For the past few months, Jenny and Molly have been training—a lot. They've been hiking up a storm, lifting in the gym, testing out their hiking boots, learning how to use an ice axe. Why? Well, they're getting psyched to climb Mt. Shasta—a 14,162 foot mountain that looms in the northern part of our lovely state of California. It's all part of the Breast Cancer Fund’s annual Climb Against the Odds. Together, Molly and Jenny have raised a combined total of 10,000 buckaroos that will go towards BCF and their goal of eliminating the environmental—and preventable—causes of breast cancer. A…

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It's June and it's really hot here in Berkeley, CA. But apparently, a few weeks ago, the mountains in the high country got their fair share of summer snow—surprise! Jeremy Jones, TCB athlete hooked up with Mike and Marty McFry (yup, the Save Our Snow crew) to take advantage of the fresh powder and do a little sledding down the Moon Collier, up near South Lake Tahoe... Looks like if we really put our minds to it, the final, final leg of the SOS tour really can happen in Summer. Take a peek at Jeremy's website and read about…

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Our reliable friends at Wikipedia define free solo climbing as “a form of free climbing where the climber (the free soloist) foregoes ropes, harnesses and other protective gear while ascending and relies only on his or her physical strength, climbing ability, and psychological fortitude to avoid a fatal fall.” Those same folks describe BASE jumping as “a sport involving the use of a parachute or the sequenced use of a wingsuit and parachute to jump from fixed objects--with the parachute unopened at the jump.” Combine these two acts and you get something called BASEclimbing… Castleton Tower reigns supreme as the…

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A friend of a friend sent this in from a trip he took to...Egypt. I bet you may have been able to guess that from the photo. Maybe.

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In a nation known for its hilly stage races and flat, fast criteriums, northern Michigan’s Tour de Leelanau is a bit of an anomaly in the U.S. With its one-day format, relentless rolling hills, and cold, damp weather, this race is more typical of a Belgian Classic than a standard American road race. Knowing the tough course would whittle the race down to a select few by the finish, BMC race director Gavin Chilcott made sure his team was represented well in the 16-man break that finally escaped the peloton at 72km. “The race unfolded as we expected,” Chilcott…

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