Majka Burhardt

Majka Burhardt is a professional climber, conservation entrepreneur, author and filmmaker.  She is the Founder and Executive Director of Legado and the author of Vertical Ethiopia: Climbing Toward Possibility in the Horn of Africa, which was short-listed for the Banff Book Award. Her work and projects have been featured in The Economist, Outside Magazine, The Weather Channel, NPR and more, and her articles have appeared in publications including Afar, Men’s Health, Skiing Magazine, Backpacker, Patagonia, Alpinist, Women’s Adventure, The Explorers Journal, and Climbing. Majka is a climber and ambassador with Patagonia,  an American Mountain Guides Association Rock Guide and Ice Instructor.  She graduated from Princeton University cum laude and received a MFA in Creative Writing from the Warren Wilson Program for Writers.  She and her husband, Peter Doucette, an internationally certified (AMGA/IFMGA) mountain guide, live in Jackson, New Hampshire with their twin children.