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Adventure Racing

Issue: #15

• Adventure Racing 101: Training for an adventure race
• 24 Hours of enlightenment

Issue: #18

• Are you ready for any adventure race?

Issue: #22

• Team ASJ: Adventure racing - Big Blue Series

Issue: #23

• Team ASJ: Lake Tahoe Big Blue Adventure Race - Big Blue grinning and sinning

Issue: #24

• Team ASJ: Shooting Star Adventure Race

Issue: #36

• Event Profiles

Issue: #38

• Getting into Adventure Racing
• Why Don't We Do It Off The Road? Off-road triathletes and adventure racers keep each other company

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Biking

Issue: #15

• 24 Hours of attitude adjustment

Issue: #23

• Technique Clinic: Winter mountain bike maintenance

Issue: #26

• California Slickrock: Discovering a fat-tire playground of bare granite in the Crystal Basin

Issue: #27

• Flashback: Red lining on the anguish index: The velodramatic history of the Race Across America

Issue: #28

• Gear: Just riding along: Crash testing in the cycling industry
• Cyclocross racer Ben Jacques Maynes

Issue: #29

• FYI: When I am riding my bike in an area that allows horseback riding, biking, and hiking, who should yield to whom?
• Teens veer off road … parents applaud: Nor Cal high school mountain bike league surging in popularity

Issue: #31

• Riding solo: Steve Wigen's achievements stand out even among cyclists with two legs

Issue: #32

• Forward Motivation: A pro's tips for getting on your bike through thick and thin

Issue: #35

• Conquering Copper Canyon: Mountain biking Mexico's Grand Canyon promises memorable adventures

Issue #38

• Behold the SUB: A more functional, load-hauling bicycle

Issue #39

• Mountain Unicycling

Issue #42

• 24 Hour MTB Racing with Rebecca Rusch
• Pumpin’: An Introduction to the World of Pump Tracks

Issue #44

• Sustainable Singletrack: Trail building for the Long Ride

Issue #45

• Big Wheels Gaining Traction: Riders waking up to advantages of 29-inch mountain bikes

Issue #48

• Cruisers, clunkers and the originsof the off-road bike: Sitting down with mountain bike pioneer Charlie Kelley
• Building Better Bike Balance: Mountain bike skill tips with Ryan Leech

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Climbing/Hiking

Issue: #22

• Flashback: Ray Jardine and the revolution of lightweight wilderness travel

Issue: #24

• Doug Robinson and the extreme bohemians

Issue: #26

• Ten favorite High Sierra climbs

Issue: #27

• Loving Half Dome to death

Issue: #28

• A life en route: The extraordinary ho-hum exploits of PCT hiker Scott Williamson

Issue: #30

• Fountain of sorrow, fountain of light: First time trekker searches for his rhythm in Bhutan

Issue: #31

• Swingin' in Yosemite
  The postcard thrills of Lost Arrow Spire's famous Tyrolean Traverse

Issue: #32

• Tuolumne's Granite Church: A Disciple's Guide to Enlightenment on Cathedral Peak's Southeat Buttress

Issue: #33

• Me, Myself, and I … Oh My!: Solo, Female and in the Wild: A Woman's Place to Be

Issue: #34

• Flashback into the Death Zone: Bay Area climber recalls his Nor Cal roots on Everest Ascent

Issue: #35

• Five Great Winter Hikes in Big Sur

Issue: #37

• Go Hike a Rock: Hiking Yosemite's Half Dome

Issue #38

• The highs and lows of slacklining

Issue #39

• Sharma: king of the Line
• Honeymoon on the PCT
• Crucial BETA: The Climber's Guidebook

Issue #40

• Winter Mountaineering: Getting Out in the “Off” Season
• Stealing the Swiss Arete: An Impromptu Ascent of the Palisades’ Mount Sill

Issue #44

• Mt. Shasta Melt Down?
• The Last American Roadtrip

Issue #45

• From Dawn to Dark in the Palisades: Running five fourteeners in a day along the Sierra Crest
• Eastside Lowdown: Front country cragging under the shadow of the High Sierra Crest
• Like Surfers Gone Alpine: Pondering the nature of alpinism in the High, and mild, Sierra

Issue #48

• High Adventure with a Higher Purpose: The first all women's trek through Humla. Nor Cal nurse's non-profit promotes maternal health in remote region of Nepal.

Issue #50

• Born Again Rock Stars: Bishop’s world famous Rubber Room saves one sole at a time
• Step by Step Around Big Blue: Hiking the Tahoe Rim Trail is the thru-hike for everyone
• Open Your Eyes and Climb: New Bouldering Zone Discovered on Donner Summit

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Miscellaneous

Issue: #15

• 24 Hours of Tahoe disc golf adrenaline

Issue: #23

• Legends: Lynn Hill, Mark Allen, Warren Miller, Jack O'Neill, Keith Bontrager

Issue: #24

• Gear: Backcountry stoves

Issue: #25

• Beginners Series
• Book Review: Conditioning for outdoor fitness
• Early season training ... According to "the world's fittest man"

Issue: #27

• Help! Poison oak is everywhere. How do I avoid it?

Issue: #29

• Flashback: Fire on the mountain: Ansel Adams and Edward Weston in Yosemite in the later 1930s

Issue: #30

• Searchin' for a soakin': East side hot springs nirvana for winter adventurers

Issue: #31

• FYI: Vision quest: Athletes need to be extra vigilant to protect their eyes

Issue: #32

• Not Sitting Down! : After one wrong move in a kayak, author learns to cope with her cronic back pain
• Sputtering in the Mountains: Endurance legends Dave Scott, Mark Allen, and Greg Lemond on the highs and lows of altitude training

Issue: #33

• Summer Gear Reviews
• Getting Down in Silicon Valley : Western Mountaineering, San Jose's Feathered Suceess, One Rare Bird
• Straight from the Source : Are the Risks of Swilling Sierra Water Overblown?

Issue: #36

• Charity Events
• Trail Running

Issue: #37

• Heliocentric: Love the Sun Without Getting Burned

Issue: #40

• The Snow Dreams Are Made Of: The Art of Snowboard Porn with Standard Film’s Mike Hatchett

Issue: #44

• Wind Gypsy: Hang Glider Kari Castle

Issue: #45

• The Ultimate Rush: A first-time skydiver discovers new frontier

Issue: #48

• Catch That Shot!: Sports photography tips from Sierra sharp shooter Christian Pondella
• Beer Thirty!: Readers' (and editors) memorable adventures made better by beer

Issue: #50

• Park Once, Play More: One-stop hotspots to green up your multi-sport adventures
• Fact or Fiction?: Busting the 10 Most Common Eco Myths

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Snow Sports

Issue: #18

• Rippin' round the Palisades
• Trans-Sierra winter trek

Issue: #23

• 2004/2005 Resort Guide
• How to make the most of the snow season

Issue: #24

• Endless Winter: A passion bordering on obsession
• Bikes on Snow: Is ski-biking the next big winter sport?
• Technique Clinic: Winter camping
• Waterhouse: South Lake Tahoe's powder playland

Issue: #25

• Backcountry touring family style
• Gear: Tele vs. AT: A matter of preference

Issue: #29

• Train for snow

Issue: #30

• Flashback: Norman Clyde: The Sierra's unknown legend

Issue: #31

• Ice, wind, cold & Sierra cement

Issue: #35

• Light & Fast in the Great Ungroomed: New Backcountry Skis Restyle Ancient Nordic Discipline
• Ski Resort Profiles
• Mobs Raising Heel: Telemark and Backcountry Festivals No Sliding Fad

Issue: #40

• Pre-hab, not Re-hab!: Stomp the slopes and reduce injury risk with these preseason-training principles
• Catching Up with ‘Shred-Sticker’ Cody Townsend

Issue: #42

• High Route vs. Haute Route:Sierra Traverse

Issue: #46

• Breaking Trail: Q&A with Craig Dostie, backcountry evangelist 20 years after founding Couloir magazine, Sierra-based scribe still earning his turns on peaks and in print
• To Uganda With Skis: My Obsession to Ski the Vanishing Snowfields of the Rwenzoris
• Filming­Freestyle at­the­Human­Pace: In Tahoe filmmaker’s “My Own Two Feet,” snowboarders turn backs on mechanized backcountry travel
• Fido in the Snow: Comfort and safety considerations for four-legged winter companions
• 59th Annual Warren Miller Film Tour "Children of Winter" – An Apt Descriptor for This Couple: New Warren Miller film features Tahoe locals and Alaska heli-ski operators Kevin and Jessica Quin

Issue: #47

• Crossing Tioga Pass, 1932: An original, firsthand account of the remarkable first ski crossing of Tioga Pass by Dennis Jones, California’s first ski instructor, and “Miss” Milana Jank, a German alpinist and ski ambassador
• Sierra Backcountry Ski Huts: A Guide to Five of the Best Backcountry Ski Huts in the Sierra Nevada
• Bear Valley Slackcountry: Thoughts on “Picnic Tours,” the Bear Valley Tele Fest and skinning Mt. Reba
• New Eastern Sierra Ski Guide: New guidebook to the Eastern Sierra shares the wealth
• The Great Ski Race: Enjoy a Nordic Competition with a Thousand or So of Your Closest Friends. Story and photos by Mark Nadell

Issue: #50

• Shasta Climbing Season Extended: Wet spring helped preserve snow for summer climbing and skiing

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Travel

Issue: #22

• Destination: Mammoth

Issue: #23

• Destination: Bend, Bachelor, and Brew

Issue: #24

• Destination: Baja Paddling

Issue: #25

• Destination: Chico

Issue: #28

• Goin green and easy: Green Tortoise rolls global flavor into backyard adventures

Issue: #29

• Destination: Santa Cruz

Issue: #30

• Destination: Carson Pass/Hope Valley

Issue: #33

• ASJ Summer Hit List - Reader Picks!: From the backroads to the backcountry, the Sierra to the sea, favorite ways and places to spend the dawg days of summer.

Issue: #34

• Big Sur: Beyond the Highway: Grab your boots, bike and board to explore El Sure Grande

Issue: #36

• Adventure Travel

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Water Sports

Issue: #18

• Scuba Diving for Neanderthals

Issue: #22

• Lost coast pilgrims

Issue: #25

• Flashback: High peaks and deep canyons by kayak

Issue: #26

• Endless Summer: The evolution of surf films

Issue: #27

• Central American Surf Odyssey
• The Lure of "yak fishing

Issue: #28

• A fine time to paddle: Indian summer is the ideal season for kayaking the coast, Lake Tahoe

Issue: #30

• Event Review: The Pura Vida World Kayak Surf Championships

Issue: #31

• Taming the Wild Salmon

Issue: #32

• FYI: Whoa Boaters! Big Water Ahead: How to have fun without getting spanked by epic flows
• North Fork American River: Paddle this canyon and you'll give a damn!
• Caught in the Raft Trap: A guide's guide to guide schools for wannabe river rats
• Event Review: The Biggest Little Whitewater Park in the World!: Third annual river festival, May 11-14, showcases Reno's best place to roll

Issue: #33

• Cherry Creek - California's Class V Classic
• Central Sierra Vacation in the Islands: Ebbetts Pass lakes offer stellar paddle-in camping

Issue: #34

• Feeding a Wave Machine: Nutrition advice to keep surfers stoked in and out of the water
• Surf Camp: Not Just for Kids Anymore
• South Fork American River Recreation be Damned!: Utility's proposed 50-year plan favors power over river flows
• Quiet Water Paddling: An introduction to exploring Northern California's calm waters

Issue: #36

• Dave the Wave

Issue: #37

• Fickle Trickle: Despite slim snowpack, dam good whitewater season on tap
• From Molokai with Music: The 2006 Quicksilver Edition Molokai to Oahu 32-mile Paddle Board Race
• Surfing El Salvador's "Wild East"

Issue #38

• Take it to the River: A playboating primer for budding kayakers

Issue #39

• Behaving like Salmon: Upriver paddles in sea kayaks spawn new sport

Issue #42

• Top Spring River Trips

Issue #43

• The Rise of Stand-Up Paddleboarding
• Whitewater Gold: The Yuba River
• Kayak Tours in the Bay Area & Beyond
• The Jay Race: Moriarty's Enduring Legend
• Shark Lottery: Playing the Odds in the Red Triangle

Issue #44

• Active Activist: Dave Steindorf

Issue #49

• Paddling with an Aloha Spirit: Mendocino to Lake Tahoe, Nor Cal now home to 20 outrigger canoe clubs
• Droppin’ the Royal Gorge: Staring through the spray at one of California’s most epic kayak runs
• One Cold Stroke at a Time: Swimming the length of Lake Tahoe remains a rarefied aquatic testpiece
• Surf Culture’s Custodian: An interview with San Francisco surf author Matt Warshaw
• Zen and the Art of Surfboard Maintenance: Riding the wave between Zen and surfing, Jaimal Yogis pens a book that balances the connections between both

Issue #50

• Wild & Scenic Bachelor Party: Four days of trepidation, intoxication and red meat on the Middle Fork Feather

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