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Be Your Ancestors' Wildest Dreams

Be Your Ancestors' Wildest Dreams

Safety Third vor 7 Jahren

Is our identity passed down to us like a family heirloom or do we create our own? For mountaineer Bam Mendiola, the answer to both questions is yes.

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Safety Third

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Ideas forged from adventure

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As a first generation Mexican American raised in a strict
household, Bam Mendiola felt the pressure to live up to the dreams
of his parents. He had to look a certain way, be successful in
school, and achieve, achieve, achieve. And he did for as long as he
could, but at the cost of hiding his true self. After coming out to
his family and friends, Bam found empowerment through
mountaineering and cemented his own powerful identity. Bam now
takes pride in being his ancestors’ wildest dreams. Learn
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