REI Presents: I Am Here
“My parents never even thought about climbing a mountain.” Yesenia grew up living in a small farmer’s cabin in the apple orchards of Oregon’s Hood River Valley. As a child, she played sports but never knew about outdoor recreation, despite being surrounded by Mount Hood and hundreds of miles of trails. Her first pivotal outdoor experience was going to Multnomah Falls, a roadside stop outside Portland. “I didn’t know what you needed in order to do that stuff. Did you need a permit, a ticket? It wasn’t until college that I realized that all the trails and outdoors were free for all of us to use.” Watch Yesi's journey to climb Mount St. Helens and pursue her American dream.
Learn more about Yesenia:
https://www.rei.com/blog/climb..../rei-presents-i-am-h
Watch more REI films:
https://www.youtube.com/playli....st?list=PL7tqTAgUK4U
Credits:
Story Design + Cinematography: Michael Hanson and David Hanson, Modoc
Editor: Mark Bashore, Plains of Yonder
Aerial Cinematography: Andy Maser
Colorist: George Costakis, Piñata Post
Sound Mix: PKA Scotty Beam, Cleod9 Music
Additional Support: The Castros Family, Trout Creek Orchard, JT Lehman, Jose Muro, Mercado Guadalajara
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