Westfield State Outing Club

10/06/2021

https://www.yahoo.com/news/mosquitoes-test-positive-potentially-deadly-132120199.html

Mosquitoes trapped in a forest in Connecticut test positive for eastern equine encephalitis, a potentially deadly virus that has no cure.

09/28/2021

https://www.climbing.com/people/climbing-community-has-been-source-of-my-pain-american-alpine-club-president/?fbclid=IwAR17mBFCGRgGH-JiJZLA4TSwbZO5EdaFWG_FQwfpsyjegwargI2rlK7Yj_M

Mitsu Iwasaki, on inequity and racism and he confronts it.

09/15/2021

https://www.yahoo.com/news/her-boyfriend-died-mountain-climbing-133048310.html

The documentary 'The Alpinist' explores the death of mountain climber Marc-André LeClerc, whose girlfriend Brette Harrington has returned to the sport.

09/12/2021

09/11/2021

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/alpinist-review-another-gripping-addition-162206587.html

There is a tone shift midway through “The Alpinist,” subtle and unmistakable. Fellow mountain climbers have been singing the praises of Marc-André Leclerc throughout Peter Mortimer and Nick Rosen’s riveting documentary. The 23-year-old Canadian was pulling off unheard of feats soloing peaks a...

08/31/2021

After reaching Sierra at Tahoe Ski Area on Sunday and burning through it, the Caldor Fire pressed forward and entered the Lake Tahoe Basin on Monday. The 191,607-acre fire (299 square miles) entered the Tahoe Basin only hours after the entire city of South Lake Tahoe and surrounding areas along the....

08/28/2021

Happiness is a state of mind. Here’s everything you need to know to achieve it.

08/27/2021

https://www.outsideonline.com/culture/essays-culture/steinbeck-road-trip-travels-with-charley-essay/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=facebookpost&fbclid=IwAR3UPlQFcE8NxbqZFq912pmaHSEb_V4ovLQZ4hZwmdlNWg86cCE24gbXdFA

In 1960, John Steinbeck set out on a cross-country adventure with his standard poodle, Charley. More than half a century later, writer Kristin Wong did the same thing with her dog—and learned an unexpected lesson about the pain of uncertainty.

08/26/2021

At 5-years-old, Harvey Sutton - also known on the trail as "Little Man" - is one of the youngest persons known to have completed the roughly 2,100-mile hike.

08/19/2021

https://www.fathomevents.com/events/The-Alpinist

An intimate portrait of Marc-André Leclerc, a visionary solo climber driven by a simple love of the mountains, THE ALPINIST is produced by Red Bull Media House in association with Sender Films (THE DAWN WALL) and was an official selection of 2020 Telluride and SXSW Film Festivals.

08/18/2021

https://www.outsideonline.com/health/wellness/lyme-disease-prevention-antibody-shot/?ue=bXRndWlkZTEyMDAwQHlhaG9vLmNvbQ%3D%3D&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Bodywork-08182021&utm_content=Final&utm_term=bodywork

Lyme-carrying ticks are a bigger threat than ever. A promising new antibody treatment looks to stop infection—even after a tick bite.

08/12/2021

In a stunning finish, he became America's first Olympic sport climbing medalist.

08/12/2021

It’s called high-altitude flatus expulsion, and yes, it’s a real thing.

08/12/2021

Scientists have been debating whether muscles contract more slowly as you age, but new data suggests the real problem is a loss of strength

08/11/2021

Connor Herson, 18, established the 260-foot 5.14- over 10 days. It is already being touted as one of Tuolumne Meadows' proudest lines.

08/11/2021

Injury forces ultra legend Scott Jurek off the trail

08/11/2021

Elbow and shoulder injuries are easier to prevent than to rehabilitate.

08/11/2021

When the going gets tough, Babsi keeps going.

08/11/2021

Salt Lake City. Where you go to school to ski. A college degree is only a bonus—if you are so disciplined to resist the calling to give up on life and retreat into the Wasatch after your first season experiencing "the Greatest Snow on Earth." It happens to a lot of people.

08/11/2021

“You always think you’ll save the ones you love when the moment comes. But he didn’t save her.”

08/11/2021

08/11/2021

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