing skins make while slogging uphill.