We all know that dirtbagging can be arduous. I’m talking real dirtbagging, not the kind where you drive around in a van bigger than my apartment, with far finer appointments. There are still some holdouts who fret over whether their rig will survive its next cross-country trip. (Then, if it does, they’ll scramble for cash to shovel into repairs once they arrive.)
No way around it: The travails of the dirtbag exist at and around the poverty line. Few know that better than Cedar Wright, a late-blooming climbing influencer with years on the road behind him.
These are salad days, though, for Wright, and he’s found himself with relatively abundant financial means. What could be better than giving it away to young, deserving nomads and seekers like he once was?
Under the tenets of the Dirtbag Fund, nothing.
Wright launched the program in late April, and the first wave will issue five grants worth $1,000 each. A second, identically structured funding release is in the works now. To apply, all you need to do is send in a “short essay” with photos and (strongly encouraged) video content explaining why you deserve the cake.