In the winter of 2021, while there was still snow on the ground, I decided I needed a new challenge. I stumbled on the Castle Peak 100K website while looking for spring/summer ultras in California. I thought it was an auspicious sign when I saw the event was being held on my birthday and I […]
Lake Tahoe
Tahoe Rim Trail Unsupported Fastest Known Time Report
As I began writing this report on Friday, July 10, my friend Sean Ranney had just taken off at about 5AM that morning for his own attempt at what was still my Unsupported FKT on the Tahoe Rim Trail at that time. I am finally back at the computer to finish my report 4 days later and […]
Western States 100 – DPMR’s showed the Unafraid spirit!
The Western States 100-mile Endurance Run did not disappoint this year. The race always promises heat and competition, and it wasn’t short on either. Temperatures were in the 90’s in Auburn, which means the canyons were smoking, and the competition was fierce, especially on the women’s side. In the front of the women’s pack, first time WS […]
2015 Western States 100 Preview – UNAFRAID! edition
The buzz is in the air, the snow has melted from the trail (didn’t take much this year), and the tapers are on… it’s time for the Big Dance. Year after year the Western States 100-mile Endurance Run boasts arguably the deepest US field of female and male 100 mile runners. At 5:00 AM on Saturday morning the feeling in […]
Lake Tahoe Ski Cirumnavigation
Author’s note: The following piece was taken from two posts on The Backcountry’s Forum that I wrote back in 2006 and 2007, detailing my and Sam Skrocke’s second and third attempts of the first bivy-less ski circumnavigation of Lake Tahoe via a high route. We finally succeeded on our third attempt in a little under 61 […]
Educational Series #4 – Lake Tahoe Ski Circumnavigation Slideshow and the Value of Partnership
After a much needed rest in January, our popular Educational Series will return in February with an Adventure Slideshow component! Join us at Tahoe Mountain Sports on Tuesday, February 17th to hear Mike Tebbutt share the exciting multi-year journey of attempting to complete the first ever SLEEPLESS ski circumnavigation around our beloved Lake Tahoe with […]
Overnight Trail Running Lake Tahoe
Philosophy and Preparation Distance running has never seemed all that appealing to me: monotony, pain, and a lack of grand scale (as a road cyclist, the ground you can cover in a single is much greater and, as a result, that undertaking has always taken preference with me). Living at Lake Tahoe, however, has redefined what possibilities […]
Lake Sonoma 50
Lake Sonoma 50 Race Report The Start I finally got a chance to tackle Lake Sonoma this year. I was signed up last year but injury knocked me out of the race just days before. It has become one of the most popular Ultras in the country and I was excited to toe the line […]
