Jim Clash

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Jim Clash
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Clash speaking at The Explorers Club
Born
James Michael Clash

1950s
Tokyo, Japan
EducationBA English University of Maryland, MBA from Columbia University
Occupation(s)Participatory adventure journalist, Author
Notable workForbes To The Limits, The Right Stuff: Interviews with Icons of the 1960s, The Right Stuff: Interviews with Icons of the 1970s and 1980s

James Michael Clash (born 1950s) is an American participatory adventure journalist and author who has engaged in and written about various challenging exploits. [1] [2] He has written for Forbes , [3] AskMen, [4] Huffington Post , [5] Bloomberg Businessweek , [6] and Automobile . [7] Clash has written three books: Forbes To The Limits, [8] The Right Stuff: Interviews with Icons of the 1960s, [9] [10] and The Right Stuff: Interviews with Icons of the 1970s and 1980s. [10] He is a fellow and former board member of The Explorers Club and is also ticket holder 610 on Virgin Galactic for a flight to space. [11] [12]

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Early life

Clash was born in Tokyo, Japan in the 1950s and raised in Laurel, Maryland. [13] He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Maryland, and an MBA from Columbia University. [12] His first foray into adventure began as an amateur "ham" radio operator. [14] Prior to becoming an adventure journalist, Clash covered mutual funds and finance for Forbes magazine, and was an account director in the advertising industry.

Interviews with iconic figures

As an adventure journalist, Clash has interviewed 8 of the 12 moon walkers [15] [16] including Neil Armstrong [17] and Buzz Aldrin. [6] He has also interviewed legendary aviation pioneers including Chuck Yeager, [18] Senator John Glenn, [19] Sir Richard Branson, [20] Elon Musk, [4] Jeff Bezos, [21] Alan Eustace, [22] Bertrand Piccard, [23] Joe Kittinger, [24] and Felix Baumgartner. [25] Notable mountaineers include Sir Edmund Hillary, [26] Reinhold Messner, [27] Sir Chris Bonington, [28] Jamling Tenzing Norgay, [29] and Jim Whittaker. [30]

Clash has also interviewed deep ocean explorers Don Walsh [31] and James Cameron [32] as well as notable race car drivers Sir Jackie Stewart [33] and Mario Andretti [34] and famous musicians Roger Daltrey, [35] Pete Townshend, [36] Grace Slick, [37] Ginger Baker, [38] and Art Garfunkel. [39] Additional diversity among his interviews includes those of Sir Roger Bannister, [40] Dr. Edward Teller, [41] Joe Frazier, [42] Mikhail Baryshnikov, [43] and Neil de Grasse Tyson. [44]

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References

  1. ↑ Gladden, Becca. "Jim Clash – Business and Adventure Journalist, Author – Part One". Discover Con. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  2. ↑ Gladden, Becca. "Jim Clash – Business and Adventure Journalist, Author – Part Two". Discover Con. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Contributor Jim Clash". Forbes. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
  4. 1 2 Jim, Clash. "Elon Musk Interview". AskMen. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
  5. ↑ Clash, James (June 24, 2011). "American Adventurer Tackles Deadly Japanese Blowfish: Survives". Huffington Post. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
  6. 1 2 Clash, Jim. "Buzz Aldrin, Moonwalker, Says U.S. Must Shoot for Mars". Bloomberg. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
  7. ↑ Clash, James. "Bugatti Veyron's Top Speed – Strap In and Hunker Down". Automobile Mag. Retrieved June 17, 2009.
  8. ↑ Clash, James (April 7, 2003). Forbes To The Limits: Pushing Yourself to the Edge--in Adventure and in Business Hardcover – April 7, 2003. Wiley. ISBN   0471210935.
  9. ↑ "The Right Stuff: Interviews with Icons of the 1960s". Goodreads. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  10. 1 2 Clash, James. "The Right Stuff: Interviews with Icons of the 1970s and 1980s". Amazon. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
  11. ↑ DiBlasio, Natalie. "Space enthusiast not deterred by Virgin crash". USA Today. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
  12. 1 2 "Mountain Stories 2011". The Explorers Club. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
  13. ↑ Leonard, Kevin. "Jim Clash: Laurel's own George Plimpton continues legacy of participatory journalism". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  14. ↑ Clash, James. "There's magic in it". Forbes. Retrieved July 7, 2001.
  15. ↑ Clash, Jim. "What's It Like To Stand On The Lunar Surface? Seven Moonwalkers Give Us The Straight Dope". Forbes. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  16. ↑ Clash, Jim. "Moonwalker Harrison Schmitt Discusses The Significance Of This Year's 50th Anniversary Of Apollo 11". Forbes. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
  17. ↑ Clash, James. "James M. Clash: Selfless hero of a bygone age". Ohio.com. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
  18. ↑ Clash, Jim (July 2, 2018). "Chuck Yeager: 'Right Stuff' Character Was Right-On". Chuck Yeager. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
  19. ↑ Clash, Jim. "Senator John Glenn Tribute: The Late Great Space Hero In His Own Words". Forbes. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  20. ↑ Clash, Jim. "Jim Clash Chats w/ Richard Branson, Burt Rutan, Brian Binnie". YouTube. Retrieved February 15, 2008.
  21. ↑ Clash, Jim (February 21, 2014). "Jeff Bezos Interview". AskMen. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
  22. ↑ Clash, Jim. "Long-Time Google Executive Alan Eustace On His 135,890-Ft. World Record Parachute Jump". Forbes. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  23. ↑ Clash, Jim. "Bertrand Piccard Wins Explorers Medal For World Record Balloon and Solar-Powered Flights". Forbes. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
  24. ↑ Clash, Jim. "Meet Joe Kittinger, The First Man To Kiss The Sky". Forbes. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  25. ↑ Clash, Jim. "Four Questions for Felix Baumgartner Five Years After His Amazing 128,100-Foot Parachute Jump". Forbes. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
  26. ↑ Clash, Jim. "In A World Lacking Character, Sir Edmund Hillary Had It In Spades". Forbes. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  27. ↑ Clash, Jim. "Reinhold Messner Interview". AskMen. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
  28. ↑ Clash, Jim. "Mountaineering Legend Chris Bonington: Sir'd, But Never Shaken". Forbes. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  29. ↑ Clash, Jim. "Jamling Tenzing Norgay Interview". Ask Men. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  30. ↑ Clash, Jim (April 20, 2013). "Mount Everest's First U.S. Conqueror Recalls 1963 Climb". Bloomberg. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  31. ↑ Clash, Jim. "What Does The Deepest Point On The Planet Look Like?". Forbes. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  32. ↑ "Exploring Legends Interview Series feat. James Cameron". Vimeo. July 17, 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
  33. ↑ Clash, Jim. "Formula One Legend Sir Jackie Stewart On Dyslexia, Being Bullied and More". Forbes. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  34. ↑ Clash, Jim. "What Does Mario Andretti Think About Racing?". Forbes. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  35. ↑ Clash, Jim. "The Who's Roger Daltrey On Teenage Cancer Crisis In America". Forbes. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
  36. ↑ Clash, Jim. "Interview: The Who's Pete Townshend On What Teen Cancer Means To Him". Forbes. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  37. ↑ Clash, Jim. "Grace Slick: 'Rock Is Like Sports – You Have A Certain Run, Then Get Out'". Forbes. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
  38. ↑ Clash, Jim. "Ginger Baker On Firing Jack Bruce, The Origins Of Cream". Forbes. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  39. ↑ Clash, Jim. "Garfunkel On Relationship With Simon: 'Love' And 'Like Weather In Slow Motion'". Forbes. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
  40. ↑ Clash, James (July 30, 2012). "Sir Roger Bannister On The Olympics And Oxford's Runners". Huffpost. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
  41. ↑ Clash, Jim. "Was Edward Teller Really The Nuclear Hawk He Was Made Out To Be?". Forbes. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  42. ↑ Clash, Jim. "Jim Clash Interviews Smokin' Joe Frazier (Part 1)". Youtube. Retrieved July 12, 2007.
  43. ↑ Clash, Jim. "Interview: Mikhail Baryshnikov Looks Back On A Decade With His NYC Arts Center". Forbes. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  44. ↑ Clash, Jim. "Neil deGrasse Tyson Interview Neil deGrasse Tyson On Time Travel, Mars & Making Science Easy". Ask Men. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
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