OOA Show Episode 129, OCF6

Climbing and Ogden go together like Sharma and Spain. So, we're thankful for the sixth year in a row, the Weber State University Outdoor Program has organized the Ogden Climbing Festival! This year's fest was the best attended since inception, and we believe GEAR:30 had a little help with that. Besides rockin' the fest as the Title Sponsor, GEAR:30 also helped kick off the weekend with a special Will Calton Presentation: Preparing for and Surviving Everest, complete with sweet schwag and free food and beer from Roosters Brewing Co. All good things must come to an end, so we're sad this year's climbing festival is over. We're already dreamin' of next year. News:

• Ogden Climbing Festival
• 74 at 74
• Skier dies at Deer Valley
• Canyonlands Suicides
• Another Mountain Man Down
• Snowboarding Olympic Hopeful Found Dead
• Kayaker Saves Family of Five
• Sweet Highline Photos You Can’t See on the Radio
• First Ski Descent of the North Face of the Grand Teton
• Everest Sherpa Dies Fixing Lines
• Piolets D’OR Winners
• Surfers vs SUPers Getting Worse
• Idaho Family Sues U.S. Forrest Service for Dead Fall
• Killer Belarus Beaver

Grindtv.com - The Bucket List, Photo by Travis Burke More photos here: http://www.grindtv.com/lifestyle/pro-active/post/secret-spot-for-extreme-sport-revealed/ Events:

• April 20^th – Earth Day at the Ogden Nature Center
• April 20^th – Mt. Goat Viewing – Little Cottonwood Canyon
• April 25^th – AMGA Single Pitch Instructor Course – Weber Outdoor Program
• April 27^th – GEAR:30 Sponsored - No Limits Half & 5K
• June 7-8th – Rockwell Relay Series: Moab to St. George
• July 20th – Rockwell Relay Series: Pamperfest Challenge
• August 16-17 Ragnar Trail Snowbasin
• Weber Pathways is offering Wed Night Hikes

GEAR:30:

• Do They Kill Geese to Get Down
• Chaco and Boardworks Join Forces
• Body Glove Celebrates 60 Years

"Oh, the absolute lethargy of 24,600'. You want to pee, and you lie there for a quarter of an hour making up your mind to look for the pee bottle." – Chris Bonnington 1975 Click for More GEAR:30 Radio