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Copyright© 2004 by Robert Speik. All Rights Reserved.
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
CARBORATION
AND HYDRATION
What's wrong with GORP? Answers
to the quiz!
Why do I need to count carbohydrate calories?
What should I know about having a big freeze-dried dinner?
What about carbo-ration and fluid
replacement during traditional alpine climbing? 4 pages in pdf
What should I eat before a day of alpine climbing?
ALPINE CLIMBING
ON SNOW AND ICE
How long is the traditional alpine mountaineering ice axe?
What about climbing Mt.
Hood?
What is a good
personal description of the south side route on Mount Hood?
What should I know about travel over hard snow
and ice?
How can I learn to self belay and ice axe arrest?
6 pdf pages
What should I know about snow caves?
What should I know about climbing Aconcagua?
AVALANCHE
AVOIDANCE
What is an avalanche cord?
Avalanche training courses -
understanding avalanche risk
How is avalanche risk described and rated by the professionals?
pdf table
How can I avoid dying in an avalanche?
Known
avalanche slopes near Bend, OR?
What is a PLB?
Can I avoid avalanche risk
with good gear and seminars? pdf file
SNOWSHOES
AND CRAMPONS
Why do you like GAB crampons for traditional
mountaineering?
What should I know about the new snowshoe trails
What are technical snowshoes?
Which crampons are the best?
What about Boots and Shoes?
YOUR
ESSENTIAL SUMMIT PACK
What are the new Ten
Essential Systems?
What does
experience tell us about Light and Fast climbing?
What is the best traditional alpine mountaineering
summit pack?
What is Light and
Fast alpine climbing?
What do you carry in your day pack?
Photos?
What do you carry in your winter day pack?
Photos?
What should I know about "space blankets"?
Where can I get a personal and a group first aid kit? Photos?
YOUR
LITE AND FAST BACKPACK
Which
light backpack do you use for winter and summer? Analysis
pdf
What would you
carry in your backpack to climb Shasta or Adams?
What is the best traditional alpine mountaineering
summit pack?
Photos of lite gear packed for
a multi day approach to spring and summer summits
Backpack lite gear list for spring and
summer alpine mountaineering 4 pdf pages
ESSENTIAL
PERSONAL
GEAR
What clothing do you wear
for Light and Fast winter mountaineering?
What do you carry in your winter day pack?
Photos?
Which digital camera
do you use in the mountains?
What about Boots and Shoes?
TRADITIONAL
KNOWLEDGE
Who are the Mazamas?
What is an avalanche cord?
Who were the notorious Vulgarians?
How was top rope climbing practiced in the
1970s?
What is a Willans sit harness?
What is a dulfersitz rappel?
How do I self-belay a
rappel?
BACKCOUNTRY
NAVIGATION
Which
GPS do you like?
Which Compass do you like?
How do you use
your map, compass and GPS together, in a nut shell?
How can I learn to use my map, compass and GPS?
Do you have map, compass and GPS seminar
notes? six pdf pages
• 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.
