community

we are building a community of halfway-ers that get outside and embrace the values of frontcrunchy: humility, humor, and stewardship. frontcrunchy would not be possible without the contributions from some of these amazing individuals

Amanda Fuhrmann: Outdoor Lifestyle Creator & Short Form Videographer

Amanda is a Colorado-based content creator and short-form videographer with a love for the outdoors, storytelling, and finding adventure in everyday life. She has a big soft spot for dogs and goes everywhere with her adventure pup Aella. Amanda's favorite way to get outside and go halfway is by having picnics on her paddleboard, car camping all over the country, and getting cozy at local coffee shops. She loves creating authentic, lifestyle-driven content for outdoor, wellness, and pet brands that want to genuinely connect with their audiences. She is passionate about creating content that feels approachable, story-driven, and true to the experiences people actually want to have.

If you'd like learn more about Amanda you can follow her on Instagram at @amandaexploresoutdoors or reach out directly by email to amanda@outdoorscreative.com

Jace Kempen: Structural Engineer & Middling Climber

Jace is a structural engineer and standard-issue Colorado Front Range guy with a strict three-night limit on backpacking trips—any longer and he needs a second food bag just for candy. Jace’s favorite way to go halfway is to plan a four-summit day, only do two, and then call it quits because that cloud over there looks kinda dark. Traveling to new places specifically to climb gives him a sense of responsibility to the places he visits: respecting the land, supporting local communities, packing out trash, and generally trying not to be “that guy”, even if he’s power-screaming on that “super runout” 5.9+ slab (he has a bolt at his waist). His 2WD truck has gotten him and his wife everywhere they've needed to go, plus a few places they had no business going.

His greatest weakness is cheap concerts and forgetting earplugs at home.

You can find Jace on Instagram @kempenjn where he might not geo-tag the crag, but will always give you beta if you ask.