Julie Lampton
Posted by Love Hope Strength on Apr 4, 2008
Julie has lived in Aspen, Colorado over 17 years. She grew up in S.C. and received her bachelor’s degree in English and a master’s degree in public health. She was a real estate broker before moving to Aspen. She loves her life in the Rocky Mountains. She is a ski instructor for the Aspen Skiing company and has worked for 15 years with the historic Wheeler Opera House. For the last 6 years, she has been a house manager for the Aspen Music Festival, and also works at the Great Divide, the only guitar store in town. She plays bluegrass once a week with a group of friends, nameless at this point, who have recently been performing at small functions in town as well as playing music with The Roaring Fork Celtic Mega Band whose next gig is at the Carbondale Mountain Fair. She also sings with the Aspen Choral Society and the Aspen Chapel. Julie has been looking for a cause to donate her time and energy to. She had researched and contributed to the Himalayan Cataract project and Mari’s children. Her good friend Peter Braun had mentioned the Love,Hope, Strength foundation and that he was going to participate. Within that week she received a Fed Ex letter from her college roomate, who shared that she was dying of cancer. Julie felt a calling to make this journey and to dedicate the hike to her old friend ,Susan Powell Cecka. The philanthropic and atheletic aspects of the trip make it a perfect package for her. She has enjoyed surfing in Costa Rica, diving in the Caribbean, and paragliding off of Aspen Mountain. To date, she has known no greater thrill than 1st tracks in the Highlands Bowl on a powder day. She has competed in 41 triathlons, including 4 national championships and 6 marathons. All that said, she thinks this may be the most exciting adventure of all, and can’t wait for the t shirt!
