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Flight Seeing
By Krista on June 18, 2012
Despite my lifelong unsettling relationship with flying, I am the one that e-mails the Groupon to my husband, 50% off a flight seeing trip to the south face of Denali (Mt. McKinley), and later convince him, with no resistance, to add a glacier landing to our trip.
Posted in Newbies! | Tagged Snow Stories | 5 Responses
You CAN do it
By Our Readers on May 9, 2012
Last year I had a go at mountain biking for the first time; spending our summers living in the Pirin Mountains in Bulgaria means that I don’t really have an excuse not to.
Posted in Newbies! | Tagged Cycling Stories, Reader Stories | Leave a response
Musher in Training
By Krista on April 18, 2012
Dog musher, Krista Mann, shares some of her passion for snow and her pups.
Posted in Newbies! | Tagged Snow Stories | 5 Responses
The Real Glory
By Our Readers on April 11, 2012
This has been my year to get knocked to my knees. And knocked again and then again. I cannot say I have had a year with as many challenges as this one.
Posted in Newbies! | Tagged Reader Stories, Running Stories | 3 Responses
Clip in to Clipless
By Our Readers on April 4, 2012
Mountain biking with clipless pedals takes some care. And some courage.
Posted in Newbies! | Tagged Cycling Stories | 11 Responses
Newbie Rafters
By Our Readers on March 28, 2012
Until I met my husband, Ed in the late 70’s, this Colorado girl had never even been on a boat of any kind.
Posted in Newbies! | Tagged Reader Stories, Water Stories | 4 Responses
Fear and climbing through the eyes of a newbie
By Our Readers on March 21, 2012
Newbie climber, Kit Mitchell, shares what motivates her to climb, despite of a fear of heights.
Posted in Newbies! | Tagged Climbing | 4 Responses
I Took the Plunge
By Our Readers on March 15, 2012
In early 2011, rather than have a predicted multi-level spinal fusion, Amy Brown became the swimmer on a haphazard Half Ironman relay team.
Posted in Newbies! | Tagged Cycling Stories, Running Stories, Water Stories | 16 Responses
What makes an “outdoorsy” woman?
By Our Readers on March 7, 2012
When I moved to Montana and talked about my love for the outdoors, people laughed at me, asking what experience I had in the “outdoors.”
Posted in Newbies! | Tagged Reader Stories | 6 Responses
Hell Hole
By Our Readers on February 22, 2012
I can’t even tell you what happened while I was under. How I got out of my boat. When I decided to pull my spray skirt or if I did any of the consciously. My eyes were closed, my mind blank.
Posted in Newbies! | Tagged Kayaking, Water Stories | 4 Responses



