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Fresh Rock In North Tahoe
Two Unknown Climbing Crags Worth Checking Out Words and photos by Seth Lightcap If youโre an avid...
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Shasta Climbing Season Extended
Wet spring helped preserve snow for summer climbing and skiing Donโt put away those skis and crampons yet! Weeks of cool temps and steady moisture through June have kept Mt. Shastaโs snowy flanks in prime shape leaving the window open for stellar late season climbing and skiing well into July and perhaps beyond.
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Park Once, Play More
Despite Californiaโs empty wallet, the Golden State is not hurting for amazing outdoor recreation opportunities. From the redwoods to the Sierra and back to the Bay there is an adventure lurking along every highway. Surrounded by all these beaches, trails, rivers, and crags, the diversity of natural amenities makes it easy to do it all, if even in a single sunny day. Care to kayak then pedal singletrack? Or how about a road ride and then some bouldering? โฆ Double-up days like these are no problem in the rich and diverse landscapes of our greater Nor Cal/Nevada region.
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Open Your Eyes and Climb
Ty Fairbairn pulls up into a Donner Summit sunset. Sometimes all it takes for progression is good vision. In the summer of 2006, Truckee rock climbers Ty Fairbairn, Dustin Sabo, Brian Sweeney and Scott Thelen opened their eyes to the obvious while driving along Interstate 80 and discovered one of the best new Tahoe rock climbing developments in recent years โ the Castle Peak boulders.
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One Cold Stroke at a Time
Tahoeโs Karen Rogers out for a multi-mile swim in glassy Tahoe conditions. Rogers plans on swimming the length of Lake Tahoe in August 2009 after three years of training. At 6225 feet and holding a colossal 122 million acre feet of sapphire blue water, Lake Tahoe is not only the crown jewel of the Sierra but also the largest alpine lake in North America and the eighth deepest in the world.
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Droppinโ the Royal Gorge
Eric Strittmatter lines up for the first of two consecutive 50-footers at Heath Springs. For such a benign particulate substance a water molecule sure does pack a punch when itโs rolling with a posse. Collect and confine them in a steep canyon and the power of the assembled molecules can be more intimidating than any gang that ever walked the streets.
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Building Better Bike Balance:
Ryan Leech takes on an arcing skinny line filming for Kranked 5. Whether threading the needle between cars and a curb or lining up for a log ride on your favorite single-track, confident balance in tight situations is a crucial skill for cyclists who challenge the terrain. But learning to let your mind and body relax and roll evenly along a narrow route, elevated or on the ground, is often easier imagined than done. Youโre eyes may comprehend that your two-inch tires have plenty of room to negotiate a 10-inch wide path, but convincing your brain and body to confidently follow is another story.
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Catch That Shot!
Skier Chris Davenport climbs and skis the Mountaineerโs Route on Mt. Whitney, spring 2008. Do you ever wish your camera had an auto setting labeled โAmazing Action Shotโ? Youโre not alone. Despite how easy it is to flip your camera to the โsportsโ setting and hit the shutter button as your buddy blows past you skiing, biking, or paddling, itโs surprisingly hard to come away from the moment with a stellar image of the action. Whether the shot is wellโframed but blurry or focused but missing half a head, there are a lot of ways a one-chance shot can be flubbed.
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Backcountry Skiers: Make Room on Your Bookshelf
In conversations the past month with avid local Sierra backcountry skiers about Dan Mingori and Nate Greenburgโs new guidebook Backcountry Skiing Californiaโs Eastern Sierra, 166 Ski and Snowboard Descents in the Range of Light between Tioga Pass and Bishop Creek (Wolverine Publishing 2008) immediate comments from those newly aware of the book fell cleanly into two camps. A majority exclaimed, โReally? Thatโs awesome!โ While others grumbled, โReally? That sucks!โ
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Cโmon in and Shut the Door!
Whether youโre a seasoned winter explorer or a four-season greenhorn, there are few feelings as joyous as skiing to the door of a snowbound backcountry hut. Just as the natural world is at its most inhospitable, wind and snow swirling in the air, here you are at the threshold of a magical landscape with little more than a sleeping bag, playing cards, and flask in hand. At night, you lounge under the coziness of a roof, warmed by a wood stove and shared with good friends. By day, you shred lonely backcountry peaks until exhaustion. Can it get any better?
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