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Wasatch Magazine

The Outdoor Magazine of the U

Wasatch Magazine

The Outdoor Magazine of the U

Wasatch Magazine

A Different Outdoor Adventure

A Different Outdoor Adventure

Samira Guirguis
September 11, 2017

I’ve always loved the feeling of going fast, whether it be repelling quickly down a 180 foot crevasse or driving down a desolate stretch of desert highway. Now, as we enter into the peak of climbing...

A bike gets a quick checkup. Photo by Peter Creveling.

Learning Proper Bicycle Maintenance

Peter Creveling
August 22, 2017

Maintaining a bike is similar to the practice of warming your body up for a big race with a proper cool down afterwards, or preparing for an important exam by regularly studying; and it all comes down...

A Gem in the Pacific Northwest

A Gem in the Pacific Northwest

Esther Aboussou
August 14, 2017

In southwestern Oregon, amid rolling hills of vineyards and proud forests of ponderosa pine trees, is Crater Lake National Park, the remnants of the former Mount Mazama Volcano that erupted over 7,700...

Coping With FOMO

Coping With FOMO

Claire Simon
April 11, 2017

I ran into my buddy at the climbing gym the other day. He was planning a weekend trip to Arizona to kayak, and this was the first I had heard about it. He didn’t even think to invite me, and perhaps...

Moab: the Mountain Biker's Mecca

Moab: the Mountain Biker’s Mecca

Peter Creveling
April 10, 2017

Moab is home to some of the highest quality mountain biking trails in the country. About four hours southeast of Salt Lake City, over 100 miles of trails sit, begging to be explored. From short tracks...

Climbing Wild Iris, Utah

Get a Job Outdoors This Summer

Nick Halberg
March 27, 2017

Birds are chirping, flowers blooming, and the stress of finals and unsolved summer plans grow with each passing day. Yes, spring is finally here. As students around campus scramble to bump their grades...

Hold onto Your Handlebars- Here Come the Chargers

Hold onto Your Handlebars- Here Come the Chargers

Dalton Rees
March 23, 2017

Hailing from Corner Canyon High School in Draper, UT, the Chargers constitute the largest high school mountain biking team in the country. With 138 active riders in 2016 alone, this fine-tuned trail-carving...

Beyond the Wasatch: Arches National Park

Beyond the Wasatch: Arches National Park

Esther Aboussou
March 6, 2017

Over President’s Day weekend, I packed up the car and left town early to escape the overcast grey skies of the Wasatch Front. As I drove southeast, each passing mile of the three-and-a-half-hour road...

Fat Tires Expand — Mountain Biking Season

Fat Tires Expand — Mountain Biking Season

Nick Halberg
November 28, 2016

Ah, winter. The most wonderful time of the year. Snow on the ground means the skis come out, the lifts start moving, and everyone is happy. Everyone, that is, except mountain bikers. For them, snow on...

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