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Pole Pedal Paddle course transition photos for 2004
Broadband:  Registration | Alpine to Nordic | Nordic to Bike | Bike to Run | Run to Kayak | Kayak to Sprint | Finish Festival

Dial up:  Registration | Alpine to Nordic | Nordic to Bike | Bike to Run | Run to Kayak | Kayak to Sprint | Finish Festival

-Bike to Run transition-

         

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.

 

 

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  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.