I won’t let Trump bully our mountains any longer

Opinion in New Hampshire's Union Leader September 2020 I’VE BEEN an activist since I was eight years old. As a kid of Polish descent growing up in Minnesota, other kids would tease me for my funny-sounding name (it’s pronounced My-ka). I could sit there and take it, or I could stand up for myself. I chose the latter and I’ve ... Read More

Why We Vote

Video Call to Action, September 2020 A call to vote, produced by the American Alpine Club with support from Majka Burhardt. If you can't view the video here, click the button below. Watch the Video

When Adventure Turns to Impact

Profile June 2020 New Hampshire-based Majka Burhardt is a superhero. She can climb almost anything, including ice, where she just became the first woman to receive the American Mountain Guides Association Ice Instructor certification (in addition to her rock guiding certification). She can use science and adventure to protect some of the most biodiverse places in the world, mountains referred to as ... Read More

The Sharp End: Ice Climbing in NH

Radio Interview on NHPR, February 2020 The Granite State is famous for ice-climbing spots like Cathedral Ledge and Cannon Cliff. We explore the appeal of the sport and it's impact on the economy of the North Country. We talk with experienced ice climbers who guide beginners as well as advanced ice climbers and discuss the impact of climate change; they’re seeing a ... Read More

Freedom of the Hills

Climbing Magazine, July 2019 Women guides uphill battle to succeed in male-dominated industry. Read More

Today At Breck Winter Edition 2019

Words of Wisdom, Alumni Profile Breck Magazine Majka Burhardt ’94 Majka is an author, professional climber, filmmaker, and entrepreneur. She has spent two decades exploring the world — usually by hand and foot — and collecting stories of challenge, humanity, and the fine line between extreme and acceptable risk that inspire and challenge audiences around the world. In this issue ... Read More

Cleanest Line | Essay

“And Then There Were Two” The Cleanest Line Blog, July 2017. Read Online “Sometimes I wish I could make it easier on all of us and want less. I wish I could take climbing and the elation and lust and risk that accompanies it out of our family picture. In our newfound time, we could make kale cupcakes, hand-sew your … Read More

EYE ON THE NEEDLES

Climbing Magazine, December 2017 A story of climbing, granite, and complex history in California's Needles, featuring Majka Burhardt. "When, in the early 1980s, Tony Yaniro attempted to free the splitter of Pyromania, I was blown away by how difficult the climbing looked from my belay. Yet the route went free, and was well within Tony’s range. He climbed it in ... Read More