Wow, what a weekend for Team CLIF.  Four of us desk jockeys who work to keep our athletes fueled traveled to the Sierras for the Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run.  We got to chat with our athletes and some of ultra running's best known names at a dinner co-hosted by our friends at Montrail the night before.  We also attempted to make the smokiest camp fire ever and enjoyed some time sleeping outside.

Ricardo, Eric and Ryan trying to determine what direction the speeder bike

Following some solid time in the tropics a few weeks back and some meetings last week, I have finally come up for air and some fresh updates in the world of Team CLIF Bar’s FreeSports roster. A LOT, and I mean A LOT,  has gone down in the past month and much of it made the news the moment it happened.

I’m sure that many of you have seen some of what’s included here, but there’s no way that you could possibly be hip to it all.  There’s a ton in the mix here, so take your time with a

John Morrison drops into some BIG AK lines and shares a bit about the adventures below....

Incredible company, incredible weather, incredible location, …what more could one hope for while climbing and skiing in the mountains, let alone the mountains of Denali National Park. Clif Bar athlete Chris Davenport, action sports photographer Christian Pondella, globetrotter Jim Morrison, and myself were lucky enough to score 7 sunny days with amazingly stable/cold winter snow during our

Three Team CLIF runners competed in the Transvulcania ultramarathon on the island of La Palma, Spain.  Though not as well known as some of the other Canary Islands, La Palma was a beautiful setting for what was a very tough run that drew a truly world-class field of competitors.  Team Montrail and CLIF runner Dakota Jones took the win with an upset over favorite Kilian Jornet. 

The North Face runner, fueled by CLIF, Ian Sharman claimed a very respectable 16^th place, making up

Team CLIF skiier Donny Roth sent us this report from his recent trip to Glacier National Park where Sweetgrass Productions is shooting for its latest film.  Donny had a chance to ski some amazing lines and ruminate on being the eldest member of his crew.  The fantastic images are courtesy of Ben Sturgulewski of Sweetgrass Productions.  Be on the lookout for the new film in the fall of 2013 - it should be another stellar celebration of winter.

I remember one summer, long ago, my