Outdoor Industry Veteran Aaron H. Bible Joins Summit Publishing as Digital Editor

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - April 2, 2014 - PRLog -- Summit Publishing, Inc., publishers of Blue Ridge Outdoors magazine, Elevation Outdoors magazine and the Mountain Gazette, announced they have hired outdoor industry veteran journalist Aaron H. Bible as the company’s new Digital Editor.

Blue Ridge Outdoors (www.blueridgeoutdoors.com) is the country's largest regional outdoor magazine, with more than 350,000 readers from Maryland to Georgia. For 19 years, Blue Ridge Outdoors has been inspiring readers to explore the outdoors by packing each issue with wild adventures, the latest news and trends in mountain culture, groundbreaking outdoor stories, and insider reviews of the best new gear and music.

"Aaron's lifelong passion for the outdoors and deep connections in the outdoor industry have already elevated the quality of our digital content," said editor-in-chief Will Harlan. "He is the perfect fit, bringing an authentic voice, innovative ideas, and trail-tested experience."

In his new role of Digital Editor, Bible will be responsible for managing the online content and social media for all Summit Publishing properties. Elevation Outdoors (www.elevationoutdoors.com) has been serving Colorado’s Front Range for more than five years and is a respected voice for the outdoor world in the Mountain West.

Mountain Gazette (www.mountaingazette.com) also has a rich history throughout the Mountain West and brings readers a unique perspective and combination of literary works ranging from poetry to long-form features, news and mountain wisdom.

While Bible has been a contributor and copy editor for Elevation Outdoors for several years, he most recently served as a contributing editor for Sports One Source, covering the outdoor industry for Sporting Goods Business magazine. Bible was a founding editor at Kickstand magazine, an editor at Paddler magazine, and content manager for PlanetOutdoors.com.

“I’m extremely excited to work with everyone here in-house and with all my great friends in the outdoor industry family to grow these publications, bring exciting content to our readers nationwide, and have as much fun along the way as we can possibly have,” Bible said. He will also be writing a monthly gear page for Blue Ridge Outdoors each month as well as continuing to edit and contribute to Elevation Outdoors.

  Find Blue Ridge Outdoors, Elevation Outdoors and Mountain Gazette on Facebook and other social media channels. Also visit http://www.outdooradventuremedia.com/ for more information.

Summit Publishing is located at 116 West Jefferson St., Charlottesville, VA 22902; (434) 817-2755.

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