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Matt Niswonger is the co-founder of Adventure Sports Journal. His roots are in climbing. Now a father of three with less time on his hands, Matt mainly sticks to mountain biking, surfing and gym climbing.

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Editor’s Note #127 // The Raging Buddhist - 02/13/2023

Castle Rock in the Santa Cruz Mountains holds some of the most aesthetic and challenging boulder problems in the world.

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The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) becomes the official event owner of America’s Most Beautiful Bike Ride to elevate impact in the fight against blood cancer⁠
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@bikethewest, the longstanding owner of the iconic cycling event, “America’s Most Beautiful Bike Ride” has passed the baton to @LLSUSA, the global leader in the fight against blood cancer is named the new event production owner.⁠
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⬆️ Read more about the transfer of ownership and updates to this year events via the link 🔗in our bio. 👆🏽⁠
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#LLS #bikethewest #FightCancer #bloodcancer #rideforgood #outdoors #laketahoe #biking #myasj #adventuresportsjournal ...

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America’s Outdoor Recreation Act Gets Reintroduced in the Senate⁠
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Senator Manchin (D-WV) and Senator Barrasso (R-WY) reintroduced America’s Outdoor Recreation Act (AORA), a package of policy that aims to improve outdoor recreation on America’s public lands and waters.⁠
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If you care about the outdoors and want to see it protected, enhanced, and expanded, your voice is extremely valuable. ⁠
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Please send a letter to your lawmakers to support America's Outdoor Recreation Act. ⁠
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👆🏽Click the link 🔗 in our bio to learn more. ⬆️⁠
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📸 Leslie Kehmeier, Bureau of Land Management lands⁠
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#outdoors #publiclands #nature #outdoorsforeveryone #adventuresports #outdooralliance #outdoortherapy #americasoutdoorrecreationact #myasj #adventuresportsjournal ...

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Happy International Women's Day! We are so thankful for the inspirational women we have been able to cover over the years. ⁠
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Our current issue features an article on @shawn_cheshire, an EMT and Army veteran who got knocked down while attending to a combative patient. Over the next two years, the resulting brain injury left her completely blind. ⁠
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She tried to kill herself twice in those first dark years. Now she's trying to climb Everest and Lhotse back to back. ⁠
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⬆️ Click the link 🔗 in our bio to read her inspiring story. ⁠
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📸 ginalevay ⁠
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#internationalwomensday #shawncheshire #strongwomen #celebrating women #choosingtosee #blindathletes #womenathletes #outdoors #adventuresports #myasj⁠ ...

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🎿The sport of SkiMo racing – aka Ski Mountaineering – has been growing at exponential rates as people discover the joy of human-powered uphill ascents in a resort setting. And few mountains offer as scenic a backdrop for a SkiMo race as @DiamondPeak, which features panoramic Lake Tahoe views from both courses.⁠
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⬆️See link 🔗in bio for more info. ⁠
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#skimo #skimountaineering #diamondpeak #inclinevillage #tahoenorth #skiing #snowboarding #beardsicles #adventuresports #printmedia ⁠
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From elite athlete to emaciated anorexic, Ryan Althaus @mangoryan shares his experience with athletically induced anorexia, an illness common in the endurance sports community. 🏃‍♂️⁠
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Today kicks off National Eating Disorders Awareness Week. Read Ryan’s article (🔗 in our bio) to become better informed about this deep-rooted addiction that’s tied to the pursuit of “runner’s high.” ⁠
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#NationalEatingDisordersAwarenessWeek #AthleticismAndAddiction #Outdoors #Nature #RyanAlthaus #MindfullMovement #AnorexiaAthletica #Anorexia #EliteAthlete⁠
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#MyASJ #AdventureSportsJournal #AdventureMagazine ⁠#PrintMagazine #IndependentMedia⁠
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For our current issue’s Earn Your Beer article, columnist James Murren takes us on a no-agenda, no-plan snow bike ride outside of Yosemite’s south gate in Sierra National Forest.⁠
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After “earning his beer” fat biking through a winter wonderland, James enjoyed a can of Citra Dreampint by @newglorybrewery, a hazy offering, followed up with New Glory’s Gummy Worms, a “chewy pale ale.” 🍺⁠
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Read about the earning and the beer at the link in our bio 🔗⁠
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How do YOU “earn your beer” or other treat? We’d love to hear about your adventures and favorite rewards! ⁠
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The Great Ski Race @thegreatskirace is not only a cross-country ski race – it’s a cherished celebration deeply rooted in the Tahoe area, and the main fundraiser for Tahoe Nordic Search and Rescue (TNSAR) @tahoenordicsar. ❄️⁠
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This year, The Great Ski Race is set to run on Sunday, March 5, and on-line registration is available until March 2. The challenging 26k loop course starts and ends at Tahoe XC in Tahoe City, and post-race festivities include hot food, live music, and prizes galore. 🥇⁠
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Learn all about this long-running renowned event and its worthy cause in Laura Read’s @readwriteshoot article, featuring photos by Troy Corliss @troy5830, in our current issue. 🔗 Link in bio! 🔗⁠
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#thegreatskirace #tahoenordicsar #tahoenordicsearchandrescue #crosscountryskiing #nordicskiing #nordicski #myasj #AdventureSportsJournal ...

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“From the very beginning, ASJ was intended to be a space where people could be authentic about their adventures. We only sought the truth in our pages. Twenty years later we are still seeking the truth about why we test ourselves in magical landscapes. Not to seek danger for danger’s sake, but because we know that without challenge and a measured dose of risk we can’t evolve and progress as human beings.” 🗻⁠
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Welcome to ASJ Editor-in-Chief Matt Niswonger ’s latest message in Issue #127 (read it in full at the 🔗 in our bio). We invite you to pick up a copy and find the inspiration to push past your own physical and emotional comfort zones! 💓⁠
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Calling all artists! 😍 👩‍🎨#repost @yosemiteclimbingassociation
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We’re still looking for 2023 Facelift Art. It can be either landscape or portrait. Strong preference taken to graphic art and line art. Artwork will be on t-shirts, water bottles, our website and more.

Send art to: yosemitefacelift@gmail.com
with “Facelift 2023 Art Submission” in the subject area
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Past artwork by: @rhiannon_klee

#artcontest #artists #artsubmission #climbingart #climbing #climbers #yosemite #yosemitevalley #ynp #nationalpark #climbers #art ...

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Looking to get after some sweet vert on your skis or snowboard? Or perhaps hitting the trails on cross country skis or snowshoes is your jam? ❄️ 🎿⁠
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Either way, be sure to check out our Resort Roundup (at the 🔗 in our bio) which shouts out California’s best resorts for winter fun – many of which have unveiled new runs and equipment this season!⁠
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Introduction by Anthea Raymond @lariverbeach⁠
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We love being a free resource for the California outdoor community. Consider helping us continue our work AND get the chance to WIN a @girosnow Tor or Tenaya Spherical helmet along with a pair of Giro X Fender Axis goggles (total value $440). 🏂🏿 ⛷️⁠
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Simply become an ASJ member by 1/24/23 and we’ll enter you into this snow-much-fun drawing. Plus, as an ASJ members you’ll be automatically entered to win prizes throughout the year!⁠
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Become a member at the link in our bio!⁠
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2022 was a rough year for our long-time contributor @chrisvanleuven. On the heels of a bike crash injury, his hair started falling out in clumps due to an undiagnosed health condition. Then the unthinkable happened, when his house and most of his belongings burned down in Mariposa County’s Oak Fire.⁠
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In an article in our latest issue, Chris recounts how he was able to “fill his cup” with climbing, biking and writing through those tough times — and found himself happy to be “alive and thriving” in the Sierra foothills. 🧗 🚵 💻 💖⁠
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Read Chris' story at the 🔗 in our bio. ⁠
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#yosemitelife #rockclimbing #ebiking #writing #fillyourcup⁠
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