Ogden Outdoor Adventure

OOA_Admin — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 18:28:12 +0000

Bob & Betsy Risner, H2O Overdrive organizers and racers

The H2O Overdrive Summer Series is July 27-29th. This three day event includes a three and five mile flat-water race, a Weber River whitewater SUP race, and an 8-ball kayak river race. Race organizers Bob and Betsy Risner phoned into the OOA Show to give us the low-down on participating athletes, tips and tricks on how to race well, and how the public can demo boards.

Check out the interview:

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Episode 102, Summer Series

OOA_Admin — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 17:12:53 +0000

image via worldpaddleassociation.com

We’re in the dead of Summer. Let’s celebrate with a Stand Up Paddleboard competition! The H2O Overdrive Summer Series is July 27-29th. This three day event includes a three and five mile flat-water race, a Weber River whitewater SUP race, and an 8-ball kayak river race. Race organizers Bob and Betsy Risner phoned into the OOA Show to give us the low-down on participating athletes, tips and tricks on how to race well, and how the public can demo boards.

Also on Episode 102, we cover News items including a goat-suit man on Ben Lomond, Snowbird launches a new mountain bike race series, a lost hiker was found in the Uinta’s, abundant rattlesnakes, Eagle Point vows to remain open, a teen poaching felon, a naked hiker was released from prison, and finally, weed dating.

Upcoming Ogden Outdoor Adventure Events:

July 27^th-29^th – H20 Overdrive Summer Series
August 1-5 Outdoor Retailer Show, No Beer before 5pm
August 7^th – Tour of Utah Begins!
August 9^th – Ogden Nature Center Outdoor Sumer Concert – Horse Feathers $20/$12
August 10^th-11^th – R-Scape Relay (18 Hours of Ogden)
August 18^th – Skyline Mountain Marathon
August 25^th – Hurt in the Dirt/Skirt in the Dirt
September 7^th – Wasatch 100
September 22^nd – GEAR:30 Ogden Downriver Kayak Race
September 22^nd – XTERRA
October 6^th – Antelope Island 50/100K

In the GEAR:30 segment, we chat Voile female specific splitty, Sierra Designs, Black Diamond expansion, OR Endurance gaiters, Mountainsmith, and Movement Skis.

For the Adventure Brief, we cover tips for backpacking in the Uinta’s including waterproofing your gear, wearing solid shoes, committing to Leave-No-Trace principles, dog control, and alpine starts.

Quote of the Week: “Now I see the secret of making the best person, it is to grow in the open air and eat and sleep with the earth.” – Walt Whitman

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Episode 101: Back to Basics

OOA_Admin — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 19:26:39 +0000

Fourth of July over Ogden

With Todd-to-the-Top IN STUDIO, we rocked Episode 101, Back to Basics!

News items included, Rock & Ice mentioning Utah’s fires, Talisker promising not to shut down PCMR, a Wall Street Journal correspondent dies near Yosemite, a sleeping backpacker was attacked by a mountain lion, Mt. McKinley name change, Russian winter Olympic athletes are dopes, TGR is renting cameras, the last surving member of the 1953 Everest Expedition dies, and Mermaids officially do not exist. This last story hurts a little, and make us like the feds, just a little less.

Upcoming Events include:

July 6 – Antelope Island Moonlight Bike Ride
July 12-14^th – Weber Outdoor Program Kings Peak Backpacking Trip
July 15^th – Summer Summit Series, Mt. Ogden Hike
July 20-22 Weber Outdoor Program Snake River Rafting Trip
July 27^th-29^th – H20 Overdrive Summer Series
August 1-5 Outdoor Retailer Show
August 9^th – Ogden Nature Center Outdoor Sumer Concert – Horse Feathers $20/$12
August 10^th R-Scape trail relay
Check the Weber Pathway’s Website: Wednesday Night Hikes, Thursday Singles Mingles Hikes (45 & Older), Science Hikes, Wild Edible Hikes
Check the Ogden Nature Center Calendar for Summer Camps & Concerts

In this week’s GEAR:30 segment, we chat Kaenon Hutch sunglasses, Gear Aid TV, Salomon S-Lab Sense trail runners, Rab’s new fab’s, and OutdoorGearLab announces Hiking Boot Awards.

Skillz Session: Hiking Basics

Carry Water, Small First Aid Kit, and Emergency Food
Leave an Itinerary, even when on short hour hikes. Text a friend, family member, etc.
Wear proper clothing: Sweat-wicking, Sun blocking, wind wear, water wear… Remember the peak is always cooler than the hike. Weather is less predictable at higher elevations.
Hike with kids, but know their limits. Don’t push too far – the hike becomes about their enjoyment, not necessarily yours.
Understand your own physical limits. You might be able to push through cardio up a steep climb, only to have your untrained, desk-sitting legs give out on the descent. Begin your hiking season with short, mostly flat hikes, and gradually build up to more difficult trails.
Wildlife is wild. Locally, we have poisonous snakes, deer, moose, porcupines, skunks, fox, mountain lions, and even bear. Know this, don’t ignore it, and be prepared for a run-in with wildlife. Run through scenario’s with hiking partners, and especially your kids.
Always pause and check your location whenever the trail splits. Don’t get lost.
Know basic trail etiquette. Right-of-way, Dog poop, Leave No Trace, Be friendly, etc.
Have fun!!!

“For what avail the plough or sail, or land or life, if freedom fail?” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Ogden on Everest – Will Calton & Tom Burton Interview

OOA_Admin — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 17:54:14 +0000

Everest climbers Will Calton & Tom Burton in Studio. photo credit: Tressa White

It was a pleasure having Ogden climbers, Will Calton and Tom Burton, in studio. Fresh off their Everest summit, Will and Tom appeared on the Ogden Outdoor Adventure Show to chat about their awesome Everest experience. The climbers spoke about what surprised them about climbing the tallest mountain in the world, how to train locally for big mountains, advice for those with Everest summit dreams, and much more.

The Weber State Outdoor Program sponsored a fantastic Everest presentation from Will and Tom. Here’s the link to see pics and read a brief review of the evening.

Enjoy the interview!

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Episode 100: Ogden on Everest!

OOA_Admin — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 22:41:52 +0000

I would like to personally thank our fans who have made the Ogden Outdoor Adventure Show a success! We began the OOA Show in February 2010. This week, we aired our 100th Episode! Boom!

Because of the success of OOA, we’ve been able to attend the annual Outdoor Retailer Shows and report LIVE, MC local events including the Skyline Mountain Marathon and Turkey Tri, and receive media credentials for special events like the Dew Tour! All the DJ’s on the show and myself produce, broadcast, edit, and podcast on our own time and our own dime. The OOA Show is for our listener’s and without you, all this wouldn’t be possible. So again, thank you.

Also, a big thanks goes out to KWCR 88.1 Weber FM for allowing us to broadcast an hour a week on their airwaves! Thanks Program Directors and Station Managers, specifically, Mike Adams, Billy Bomber, Alex Larrabee, Nick Smith, and Jared Christensen.

The crazies: Todd to the Top, Gear Junky James, and Trippy Tressa. I love you! Best co-hosts ever. Ok, so you’re the only co-hosts ever, but damn good ones and deserve a lot of credit for sticking it out for 100 episodes. Or for James and Tressa, somewhere around 50ish. Todd, I know you couldn’t be in studio to celebrate this milestone, but having your voice over the airwaves still counts! Thank you for having initial confidence in us and for pushing me to do the show. You rule.

Todd to the Top rockin' the mic with a smile. As always.

Enough of the mushy shizz. Our 100th Episode: Ogden on Everest, rocked! We were fortunate enough to have Tom Burton and Will Calton, fresh off their successful Everest summit in studio for the entire show! We also covered sweet News stories like a Yellowstone visitor getting jacked by a buffalo, a new female speed record on the El Cap, climbing 5.15 in 100 degree heat, Shawn White teams with Jimmy Fallon, a human wast problem on Denali, and medical marijuana isn’t covered by renters insurance… just sayin’.

Don’t miss these upcoming events:

June 28^th – Ogden Nature Center Outdoor Summer Concert – Brown Bird $20/$12
July 12-14^th – Weber Outdoor Program Kings Peak Trip PRETRIP 7/2
July 15^th – Summer Summit Series, Mt. Ogden Hike
July 20-22 Weber Outdoor Program Snake River Rafting Trip
July 27^th-29^th – H20 Overdrive Summer Series SUP Cup, Kayak 8 ball
August 1-5 Outdoor Retailer Show, No Beer before 5pm
August 9^th – Ogden Nature Center Outdoor Sumer Concert – Horse Feathers $20/$12
August 10^th R-Scape trail relay
Check the Weber Pathway’s Website: Wednesday Night Hikes, Thursday Singles Mingles Hikes (45 & Older), Science Hikes, Wild Edible Hikes
Check the Ogden Nature Center Calendar for Summer Camps & Concerts

In GEAR:30 News, Gregory sports new youth backpacks, Therm-a-Rest aquires LuxuryLite, Marmot’s Armageddon Undercuff Glove wins Polartec APEX award, Exum Guides use Mammut’s Eco Friendly Ropes, and Timbuk2 teams with Joey Energy Supply.

All this and more on the 100th Episode of the Ogden Outdoor Adventure Show!

“Never measure the height of a mountain until you have reached the top. Then you will see how low it was” –Dag Hammarskiold

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Episode 99: First Day of Summer, Go Skate!

OOA_Admin — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 21:33:37 +0000

The First Day of Summer, Go Skate episode is our 99th Ogden Outdoor Adventure Show! Wow, that’s a lot.

Big News segment this week:

Ogden Canyon Road Construction
River Parkway Trail Complete
Bike Advocate Running for State House
Salt Lake to Launch Bike Share
Man Longboards Across Utah to Raise $ for Paralyzed Friend
Lost Idaho Wolf Puppy Moves to Virginia
Jeremy Jones Returns
Honnold Florine Set Nose Record
Japanese Climbers Missing on Denali
Man Climbs Kilimanjaro on Hands
Local Climber, Chuck Odette, is the Shiz
Man Bear Sprays Wolf Jumps into Yellowstone River
Teen Dies First Day on Job in Yellowstone
Man Dies in Canoe Race
Crocs Save Woman from Bear Attack!

In the GEAR:30 seg, we covered updates from Ride Snowboards, Gregory trail running packs, Garmont, and Millet.

For the Skillz Session, we remind how NOT to Backpack:

Wear new shoes
Bring untested gear
Forget maps or GPS
Wear jeans, cotton, or non active materials
Don’t filter water
Push too far too fast – smell the pines, know your limits
Pack in Tupperware full of foods
Don’t take Bear or wild animal precautions
Leave a trace
Get rowdy
Forget to leave an itinerary

Snowbasin helped us out with this weeks Adventure Brief: 10 Things to do at Snowbasin

I wonder what the blood alcohol level is of all these mosquitos that keep biting me? – unknown

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Climbing through the Hamster Tube

NicoDemus — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 05:15:34 +0000

Numerology

How long does a man really live? On average a man lives 28,000 days or 672,000 hours. But are those hours truly lived or just hours of life? Are we alive during sleep, which accounts for nearly half of our lives? And if we discount the time spent in the office, considered by some to be the very opposite of living, the number of life-hours is drastically reduced. In all, man is alive when he participates in life to the fullest. From this perspective, life is fleeting to say the least.

Blogosphere

Niels, the rope rocket!

Hello Nico, I like your writing and it seems you’re keen on adventure so I will cut right to the chase… These words set a dusty voyage in motion and me on a journey to reach the summit of several desert towers in Tigray, northern Ethiopia.
Visionary
Utah climber Niels Tietze contacted me back in March. He and others would take part in a high-volume cataract surgical intervention in northern Ethiopia as part of the Himalayan Cataract Project. In a matter of ten days, international and local surgeons operated on 1200 patients and now plan to spend a year studying the economic impacts of sight restoration on some of the patients.
Virtually all Objectives
Instead of climbing basalt walls around the holy city of Lalibela, we changed our tickets to climb notoriously brittle sandstone in the Gheralta Mountains in central Tigray, less than 100km from Ethiopia’s northern border with Eritrea.

Terminally Ill

The Bombardier turboprop airplane rose through the atmosphere, flew around Addis Ababa and returned to the landing strip. We spent 3 hours in the terminal, I relaxed in Cloud 9 with Coke light and samosas while Mino spent the time in his kennel weighing his options.

Professionalism

Timmy O’Neill was waiting with Niels in Mekele across the street from the Morning Cafe. Timmy O’Neill and Dean Potter set the 3hr 24mn speed record for the Nose of El Capitan back in 2001. He’s also famous for being funny. But he wasn’t in Ethiopia to sparkle us with his wit and mad antics, and told the star struck amateurs he would sit this climbing expedition out.

The Varsity Team

Climber Taxonomy
I am the Space Cowboy, Mathieu is Spiderman, Aylwyn is Captain Habesha and Niels is none other than He-Man, Master of the Universe. Mino remains Mino because he couldn’t possibly understand the attachment and shedding of names in such a short period of time. It took years for Scooby Doo to master name recognition.

The mother of all towers in Tigray

Canyon + Mesa
There’s a small family living on a hill outside of Koraro town not far from the main road. Beyond a dry river bed, five sandstone towers rise from the desert landscape and lure the visitor’s eye to scan the base to its tip in wonderment. The Koraro towers rise and fall like pistons of a car engine and pose like a lineup of disfigured criminals. It’s hot, we see few climbable cracks, a series of bolts aiding halfway up the middle tower and He-Man chooses a chimney on the east face of the largest tower. Nobody knows where the chimney will lead, but a deep layer of bird shit tells us that if you are squeezed out of a vulture’s ass, you will probably hit the ground.
Famous Non-last Words
He-Man: Tell my mother, that I left the same way I came into the world: through an enormous crack.

He-Man enters the unknown crevice

The Hesitation Blues
Space Cowboy: Let us know if there’s a lot of birdshit because that could be a bit of a deterrent.

The way of the wedge

1st Pitch Poop

Niels: There’s a hellofalota birdshit boys. Close your mouths and open your hearts.

In the Heart Valve

Mino remained at the base of the climb while Captain Habesha and Spiderman and I follow He-Man into the dark crevice using just our feet, hands, shoulders, butts, heads and any other body part that will gain traction against the birdshit papered wall. The Captain fights off a near-seizure after the first 40 meters of wedging his body between the two walls. Spiderman and I pass the Captain swapping ‘Pakistani death loops’ connecting our harnesses. We meet He-Man in the heart valve of the tower’s core. During 65 meters of climbing, He-Man placed 4 pieces of protection in bird shit layered sediment on the aptly named pillar of fecal fortitude. As a team, we pulled the Captain over the final roof in the chimney and contemplated our life forms breathing on a ledge deep in the center of the massive pillar.

Unprotected no-hands salute

Watching the Watch

It was 4pm but in Ethiopian time it was actually 10 hours past the dawn, and that means there was just 2 hours until dusk. He-Man flew up the second pitch, placed no protection but we put him on belay anyway.

Belay Station Talk

The Captain reached the top of the next pitch while I’m belaying He-Man to the summit. He-Man crawled through a tunnel, exited the flaring chimney and reached the top. Somebody said: The only way anybody will ever repeat this route is if somebody as courageous as Niels happens to come to Ethiopia, find the tower and choose the same chimney, or somebody places bolts to protect the leader. As we spin away from the sun’s glory, we all summit our first desert tower in Ethiopia.

The Dark Horse

In 2006, famed British adventure-climber Pat Littlejohn published photos of the same tower asserting: Four pitches of enjoyable and very atmospheric climbing led to a great chamber in the heart of the tower. The only way onwards was an unprotected section of wide bridging. It was either commit to it or give up, and I hesitated for a long time before I was mentally ready to go for it.

By the Power of Grayskull

Four pitches to the valve? He-Man must have ridden his fearless cat to the top.

#1 Summit

Summit Comfort
Tigray’s farmers were turning in. Smoke billowed over the valley as dung-fed ovens were fanned for a possible dinner of bread, injera and possibly spicy pepper sauce. Captain Habesha forgot his belay device and was lowered back into the enormous, dark crevice. We descended into tower’s main artery as the vultures, masters of soaring flight, return from another day of infinite circles lingering thousands of feet above the valley without ever moving a feather. We finally landed with a thump onto the pillows of bird shit, and Mino was nowhere to be found.
Dogvision
Mino: When Nico and his friends disappeared into the fractured blackness, I stood there under the intense observation of three children from the village below. I waited to see what would unfold. When I finally heard Nico’s voice echoing through the sandstone cavity, I swear he was on the other side of the massive impediment. So right before dusk, I meandered around the other side of the rock. I thought I would find my human counterparts, but found nothing. Nothing but a waterless ledge of scorched rock. A dead carcass and the blinders of night. When I heard my name, I couldn’t find Nico. I spent the night on the mesa looking at stars I couldn’t see.

Dogs Rule the Night

A Stone’s Throw

A gang of young farmers quickly rose to meet us at the base of the tower. Our voices disturbed the peaceful night and their pleas for us to be silent quickly turned to threats. One boy carried an axe and another a cane. They hurried us off the mountain and when my calls for Mino continued, they began to huck fist-sized rocks into our vicinity. He-Man wondered why they would try to stone us. It’s part of their culture, an oft cited justification for any and all Ethiopian customs, beliefs and traditions. We turned off our headlamps to move unseen through the night. But that plan backfired when a panicked He-Man stepped into a wash and fell more than 5 meters.

Man Down Search Party

The loss of Mino really laid a dagger in glory’s gut. Our tower triumph lost its significance since the fifth member of our party was now lost in solitary confinement in the cracks of Abyssinian bedrock. We solemnly drank our beers and force fed ourselves mutton. Even our petite fan club of teenage girls back in Hotel Adula were devastated. I turned out the lights and stared at the empty chair where Mino had slept the night before.

Mino in a jam

Lost and Found
The next morning I marched to the base of the Koraro tower. Tears streamed down my face as I crisscrossed the mountain screaming my faithful companion’s name. When I got to the top of the mountain and the base of the climb, Mino appeared passionately wagging his tail. The night was long and the morning was restless. He may have just thought we were finally back from an all-night climb. Mino took a bath in the village hand dug well and we rejoiced by visiting a rock-hewn church and scouting our next tower.
We’ll Make Great Pets
He-Man names the climb Scared Hamster Tube Party. 5.10- R/X, but we don’t know if Littlejohn climbed through the same hamster tube and we may never know.

Abuna Yemata Guh

The Pillars of History
The small church Abuna Yemata Guh is said to have been carved in the 4th century by a troupe of wandering Syrian monks. The church is nestled on the cliff’s edge in a deep saddle between two sandstone spires known locally as the Guhe Towers. Tourists get their thrills from the church on the approach which requires some vertical scrambling and ends with a very airy approach around the corner of the tower to the church door where a hungry priest unlocks the sanctuary’s secrets for a small fee.
Bare knuckle
He-Man led another incredible line first up a chimney, then a handjamming crack and finally a flaring hand and arm crack to the top of the tower. The four of us climbed more efficient than in the Hamster Tube and reached the summit of the smaller of the Guhe Towers above the church. The church-key master told us that the larger tower is kil-kil (forbidden) becuase the saintly namesake Abuna Yemata is buried on the tower’s summit.
Infallible Naivety
ME: Have you seen his grave.
KEY-MASTER: No
ME: Then how do you know?
KEY-MASTER: Because it is written.

Spiderman on a ledge on the Holy Tower of Abuna Yemata Guh

Gold Rush
On our way back to the vehicle, we spread seeds of myth. I told men and children of a divine voice we heard from the atop the stone steeple. Abuna Yemata’s spirit told us farenjis to climb the larger tower. Toothless grins, smiles and committed eyes met me with eager lust for the truth. The larger tower must be climbed, the sage once said! Before diving into the minibus and vanishing, we left the village with one more revelation: On top of the tower lies an infinite amount of gold! Enough gold to adorn your many wives, your son’s future wives and his son’s wives. Gold for all the faithful. If you just climb the larger tower. Open your hearts and your ears tonight and the holy voice of Abuna Yemata will speak to you. We will return tomorrow and climb the larger tower.
Gudele Tower
We never returned to the holy towers. Instead, we gravitated southeast of Megab to the Gudele towers, an island of rock spires leaning on each other. On the southwest face, He-Man shot up another crack in the wide world of unprotected offwidth climbing. The obvious body crack rises nearly 100 meters to top of the 2nd pitch. The 3rd and final pitch is a left trending hand crack through some of the most brittle sandstone in the Gheralta Mountains, a veritable vertical beach. We reached the summit of the highest tower before sundown and left evidence in the way of a cairn.
Numerology Redux
I spent just 144 of these precious life-hours in the Gheralta Mountains on the heels of an exceptional climber with a strong head for adventure. We crowned 3 free-standing desert towers in 6 days. All climbs we conquered with no prior knowledge of the tower or the route, and we left a total of 1 bolt, 3 nuts, a half dozen slings and some carabineers among the vultures.

Feeling the Spirit: the Divinity of Wind

Market Wednesday

Every Wednesday, thousands of villagers walk varying distances to the market in Hawzen, the major town in the Gheralta Mountains. On June 22, 1988, the Ethiopian Air Force executed an air raid on the town that laid waste to the village market. Over 2,500 farmers, women and children (almost the entire population of the town) perished. Today, in the center of town stands a 12-meter obelisk commemorating the victims. On a steady supply of Ethiopian beer, our adventurer, Niels Tietze, AKA He-Man, climbed his final tower and laid claim to yet another first ascent, barefoot. Villagers rejoiced and declared the sunburned and dirty farenjis legends, for they have truly lived their adventures, with purpose and determination.

He-Man's final first ascent

Gudele Tower Wedge

Life Anchor

Nice Hand Crack

Spiderman & Captain Habesha

The Space Cowboy

Good Night!

Episode 98: Good Weather Good Times

OOA_Admin — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 22:21:33 +0000

Lewis Peak Summit - 2012 WSU Outdoor Program Summer Summit Series

It’s summer and the weather is good, therefore good times are had.

This week’s NEWS includes:

Mom was right, GO OUTSIDE
Everest Season is Officially Over
Mountaineer Dies on Descent from Mt. McKinley, Alaska
50 year old plus sends 5.14b
Ski Australia
Lost puppy is a wolf
A cobra fire in Zion National Park Tunnel
Trampled by Elk
Bison to be named ‘National Mammal’
What’s in a gator belly?

Events:

June 6^th – Mt. Ogden Midweek Race Series at Snowbasin kicks off. Series runs through the summer leading up to the Mt. Ogden 100k Mt. Bike Race
June 8-9 – Ogden Arts Festival
June 13^th – Aron Ralston Speaking Engagement Benefit at Perry’s Egyptian Theater
June 14th – 3rd Annual Salt Lake Climbers Alliance Fundraiser: Black Diamond Equip. SLC.
June 16^th – Snowbasin Gondola Opens for Summer: Weekends 9-5:30
June 17^th – Fathers Day Sunday BBQ at Snowbasin
June 23^rd – Slackwater’s Birthday!
June 24^th – Snowbasin Sunday Entertainment Kicks off: Live Music, BBQ
June 28^th – Ogden Nature Center Outdoor Summer Concert – Brown Bird $20/$12
July 20-22 Weber Outdoor Program Snake River Rafting Trip
July 27^th-29^th – H20 Overdrive SUP Cup
August 9^th – Ogden Nature Center Outdoor Sumer Concert – Horse Feathers $20/$12
Check the Weber Pathway’s Website: Wednesday Night Hikes, Thursday Singles Mingles Hikes (45 & Older), Science Hikes, Wild Edible Hikes
Check the Ogden Nature Center Calendar for Summer Camps & Concerts

GEAR:30 News

Gramicci
Rock Grip
BioLite
Thermarest Sleep Systems
Arc’teryx President & CEO resigns
Rayfish Footwear

Skillz Session: Steph Davis compares climbing to playing the piano, and how to get started Stand Up Paddleboarding

Without discipline to rise before dawn and pound out the miles, you’ll never make it. If the fire in your heart isn’t strong, there’s no point trying. – Dean Karnazes

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Meg & Rod – Weber Pathways, National Trails Day

OOA_Admin — Wed, 30 May 2012 00:49:54 +0000

image via www.weberpathways.com

The 14th Annual Trails Day celebrated with Weber Pathways is Saturday, June 2nd! Birding, river floats, bike demos, dog walks, vendors, live music and more! Weber Pathways Outreach Coordinator, Rod Kramer, explains in more detail about this year’s events.

Executive Director, Meg Krusemark dishes info on extending the Bonneville Shoreline Trail north above North Ogden.

Check out the brief interview for the low-down on this year’s Weber Pathways National Trails Day Celebration!

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Episode 97: Summit Season

OOA_Admin — Sat, 26 May 2012 17:34:34 +0000

Owner of Ogden's new premier mountain equipment shop, GEAR:30, on Mt. Rainier

It’s summit season! From Everest, to Rainier, to Malans, Ogden residents are summiting peaks!

This weeks News includes a brief Everest wrap-up, stolen racing bikes, 100 dead fish in PC, DWR asking Utah anglers for feedback, Caldwell & Honnold own Yosemite, Outside TV on Comcast, a skydiver lands in a pile of cardboard boxes, and finally, a bear attacks a man in an outhouse.

Upcoming Events:

June 2^nd – Weber Pathways National Trails Day! Riverdale Parkway
June 3^rd – Summer Summit Series: Lewis Peak
June 6^th – Mt. Ogden Midweek Race Series at Snowbasin kicks off. Series runs through the summer leading up to the Mt. Ogden 100k Mt. Bike Race
June 13^th – Aron Ralston Speaking Engagement Benefit at Perry’s Egyptian Theater
June 16^th – Snowbasin Gondola Opens for Summer: Weekends 9-5:30
June 17^th – Fathers Day Sunday BBQ at Snowbasin
June 23^rd – Slackwater’s Birthday!
June 24^th – Snowbasin Sunday Entertainment Kicks off: Live Music, BBQ
June 28^th – Ogden Nature Center Outdoor Summer Concert – Brown Bird $20/$12
July 20-22 Weber Outdoor Program Snake River Rafting Trip
July 27^th-29^th – H20 Overdrive SUP Cup
August 9^th – Ogden Nature Center Outdoor Sumer Concert – Horse Feathers $20/$12
Check the Weber Pathway’s Website: Wednesday Night Hikes, Thursday Singles Mingles Hikes (45 & Older), Science Hikes, Wild Edible Hikes
Check the Ogden Nature Center Calendar for Summer Camps & Concerts

This week’s interview is with Meg & Rod from Weber Pathways! We chat about National Trails Day on June 2nd, and an extension of the BSL trail in North Ogden.

Then, we chat with Gear Guru Greg about his recent Mr. Rainier summit. Greg gives some good advice on hydration and preparation for Rainier.

In GEAR:30 news, we cover Merrell’s new M-Connect line, Outdoor Research announces a cut in their carbon footprint, and the Blank Slate Climbing Trainer.

This weeks Skillz Session is from Rock & Ice’s article on protecting your belayer from hazards.

Host Brandon open canoed Weber River’s Henefer to Taggart stretch and recounts his experience in the Adventure Brief seg.

Quote of the Week:

“S2 Mountaineering may be the face of this expedition, the “Muscle” was unquestionably provided by our amazing Sherpa. With much respect and admiration, I am humbled by each one of them.” – Jeff Reynolds S2 Mountaineering

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