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Who is David Lesh?

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Over the last few years, the name David Lesh has circulated around the ski, snowboard, and outdoor enthusiast communities. Lesh is a 35-year-old Coloradan and the owner of an apparel company called Virtika. Virtika has become a huge success and is responsible for Lesh’s fame, but he has become much more than his brand and has amassed nearly 100,000 followers on […]

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Jesse | August 6, 2021
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Lake Tahoe, CA Fire Crews Attending to Illegal Fires on a Daily Basis

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North Lake Tahoe’s fire crews are attending illegal fires on a daily basis, diverting their attention from the major wildfires engulfing the state. Bonfires on the beach, grills or BBQs, and campfires are the most common offenses. Related: Arizona Trail Runner Heads Out For Training Run and Ends Up Fighting Wildfire There was a week in August where 15 wildfires were […]

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Firebrains | September 4, 2020
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UPDATE: Utah Man Cited for BASE Jumping in Zion National Park Fined and Banned

Marshall Miller was cited last month for illegally BASE jumping in Zion National Park. He and two companions BASE jumped from the top of the Great White Throne, an iconic white Navajo sandstone monolith on March 28. The group was also cited for violating a raptor nesting enclosure and camping out of bounds. Miller has since pled guilty to taking […]

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Climbers In NASA Study Make Illegal Turns Down Everest

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The Himalayan Times is reporting that two climbers who were part of a NASA study on Mt. Everest made an illegal ski descent for which they were not permitted. Professional climber Willie Benegas, and Dartmouth College Sophomore Matt Moniz, laid down tracks on the Lhotse Face from Camp III down to Camp II without obtaining the proper authorization from the Nepalese […]

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Mike Lavery | May 8, 2018
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Crash of the Week: Illegal Jump in Newport, CA Harbor ALMOST Nails Dock…

Skip to 1:08 in the video for the jump As Van Halen says…”Jump!” Some folks have an uncontrollable desire to do things like this…for the rest of us, here is this video. This is what 129′ looks like. If you want to get meta, this is what it’s like to commit suicide, except he landed in water. Video Credit: 8Booth

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Sergei Poljak | October 17, 2016
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