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After searchers located climbing gear and detected signals from avalanche beacons used by the six missing climbers on Mount Rainier, 3,300 feet below the groups last known location, Park service presumes the climbers are dead and there is “no viable chance of survival.” The group of climbers was last heard from on the third day of their planned five-day expedition...

What: -Adult 5K, 10K, and 1/2 Marathon Runs -Kids 1 mile, 1/2 mile, and 500 yard Runs When: Saturday, June 7th, 2014 Where: Riverview Park, Truckee   The Truckee Running Festival is an event that Granite Chief fully supports.  You can sign up for the Big Blue Adventure event the day before at Granite Chief Ski and Mountain Shop in...

Founded and operated by individuals with a passion for the water, Surftech is a company that has been crafting boards for decades.   Surftech prides themselves on generating boards that are high-quality, perform great, and inspire paddlers to keep pushing themselves. Having worked with and receiving feedback from,  the world’s top shapers including Shane Dorian, Pancho Sullivan, Ratboy, Matt Rockhold, and...

You can always tell it’s spring when the Granite Chief Outhouse appears in the parking lot at Snowshed Wall on Highway old 40. It’s the 8th year that we have provided a place for climbers, hikers, and cyclists to take care of business without harming the environment of beautiful Donner Summit. The outhouse is emptied and cleaned once a...

By Jesse Cassidy For over 110 years, Deuter has been making quality packs and equipment. From their start providing the Bavarian Royal Mail with post sacks and bags, to their 2014 line of packs for every occasion, Deuter has been a leading name in packs and adventure equipment for over a century. This summer Granite Chief is proud to be...

Many think that Slacklining is a modern day version of tightrope walking and in many ways that’s an accurate assumption. If that is so the tightrope has come a long way from a thin rope or wire stretched tightly between two end points. Today’s slackline, as the name implies, has less tension giving the line more flex. The flex adds...

Three friends load up the Subaru with Riviera SUP and head inland to explore Lake Powell in the desert southwest. Paddleboards are the perfect vehicle to explore the narrow canyons of this amazing lake. The water is especially low from back to back drought years and many of the ancient ruins and petroglyphs that were flooded by the building of...

by Herb Manning I grabbed a pair of La Sportiva's Thunder III GTX hiking boots and headed down the eastside where the last of the spring snow makes hiking the Sierra wet and burdensome. How did the boots perform, pretty darn well. My feet were dry thanks to the Gore-Tex Comfort Lining. When I found myself post holing all the...

Trying to decide between a sit on top and sit inside kayak? This video by Emotion Kayaks can help you decide. Award winning Emotions Kayaks are our best selling Kayaks. It's time to get out on the lake!

Stefan Glowacz and Chris Sharma climb Majlis al Jinn, the second-largest cavern in the world. Staring down into a 160 meter deep hole in the ground in the country of Oman, Stefan Glowacz and Chris Sharma descend beneath the earth's surface to begin a climb like no other. The two legends challenge the world's largest unclimbed roof and set a...