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Her First Solo Tahoe Rim Trail Thru-Hike | Courtney Rosiak-Quinto
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Her First Solo Tahoe Rim Trail Thru-Hike | Courtney Rosiak-Quinto

Courtney Rosiak-Quinto set out on her first solo thru-hike, following the 174-mile Tahoe Rim Trail around Lake Tahoe through high-elevation terrain, long water carries, unexpected challenges and the Sierra landscape that has helped make South Lake Tahoe feel like home. Taking on the Tahoe Rim Trail Alone The Tahoe Rim Trail—or TRT—travels through California and…

Her First Solo Tahoe Rim Trail Thru-Hike | Courtney Rosiak-Quinto

Her First Solo Tahoe Rim Trail Thru-Hike | Courtney Rosiak-Quinto

Courtney Rosiak-Quinto set out on her first solo thru-hike, following the 174-mile Tahoe Rim Trail around Lake Tahoe through high-elevation terrain, long water carries, unexpected challenges and the Sierra landscape that has helped make South Lake Tahoe feel like home. Taking on the Tahoe Rim Trail Alone The Tahoe Rim Trail—or TRT—travels through California and…

How a Lifetime of Adventure Became 10Adventures | Richard Campbell

How a Lifetime of Adventure Became 10Adventures | Richard Campbell

Richard Campbell spent decades exploring the world by foot, bicycle, ski and boat before turning that life outside into 10Adventures, a global platform for guided and self-guided hiking, cycling and active travel. Richard joins Sierra Rec host Charlie Pankey to share how summers working on his grandparents’ farm, family camping trips in the Canadian Rockies…

Learning to See the Wild with Larry Laverty | Seeing the Sierra

Learning to See the Wild with Larry Laverty | Seeing the Sierra

There are people who go outside to see something, and there are people who seem to spend their lives learning how to notice what is already there. For photographer and author Larry Laverty, that education started remarkably early—with birds, butterflies and an oak tree outside his childhood home. It continued in the mountains, including an…

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After 14 years exploring the Sierra Nevada, these are the classic adventures that define this incredible mountain range.

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