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Spencer Miller

Spencer was born by the sea in Miami, but migrated to the mountains. He is in his second year at Colorado College in Colorado Springs, studying English and kinesiology. When class gets out, he boots over to the mountains to shoot photos, make videos, lay down deep carves on his snowboard, and jump things on his bicycle.

The 9 Most Frequent Dangers in the Mountains, and How to Avoid Them

As enchanting as the mountains maybe, they are far from forgiving.  Some dangers are external, like avalanches, wildlife, and massive storms, and some are internal, ones you cannot see coming, like altitude sickness, getting lost, and hypothermia. You must always stand guard while on top of the world if you’d like to make it back down.  Below you can learn about the nine most […]

Spencer Miller | May 5, 2025
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I Joined the Club; A Club Ride MTB Gear Review

Founder Mike Herlinger created Club Ride with a simple goal in mind; he wanted to be able to shred, hang out at the saloon, and maybe even score a ride on a tandem bike with that badass racer chick that everyone has always been crushing on, all in the same apparel.  And after holding some of their stuff up to […]

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Spencer Miller | September 26, 2017
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20 Year-Old Dies while Hiking to Colorado Hot Springs

August 17th— Susana DeForest, a student from Collegeville, PA, took a vacation to visit three friends who had moved out to Colorado. The group decided to hike the popular Conundrum Trail outside of Aspen, which runs for 17 miles out-and-back at altitudes of 8,000 to 11,200 feet.  A set of hot springs sit at the end of the route, and take 6-8 hours to get to, and […]

Spencer Miller | August 25, 2017
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Missing Teenager Survives 11 Days Alone In Tennessee Wilderness

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August 11th, 2017— 18 year-old Austin Bohanan was searching for Ginseng, a medicinal root, with his stepfather in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park when he found himself separated and lost.   According to the Knoxville News Sentinel, Austin scaled a ridge and attempted to call his mother soon after, with no luck, and wound up sleeping there for his first […]

Spencer Miller | August 24, 2017
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Mountain Biker Dies after Crash at Vail, CO

August 18th, Vail, CO— Mark V. Johnson, of Beverly, Massachusetts, was visiting Vail when he fatally crashed while mountain biking.  Eagle County Coroner, Kara Bettis, deemed blunt force trauma to his abdomen as the cause of death. David Williams was also biking near the top of Chair 8 that day when he discovered Johnson behind a berm and in an drop-off with […]

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Spencer Miller | August 23, 2017
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Tahoe Marijuana Dispensary Serves 2,000 Customers In First 48 Hours of Operation

NuLeaf  broke ground on August 5th, when it converted from a strictly medical to a recreational dispensary, making it the first of its kind on Tahoe shores.  The Incline Village, NV, location was warmly welcomed, with over 2,000 patrons in the first two days of operation, and that crowd has already prompted the shop to prolong its hours to seven days a week, […]

Spencer Miller | August 16, 2017
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Shaun White Sells L.A. Mansion for Whopping $7 Million

Shaun White has earned more than just gold medals, considering he recently sold one of his  homes for $ 6.7 million.   The sleek, modern, Hollywood Hills Home boasts 4,500 square feet, five bedrooms, four bathrooms, a pool, and a spa overlooking the city lights of downtown L.A.   The Flying Tomato has quite the property portfolio, as he currently owns a […]

Spencer Miller | August 16, 2017
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Missing Hiker Found in Rocky Mountain National Park

August 7th, Rocky Mountain National Park, CO: 60 year-old Steve Elliott started ascending Longs Peak on a stormy Friday morning, intending to hike Clark’s Arrow and the Loft Route, and then return via the Keyhole Route. The round trip is estimated at 13 miles with 5,300 feet of elevation gain -but the Texas native did not make it that far.   On Saturday morning, the […]

Spencer Miller | August 14, 2017
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Fraud Climbs Kilimanjaro and Wins Triathlon while Collecting Disability Payments

Former serviceman Mark Lloyd claimed that he couldn’t walk on uneven surfaces, bend or stretch, and needed walking aids after suffering a slipped disc and PTSD.  Lloyd had been medically discharged from the Army in 2011, applied for personal independence payments in October 2014, and then reapplied in July 2016, saying his conditioned had worsened.  The Welshman collected a total […]

Spencer Miller | August 10, 2017
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Mind-Bending MTB Freeride on the Streets of Vienna

You know it’s a Red Bull edit when you rewind and watch each trick six times… and there’s a cheesy plug for their drink.  But as long as they keep dishing out videos with riding like this, I can deal with the “ads.” Fabio Wibmer decides to grace his fellow Austrians with some unbelievable trials riding in this one, right through the […]

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Spencer Miller | August 9, 2017
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$62,000 Worth of Mountain Bikes Stolen in Carbondale, CO

The horror! The horror!  Early morning on July 29th, thieves pried open a door and stole seven mountain bikes, worth $62,000 from Basalt Bike & Ski in Carbondale, according to the Aspen Times.  We are talking full carbon and SRAM XX1 Eagle price range on each of these bikes here, folks. Justin White, manager of the shop, told the Aspen […]

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Spencer Miller | August 8, 2017
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Ever Seen a Road Biker Back Flip a Gap Jump?

Polish madman Szymon Godziek decided that the Tour de Pologne needed a bit more attention.  But instead of racing in it, he decided to throw a hulking backflip -over it.  At least he kept uniform and performed the stunt on a… carbon road bike?  Major props.  I’m just wondering how focused all the other riders were, as they did not even seen to […]

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Spencer Miller | August 7, 2017
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Three Bodies Found in Crevasse in Peru

Two Chilean men and a third with a dual Russian-U.S. citizenship were found deceased on the morning of August 1st, after nine days missing.  They were attempting to climb Piramide de Garcilaso, a peak located in the Cordillera Blanca range in central Peru. Rafael Figueroa, from the Mountain Guides Association of Peru (AGMP), believes that the three men caused an avalanche on the 19,308 foot peak, as the […]

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Spencer Miller | August 7, 2017
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2 Hikers Die in 1-Week on the Pacific Crest Trail | 4 Have Already Died on the PCT This Year

The bodies of Rika Morita and Chaocui Wang have been located in respective water flows along the Pacific Crest Trail, only seven days apart, according to the Pacific Crest Trail Association.  Morita, visiting from Japan to solo-hike the trail, was found in the South Fork of the Kings River.  Wang was from China, and perished alone in Rancheria Creek in Kerrick Canyon, farther downstream […]

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Spencer Miller | August 5, 2017
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Pacific Crest Trail Claims Two More Lives

The bodies of Rika Morita and Chaocui Wang have been located in respective water flows along the Pacific Crest Trail, only seven days apart, according to the Pacific Crest Trail Association.  Morita, visiting from Japan to solo-hike the trail, was found in the South Fork of the Kings River.  Wang was from China, and perished alone in Rancheria Creek in Kerrick Canyon, farther downstream […]

Spencer Miller | August 4, 2017
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5 year-old Snowboarder Terje LaMont, or The Next Terje Haakonsen

Meet Terje LaMont.  He’s only five years old, but still managed to get 120 days of riding in last season between a bustling schedule of pre-school and karate.  Watch the the Utah native’s past season edit, as he drops 3’s, hucks a cliff, and throws slashes three times his size, all with the biggest grin on his face. Terje currently competes in slopestyle and half-pipe […]

Spencer Miller | August 3, 2017
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Lake Tahoe Temperature on the Rise, Says UC Davis “State of the Lake” Report

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Tahoe’s ecosystem is changing.  Trees are dying at record rates, and now the lake’s temperature is heating up, according UC Davis’ recently released annual state of the lake report.  About 15 times the historic average in the past four years, to be exact. Geoff Schladow, the Director of the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center, believes that the temperature of the […]

Spencer Miller | August 2, 2017
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First American Woman Vanessa O’Brien Summits K2

Acclaimed mountaineer Vanessa O’Brien adds one more notch to the belt after becoming the first American woman to summit K2 on Friday, July 28th.  She has already conquered the seven summits (and holds the record for the fastest female time), ascending the highest mountain on each continent, including Everest. But “K2 fascinates me because while it is not quite as high […]

Spencer Miller | August 1, 2017
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Skier Rescued after Vanishing from Resort in Mt Ruapehu, New Zealand

July 17th, Mt. Ruapehu ski area, NZ— A woman was about to drop her last run of the day when she phoned to say that she was aiming to end up in Massey ski lodge before her battery died.     By 5:50 PM, the skier had not been seen, and officials were notified about the missing person.  Turoa ski patrol, Ruapehu alpine […]

Spencer Miller | July 31, 2017
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Trenching down Norway’s Most Scenic Fjords, by Mountain Bike

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I guarantee this will be the most beautiful MTB video you’ve watched for a while.  The drone and POV footage are on point (along with the jam from Easy Giant), but the jagged sea-to-sky fjords of Geiranger take the clips to another level.  Drop Red Bull freerider and local Norwegian Mads André “Makken” Haugen into the mix, and you have yourself one […]

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Spencer Miller | July 28, 2017
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