Outdoor Diva Kelly Cronin
I am nominating my friend Kelly Cronin. She is a senior at the University of South Carolina, the greatest adventurer I know, and an even better person. She a recruiter, secretary, and event coordinator for the schools mountaineering club. She does what few here are willing to do in that she skips events like football games and instead leads camping and kayaking trips, even if it means going by herself. Kelly's mother lives in Panama, to which she gladly embraces all the country has to offer. She has worked at Chiriqui River Rafting in Panama to which she redesigned their webpage, led trips and also translated between guides and tourists (she is fluent in Spanish also). Even in high school he took part in the club Outward Bound to which she spent two weeks hiking, rafting and exploring Utah and Colorado. She has also backpacked through most of Europe and Southeast Asia. Aside from doing all this and maintaining a great GPA, she finds time to volunteer time in Columbia to which she teaches English to local students. She is also currently applying to the Peace Corps. For all these reasons and many more I beleive Kelly deserves to be Mountain Hardwear Diva. Not many college students are willing to put others first, embrace their love and appreciation for nature, and plan a future that consists of helping others in less fortunate situations.
Nominated By Neal Kolnik
