Wanted: Mountain Professionals, Pro Mountain Athletes and Tactical Athletes to be Paid Contributors for MTI

By Rob Shaul

We’re looking for insightful  Mountain Professionals and Tactical Athletes, to be paid writers/contributors to MTI. Your writing will be published on the MTI website and be featured in our weekly email newsletter, “Beta.”

Mountain Professionals

• This includes both mountain professionals and professional mountain athletes.
• Mountain Professionals include Rangers, Game Wardens, Mountain SAR professionals, Field Biologists, Ski Patrollers, Mountain Guides, Ski Instructors, etc.
• Writing topics can conclude mountain-specific fitness training, mountain movement, technique,, safety, lessons learned, gear & clothing systems, outdoor industry business, professional development, and quiet professionalism.

Professional Mountain Athletes

• This includes athletes in any outdoor discipline – climbing, mountaineering, skiing, backcountry hunting, whitewater kayaking, ultra running, mountain running, thru hiking, etc.
• High level mountain athlete, but never been a pro? We’ll take your application as well! – please include your climbing/kayaking/running/skiing resume.
• Writing topics can conclude mountain-specific fitness training, mountain movement, technique,, safety, lessons learned, gear & clothing systems, outdoor industry business, professional development, and quiet professionalism – same as those for mountain professionals.

Tactical Athletes

• This includes Wildland Firefighters, Urban Fire/Rescue, All types of Law Enforcement, SWAT/SRT, Military, etc.
• Topics include organizational issues, professional commentary, leadership, mission tactics, equipment and clothing systems, quiet professionalism, leadership, professional development, etc.

 

These will be paid positions, and contributors will be paid $100 per published submission.

Don’t apply if you’re sensitive! I will be a demanding editor, and writing which doesn’t meet MTI’s standards won’t be printed. We’re not looking for soft filler filled with cliches and lists… we want contributions which make all of us think and consider. Expect direct, but constructive criticism and multiple re-writes to make it better.

Want to improve your thinking and writing? Here’s your chance.

To apply, email rob@mtntactical.com the following:.

• Current Resume
• 3 article or essay topic ideas – including the proposed headlines

If you’re essay or topic ideas and headlines are intriguing, the next step will be to write one of them for contribution.