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The Outdoor Magazine of the U

Wasatch Magazine

The Outdoor Magazine of the U

Wasatch Magazine

Saguaros and Speedos: Recounting My Time on the AZT

Saguaros and Speedos: Recounting My Time on the AZT

Katie Riley, Staff Writer
March 3, 2021

"The tent poles, and the knife, and the stove... and the cutting board!" my sister exclaimed, listing off the items she was carrying for the group. My sister was (half-jokingly) upset about the disparity...

How the Biden-Harris administration plans to protect the rights of Native Americans

How the Biden-Harris administration plans to protect the rights of Native Americans

Will Ginsburg
February 13, 2021

It has been several months since the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, and I still find myself and all of my peers in the middle of a collective sigh of relief. The...

The Godmother of Powder Skiing: Dolores LaChapelle and Deep Powder Snow

The Godmother of Powder Skiing: Dolores LaChapelle and Deep Powder Snow

Julia Case, Staff Writer
February 13, 2021

In celebration of Women’s History Month this March, let us recognize the trailblazing woman who helped lay the foundation for our beloved sport of powder skiing: Dolores LaChapelle. Her story is inextricably...

Highlines and Flybys

Sam Karthan, Staff Writer
January 24, 2021

The sun began to set as I went out on the line. Steve Mammano was a couple hundred meters further up the canyon and getting ready for take-off. We were both to start at separate sides of the mountain,...

Trip Feature: Bike-packing the Western Wildlands and Great Divide Trail

Trip Feature: Bike-packing the Western Wildlands and Great Divide Trail

Kassie Amann, Staff Writer
December 27, 2020

There’s a saying commonly attributed to Lao-Tzu, a Chinese philosopher, that states, “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” For Liam McDonald, a student at the University of Utah...

Climbing To New Heights With Kyra Condie

Climbing To New Heights With Kyra Condie

Julia Case, Staff Writer
December 8, 2020

Hailing from Shoreview, Minnesota, Kyra Condie started climbing at age 11 and never looked back. “I think I started at a birthday party actually,” Condie said. “I just loved it right away.” She...

Highlining Lone Peak

Highlining Lone Peak

Sam Karthan, Staff Writer
November 30, 2020

On Thursday, June 18th, 2020, Jacob Pawlak, Brian Stewart and I set out to rig a highline between the summits of Lone Peak, an athletic feat that had never been done before. From the start of Jacob’s...

Is Utah's Body Truly a Temple? The Moab Oil and Gas Drilling Scare

Is Utah’s Body Truly a Temple? The Moab Oil and Gas Drilling Scare

Sierra Marty, Staff Writer
November 30, 2020

Moab is known as Utah's very own desert heaven here on Earth. Until recently, over 114,000 acres of southern Utah land owned by the Bureau of Land Management was going to be opened up by the Trump Administration...

A Personal WURL Record

A Personal WURL Record

Aashna Shah, Staff Writer
November 18, 2020

In the wake of the pandemic, many people found themselves with a lot of unanticipated free time this summer. I personally threw myself into many miscellaneous projects, with some hiking and climbing tossed...

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