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Sara K

Lake Tahoe Backcountry Report: 3 Pow Laps on Echo Peak – April 3rd

With 3 feet of fresh pow accumulating in the past few days, followed by a day of clear skies and relatively cold temperatures, it seemed like prime time to venture out into the backcountry. The fact that avi danger was reported as ‘low’ for all elevations and aspects boosted our confidence. We chose Echo Peak as our playground for the day, with the intention to do multiple hikes around there. […]

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Sara K | April 7, 2014
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Sun, Bootpacks, and Bears | Jake’s Peak Tour 3/13/14

After convincing my friend Reza to ditch his plans for a southerly approach to Jake’s peak – accessed from Emerald Bay and most likely requiring the use of ice-axes and crampons – we settled for the main route. The main route to Jake’s peak can be accessed from Highway 89 just south of the headquarters for D. L. Bliss State Park. We left the car at a little past 8AM and started boot hiking straight up the face as there was not enough snow in the lower elevations. After an hour of boot hiking, which included some scary rock scrambling and lots of bushwhacking, we finally made it to […]

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Sara K | March 17, 2014
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Burning Man Uncovered… | “Spark” a Burning Man Story

Spark is a new documentary about Burning Man that is currently screening in select theaters in the U.S. Here’s a synopsis offered by Spark Pictures Production: “Each year, 60,000 people from around the globe gather in a dusty windswept Nevada desert to build a temporary city, collaborating on large-scale art and partying for a week before burning a giant effigy […]

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Sara K | September 4, 2013
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Skiing with Royalty: From Crown Prince of Norway to Queen of Iran

Dizin ski resort with Mt. Damavand (5671m) in the background words and photo by Sara When I first met Haakon Magnus in 1997, I had no idea that he was the Crown Prince of Norway. At the time, I was doing my undergraduate studies at Berkeley and competing for the Cal Ski Team. A mutual friend casually introduced us at […]

Sara K | June 5, 2013
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