OOA Show Episode 139 - I Climb Like Sharma

Agenda:

Interview with GEAR:30 Athlete, Austin Hansel. Evolv, Mammut, Rack and Road, and Momentum Climbing Gym round out Hansel's sponsors. Hansel recently competed in the Sport Climbing Nationals where he placed 6th in Speed Climbing. The 15-year-old crusher also recently worked backstage at the lauded Psicobloc Comp in Park City, Utah where the worlds best senders attempted 50 foot routes overhanging water at the Utah Olympic Park. 

News:
• Aussie Wins Tour of Utah Second Stage
• Basin Joins Powder Alliance
• Longboarders Petition to Legalize Skating on Ogden Roads
• More Warnings Posted at The Wave
• Outdoor Recreation Brings $12B to Utah
• Snowboarder Dies in Mount Hood Tunnel Collapse
• Camping is the Cure
• Psicobloc Results
• New Regulations and Monitoring on Mount Everest
• First SUP 100 Mile Race
• Dude is Bitten By Shark, Hit By Lightning, Punched By Monkeys
• Dead Shark Rides Subway
• Zookeeper Suspended for Punching Seal
• So, a Bear Walks Into a Bar…

Events:
• 8.8 – WSU Outdoor Program Rock Climbing Clinic - Traditional Climbing
• 8.9-10 R-Scape, 18 Hours of Ogden
• 8.9-11 - WSU Outdoor Program Snake River Rafting Trip
• 8.16-17 Ragnar Trail Snowbasin
• 8.22-24 – GEAR:30 Intro To Kayaking Class
• 8.23 - WSU Outdoor Program Weber River IK Trip
• Weber Pathways is offering Wed Night Hikes

GEAR:30:

Outdoor Retailer – Trail Running Shoes
Contour Closes Shop?

Quote of the Week: "The idea of wilderness needs no defense, it only needs defenders." - Edward Abbey