Jim Clash
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Jim Clash | |
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Born | James Michael Clash 1950s |
Education | BA English University of Maryland, MBA from Columbia University |
Occupation | Participatory adventure journalist, Author |
Notable work | Forbes 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]
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]
References[]
- ^ Gladden, Becca. "Jim Clash – Business and Adventure Journalist, Author – Part One". Discover Con. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- ^ Gladden, Becca. "Jim Clash – Business and Adventure Journalist, Author – Part Two". Discover Con. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
- ^ "Contributor Jim Clash". Forbes. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
- ^ a b Jim, Clash. "Elon Musk Interview". AskMen. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
- ^ Clash, James. "American Adventurer Tackles Deadly Japanese Blowfish: Survives". Huffington Post. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
- ^ a b Clash, Jim. "Buzz Aldrin, Moonwalker, Says U.S. Must Shoot for Mars". Bloomberg. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
- ^ Clash, James. "Bugatti Veyron's Top Speed – Strap In and Hunker Down". Automobile Mag. Retrieved June 17, 2009.
- ^ Clash, James (April 7, 2003). Forbes To The Limits: Pushing Yourself to the Edge--in Adventure and in Business Hardcover – April 7, 2003. ISBN 0471210935.
- ^ "The Right Stuff: Interviews with Icons of the 1960s". Goodreads. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
- ^ a b Clash, James. "The Right Stuff: Interviews with Icons of the 1970s and 1980s". Amazon. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
- ^ DiBlasio, Natalie. "Space enthusiast not deterred by Virgin crash". USA Today. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
- ^ a b "Mountain Stories 2011". The Explorers Club. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
- ^ Leonard, Kevin. "Jim Clash: Laurel's own George Plimpton continues legacy of participatory journalism". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
- ^ Clash, James. "There's magic in it". Forbes. Retrieved July 7, 2001.
- ^ Clash, Jim. "What's It Like To Stand On The Lunar Surface? Seven Moonwalkers Give Us The Straight Dope". Forbes. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
- ^ Clash, Jim. "Moonwalker Harrison Schmitt Discusses The Significance Of This Year's 50th Anniversary Of Apollo 11". Forbes. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
- ^ Clash, James. "James M. Clash: Selfless hero of a bygone age". Ohio.com. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
- ^ Clash, Jim. "Chuck Yeager: 'Right Stuff' Character Was Right-On". Chuck Yeager. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
- ^ Clash, Jim. "Senator John Glenn Tribute: The Late Great Space Hero In His Own Words". Forbes. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
- ^ Clash, Jim. "Jim Clash Chats w/ Richard Branson, Burt Rutan, Brian Binnie". YouTube. Retrieved February 15, 2008.
- ^ Clash, Jim. "Jeff Bezos Interview". AskMen. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
- ^ Clash, Jim. "Long-Time Google Executive Alan Eustace On His 135,890-Ft. World Record Parachute Jump". Forbes. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
- ^ Clash, Jim. "Bertrand Piccard Wins Explorers Medal For World Record Balloon and Solar-Powered Flights". Forbes. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
- ^ Clash, Jim. "Meet Joe Kittinger, The First Man To Kiss The Sky". Forbes. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
- ^ Clash, Jim. "Four Questions for Felix Baumgartner Five Years After His Amazing 128,100-Foot Parachute Jump". Forbes. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
- ^ Clash, Jim. "In A World Lacking Character, Sir Edmund Hillary Had It In Spades". Forbes. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ^ Clash, Jim. "Reinhold Messner Interview". AskMen. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
- ^ Clash, Jim. "Mountaineering Legend Chris Bonington: Sir'd, But Never Shaken". Forbes. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
- ^ Clash, Jim. "Jamling Tenzing Norgay Interview". Ask Men. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
- ^ Clash, Jim (April 20, 2013). "Mount Everest's First U.S. Conqueror Recalls 1963 Climb". Bloomberg. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
- ^ Clash, Jim. "What Does The Deepest Point On The Planet Look Like?". Forbes. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
- ^ "Exploring Legends Interview Series feat. James Cameron". Vimeo. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
- ^ Clash, Jim. "Formula One Legend Sir Jackie Stewart On Dyslexia, Being Bullied and More". Forbes. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
- ^ Clash, Jim. "What Does Mario Andretti Think About Racing?". Forbes. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
- ^ Clash, Jim. "The Who's Roger Daltrey On Teenage Cancer Crisis In America". Forbes. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
- ^ Clash, Jim. "Interview: The Who's Pete Townshend On What Teen Cancer Means To Him". Forbes. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
- ^ Clash, Jim. "Grace Slick: 'Rock Is Like Sports – You Have A Certain Run, Then Get Out'". Forbes. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
- ^ Clash, Jim. "Ginger Baker On Firing Jack Bruce, The Origins Of Cream". Forbes. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
- ^ Clash, Jim. "Garfunkel On Relationship With Simon: 'Love' And 'Like Weather In Slow Motion'". Forbes. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
- ^ Clash, James. "Sir Roger Bannister On The Olympics And Oxford's Runners". Huffpost. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
- ^ Clash, Jim. "Was Edward Teller Really The Nuclear Hawk He Was Made Out To Be?". Forbes. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
- ^ Clash, Jim. "Jim Clash Interviews Smokin' Joe Frazier (Part 1)". Youtube. Retrieved July 12, 2007.
- ^ Clash, Jim. "Interview: Mikhail Baryshnikov Looks Back On A Decade With His NYC Arts Center". Forbes. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
- ^ 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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- Living people
- 1955 births
- 20th-century American writers
- 20th-century American journalists
- American male journalists
- Fellows of the Explorers Club
- Journalists from New York City
- Sportswriters from New York (state)
- Writers from New York City