DIRTBAG FUND APPLICATIONS CLOSED until 2025. Calling All Dirtbags! I am excited to announce "The Fund."  I will be giving away 10k in grants in 1-2k chunks to the most worthy of dirtbags. 

As a longtime groveler who launched a professional climbing career while living in a cave in Yosemite, the dirtbag ethos is very close to my heart.  Now I'm taking my influencer cash and paying it forward.  I'm setting up the Dirtbag Fund to recognize, support, and amplify the voice of young climbers who are contributing to the culture and community of climbing while scraping by on next to nothing.  And, this isn’t just the old school definition - I also want to expand and redefine the where and who of dirtbagism.  I’ll award the money to a varied group of climbers from desert rats to gym rats and from outcasts to activists.  I'm excited to support the next generation of psyched young climbers and help magnify their stories and reach. "Dirtbags" with six-figure sprinter vans need not apply.  

In return for the grant, I am asking for video and photo content of the "Missions" that I am supporting, whether it is a hard climbing project, a cleanup, the first 5.14 on the moon, or a chossy first ascent.  I'm excited to share your stories and endeavors on my channels.  APPLICATIONS ARE OFFICIALLY OPEN!!!