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2004 U. S. Bank Pole Pedal Paddle Course Changes
The Mt. Bachelor Ski Education Foundation (MBSEF), with the support of U.S.
Bank, will be holding Central Oregon's largest sporting event, the 28th Annual
U.S. Bank
Pole Pedal Paddle, May 15, 2004. The U.S. Bank Pole Pedal Paddle is the largest
fundraiser for the Mt. Bachelor Ski Education Foundation. MBSEF is a
not-for-profit
corporation and all proceeds support alpine and cross-country race and snowboard
competition training for juniors.
The course for 2004 will be as follows: the start will be at the top of
the Red Chair with the exchange point to cross-country at the West Village Lodge
area. The
cross-country ski leg is approximately 8 km with a 22-mile bike ride into town
as the third stage. The run leg is on the beautiful scenic trail along the
Deschutes River,
approximately 8 km followed by a 2 mile river stage, this time between the new
Healy and Colorado Bridges. The canoe/kayak leg will enter across the river from
the new
Logdeck Park (access from Columbia Street). Participants may use a canoe or
kayak (must not have oarlocks). The final leg of the race is a 1/3mi. sprint
from the
entry/exit area to the finish in Les Schwab Amphitheater.
Read more . . .
Events in Bend, OR
Pole Pedal Paddle
2004 results by age group
Pole Pedal Paddle 2003 race results
Pole Pedal Paddle 2002
Snowshoe Shuffle comes to
Bend, Oregon
Annual race to the
top of Pilot Butte
Bend Adventure
Racing Klub - The Wild Juniper Berry Race
Cascade Cycling Classic 2002
Bouldering
gets a handhold at Smith Rock
CORK, Central Oregon Running Klub plays in The Badlands
Atta Boy 300 dog sled race start and finish from Mt. Bachelor
Mountaineering Accidents
Young hiker
suffers fatal fall and slide in the Three Sisters Wilderness
North
Sister claims another climber
Solo climber Aron Ralston forced to amputate his own arm
Portland athlete lost on Mt. Hood
Broken Top remains confirmed as missing climber
Grisly find:
hikers on Broken
Top find apparent human remains
Once again, cell phone alerts rescuers of injured climber
Storm on Rainier proves fatal
Mountain
calamity on Hood brings safety to the fore!
Fall into the Bergschrund on Mt. Hood, rescuers crash!
Paying the price for rescue
Accidents in North American Mountaineering
Map, Compass and GPS
Searching for the
perfect gift
Geocaching: What's the cache?
Geocaching into the
Canyon of the Deschutes
Can you catch the geocache?
Z21 covers Geocaching
Tour The Badlands with ONDA
The
art of not getting lost
Geocaching:
the thrill of the hunt!
GPS in the news
A GPS and other outdoor gadgets make prized gifts
Wanna play? Maps show you the way
Cooking the "navigation
noodle"
• Alpine Mountaineering: This is the central interest of TraditionalMountaineering.
This tradition-based sport includes: on and off trail hiking, scrambling, light weight wilderness
backpacking,
Leave-No-Trace camping and bivouacking, as well as technical travel and mountaineering on snow, rock and ice,
glacier travel, technical rock climbing and summitting peaks.
• Related Activities: Alpine Mountaineering is an
aerobic sport.
It includes jogging, running, hiking the hills, backpacking,
climbing, mountain biking, back country skiing, snowshoeing, telemark skiing and
similar sports all acting together to improve aerobic capacity, strength,
balance and athleticism.
