Utah Gets New Hut-to-Hut Trail for Mountain Bikers The Aquarius Trail system, spanning 190-miles from Brian Head resort to the town of Escalante, is one of Utah’s newest and coolest offerings for mountain bikers. This ride makes its way around some of Southwestern Utah’s most striking landscapes and famous natural features, such as Bryce Canyon National Park, Escalante National Monument, and the Aquarius Plateau, as it descends over […] Cycle Anson Brown | April 26, 2021 0 Comments
Colorado Proposing Shuttle Service Along I-70 The Colorado Department of Transportation is proposing a shuttle service that will run from the Denver metro area on the Front Range along Interstate 70 as far as Eagle County. According to 9News, the state is proposing to expand on the current Bustang services that runs between Denver and Grand Junction three times a week as well as up to […] Industry News Anson Brown | April 1, 2021 0 Comments
It’s Now Illegal For Everest Climbers to Share Photos of Other Expeditions The Nepalese Department of Tourism has officially banned Everest climbers from taking or sharing photos of any expeditions other than their own. According to Gripped Magazine, the law was put in place to curb the number of viral photos of long lines on the world’s highest peak, such as Nirmal Purja‘s photo of the crowds on the summit ridge that […] Climbing Anson Brown | March 23, 2021 2 Comments
Utah Avalanche Danger Downgraded – But Not Completely Safe After weeks of high-to-extreme avalanche danger in the Wasatch Mountains near Salt Lake City, UT, avalanche forecasters have declared avalanche danger to finally be in the “Low” and “Moderate” category. A tricky layered snowpack persisted throughout the winter in the Wasatch, challenging even the most experienced avalanche experts in the region and leading to six deaths in the Utah mountains […] Avalanche Anson Brown | March 16, 2021 2 Comments
Wolf Seen Near Yosemite, CA for the First Time in Nearly 100 Years A young wolf, traveling south from Oregon, has been spotted in California’s Mono County, just to the east of Yosemite, KQED reported last week. Scientists monitored the wolf, nicknamed OR-93, via a tracking collar and watched as he journeyed south into California in what theyย believe was a search for new territory or a potential mate. This is the furthest […] Anson Brown | March 11, 2021 2 Comments
Saints Running Back Heads to the Mountains of Montana For the NFL offseason, New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara decided to spend his time snowboarding in Montana and leave it all behind. Kamara has been documenting his experiences living and snowboarding in Big Sky country on Twitter and clearly has fallen in love with the state. Related: Dustin Lyman: From Playing in the NFL to Managing Copper Mountain, […] Industry News Anson Brown | March 3, 2021 1 Comment
Australian Nordic Skier Competes in Shorts and Singlet at World Championships Australian nordic skiing competitor Mark Pollock took advantage of the warm weather at the FIS Ski World Championships in Oberstdorf, Germany, to compete in a singlet and compression shorts. His outfit choice quickly made him into an internet sensation in the world of winter sports, in particular in Australia and Europe. According to Yahoo Sport Australia, Pollock decided to forego […] Industry News Anson Brown | March 2, 2021 0 Comments
The Dangers of HAPE: The High Altitude Killer High Altitude Pulmonary Edema, or HAPE, as it is more commonly known, is a dangerous affliction known to often affect mountaineers in the Himalaya, Andes, and other high altitude peaks and mountain ranges. However, it is possible to occur in otherwise healthy people as low as 8,200 ft (2500m) and is considered a more severe form of acute mountain sickness, […] Climbing Anson Brown | February 1, 2017 0 Comments