Alaska
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Creating a Crew

A Central Oregon whitewater matriarchy is raising an emerging paddler generation
Avatar photo K.M. Collins

Water pulling us ever closer toward the blind entrance of the Class III Fish Ladder rapid, my R2 shredder partner, Chloa Ulrich, shows not a stitch of fear. Throughout our McKenzie River route, she’s gently ruminating about nutrition, weighing the pros and cons of the histamines in fermented food. No matter the subject, her sing-song […]

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Terror on the Tooth

Bend climber grabs first ascent in the Alaska Range
Avatar photo James Williams

After covering nearly 3,500 vertical feet in a single 24-hour push, Chris Wright and Scott Adamson arrived at their first resting spot exhausted, cold, shaken and ready for sleep. It would prove elusive. The pair was attempting to camp on a ledge the size of a coffee table, their feet dangling into the void; dehydration […]

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