Irene Beardsley and her friend Mary Ashworth discuss what it was like as one of the first women to summit Annapurna.
About Emily Cohen | KHOL
Emily has served as executive director of KHOL since June 2019. She has a background in ecological design and urban planning and has worked as a teacher on the US-Mexico border in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley, as a policy wonk in Washington, DC and as a land use planner in Wyoming. She enjoys getting away from the operations side of radio to produce original stories about arts and culture in Jackson.
Recent Stories by Emily Cohen | KHOL
Jaelin Kauf bids goodbye to Targhee fans before her third Winter Olympics
Kauf is Wyoming’s best hope for a gold medal in Cortina, Italy, this winter.
Losers pop champagne at Wyoming’s only regatta
The nearest ocean is 800 miles away from Wyoming’s biggest, and only, sailboat race.
Egyptian scholar headlines forum for Israel-U.S. relations
The 2025 event had noticeably fewer attendees and no protesters.
Jacksonite who brought climbing to Cuba remembered for advocacy
Late-in-life climbing guide helped protect access to outdoor spaces and was a co-founder of the Access Fund. He died last fall at age 83.
Is the Postal Service a glimpse of a future under Trump?
As federal employees grapple with layoffs, the United States Postal Service has been living with staffing shortages for years.
Ira Glass is in love. And coming to Jackson.
The famed radio host shares what he’s learned about what makes a good story.
Alpinists commemorate ‘climb to glory’
American alpinists around the world ascended peaks this week to mark the 80th anniversary of U.S. troops blocking Hitler’s ‘Gothic Line’ in Italy. The anniversary of the February advance comes at a time when U.S. military alliances appear to be shifting away from post-war NATO priorities.
