Category: Issue 102

Editor’s Note: The Fred Beckey Effect

Posted by Matt Niswonger | Apr 4, 2018 | Editor's Note, Issue 102 |

Dirtbags will rule the future I have been following the student led protests across the nation in...

Ear to the Ground: Issue 102

Posted by ASJ Staff | Apr 4, 2018 | Ear to the Ground, Issue 102 |

News and notes from the outdoor industry

Friends of the Inyo

Posted by Leonie Sherman | Apr 4, 2018 | EPiC, Issue 102, Leonie Sherman |

If the Eastern Sierra is California’s playground, then the non-profit group Friends of the Inyo (FOI) is playground monitor, custodian and the funnest kid to play with all rolled into one office, five full-time staff members and over a dozen seasonal employees.

Pacific Yurts

Posted by Leonie Sherman | Apr 4, 2018 | Issue 102, Leonie Sherman |

When Alan Bair was a young tree planter in the Pacific Northwest he saw a photo of a Mongolian ger — or yurt — in National Geographic and thought it might be the solution to his housing woes.

Uninterrupted Drive

Posted by Chris Van Leuven | Apr 4, 2018 | Chris Van Leuven, Climbing, Issue 102 |

From Patagonia to Baffin Island, Allfrey seeks out the most inaccessible summits in the world; retreat is his last option. We discovered what makes him tick and his biggest struggles.

Low Exit BASE

Posted by ASJ Staff | Apr 4, 2018 | Issue 102 |

Despite what most people believe, BASE jumpers don’t have a death wish. Instead we have a powerful desire to push ourselves to our limits and beyond. We challenge what we’re told are the limits and move past our fear in an educated and calculated way.

Kim

Posted by ASJ Staff | Apr 4, 2018 | Issue 102, Surfing |

On June 15, 2001 professional surfer Jay Moriarity drowned while free diving in the Indian Ocean off the coast of an island in the Maldives. At the young age of 22, when most surfers are freewheeling their way through life, Jay was becoming legendary.

Bikepacking with Crister

Posted by ASJ Staff | Apr 4, 2018 | Biking, Issue 102 |

We climbed a steep cattle road in the afternoon light into the Temblor Range, crossing the San Andreas fault. Not a tree in sight, the dry grasses were brown and brittle.

Nine Miles of Community Building

Posted by Kurt Gensheimer | Apr 4, 2018 | Biking, Issue 102, Kurt Gensheimer |

What started in 2007 as a dream to construct a 9-mile multi-use singletrack trail with 3,000 vertical feet of elevation came to its full realization on January 16, 2018, when the final 1.7 miles of singletrack on Mills Peak Trail in Graeagle, CA was completed.

Ace Your First MTB Race

Posted by ASJ Staff | Apr 4, 2018 | Biking, Issue 102 |

So you’ve signed up for your first mountain bike race. Now what? Follow these tips to help ensure that your upcoming enduro, gravel grinder, or cross-country mountain bike race is the first of many.