OOA Show Episode 164 - #OCF7

  INTERVIEW: Mike Henderson – 7th Annual Ogden Climbing Festival    News:

• GEAR:30 Athlete, Kelly Agnew, Wins Pickled Feet 24 Hour Race
• Forrest Service Backs Alta on Snowboarder Ban
• Recent Storms Help Water Supplies
• Darn Beefalo Trample Grand Canyon Vegetation
• Police Arrest ‘Ski Bum Bandit’
•  Skier Tree Collision in Keystone
• Yosemite Now Open to Paddlers
• Jimmy Web Dominates Bouldering
• Dani Arnold Free Solos 1,100-Foot Crack Baby in 27 Minutes
• Greg Hill Completes 100K One Month Vertical Challenge
• Yellowstone Earthquake, It’s Cool, The Animals Knew It Was Coming
• Italian Hits 156mpg on Skis
• Marketing Stunt: Chinese Breathe Bags of Mountain Air 

Events:

• April 5 – Striders Winter Racing Circuit Half-Marathon, Start at Bee Hive Homes in Ogden Valley
• April 10 – Ogden Climbing Festival Kickoff Slideshow with climber-photographer Nathan Smith at GEAR:30. Pizza from Slackwater.  7pm.
• April 11 – Ogden Climbing Festival Demo & Collegiate Comp at Weber Rocks 5-9pm.
• April 12 – Ogden Climbing Festival Red Point Boulder Comp 10am-12:30pm in the Ogden Boulder Field
• April 12 – Ogden Climbing Festival FREE Red Bull Lunch Noon-1pm, Ogden Boulder Field
• April 12 – Ogden Climbing Festival FREE Clinics – Striders Run, Children’s Bouldering, Obe Carrion Next Level Climbing, Rock Rescue, & More
• April 12 – Ogden Climbing Festival Obe Carrion Slideshow Presentation
• April 12 – Ogden Climbing Festival After Party at GEAR:30, Chair Bouldering, Reel Rock 8, Catered by Roosters Brewing
• April  12-13 – Snowbasin Totally 80s Weekend – Feathered Hair
• April 20 – Snowbasin’s Annual Easter Egg Hunt
• April 26 – Striders Winter Racing Circuit 30K, Start at Bee Hive Homes in Ogden Valley
• April 26 – Striders Winter Racing Circuit 30K, Start at Bee Hive Homes in Ogden Valley

GEAR:30:

• Sanuk Opens Flagship Store
• The Return of CONTOUR

Skillz Session:

•  5 Best Stargazing Spots in Utah
• Top 10 Dog Breeds for Trail Runners

Quote of the Week: "A climber's day always starts at the crux: getting out of bed." - unknown