Whitman College has long been known for its robust Outdoor Program and adventurous outings. Two current students—Harrison Whittemore ’25 and Arden Hunt ’25—are leading a team who have trekked into new territory on campus with the creation of a slick four-color print magazine, The Whitman Outdoor Journal (WOJ).
Current students, recent grads, notable outdoor alum adventurers and Whitman legends like Bob Carson, Emeritus Professor of Geology and Environmental Studies, have already had their stories shared or told by the journal.
Whittemore says he was inspired to launch WOJ by a friend who was working on a similar publication at Colorado College. It made perfect sense for Whitman, says the Brain, Behavior and Cognition major from Boulder, Colorado, who serves as Co-President with Hunt and heads up the layout of the magazine. “I’ve been a part of the outdoor community since I arrived on campus and have had such an incredible opportunity to get to hear a wide range of perspectives and tales,” he says. “This school has a profound love of the outdoors which is just contagious.”
Both Whittemore and Hunt say stories drive the journal content—and while they love a good summit story, it’s not just audacious adventures they’re after. “We want to hear all the stories,” says Hunt, who oversees outreach for content development for the journal. “We focus on the meaningfulness of the story, not necessarily the size of the achievement.”
Read the full article, which will also appear in the upcoming issue of Whitman Magazine.
