Mountain climbing
Amgen cyclist Peter Stetina hits the road from South Lake Tahoe to Kirkwood
Submitted by paula on Wed, 04/18/2018 - 4:28pm
American professional road cyclist Peter Stetina was in South Lake Tahoe Wednesday, inviting local cyclists to join him on a training run from Sprouts to Kirkwood, and back.
Daniel Knight of Dayton, Nev., the assistant manager of Save Mart in Carson City came to town to join Stetina. Chadwick Clark of South Lake Tahoe, the chef at Camp Galilee in Glenbrook, also joined in. Both ride their bikes to work when weather allows.
Lake of the Sky Outfitters November movie night: Sherpa
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/22/2016 - 2:46pm
Event Date:
November 30, 2016 - 7:00pm Join Lake of the Sky Outfitters for their monthly movie night on November 30 at 7:00 p.m. for Sherpa, an absorbing and powerful documentary about the hazardous lives of the Sherpas on Mt. Everest. This film chronicles the events leading up to the massive avalanche which killed 16 Sherpas on Everest in 2014, the aftermath, and the impact it had on the Sherpas and the guided climbing companies that employ them.
Admission is free.
Reservations are being taken now by calling 530.541.1027. There is limited seating.
Location
Lake of the Sky Outfitters
1023 Emerald Bay Rd., 1023 Emerald Bay Rd
South Lake Tahoe
United States
See map: Google Maps
Lake of the Sky Outfitters Movie Night
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/17/2016 - 11:53am
Event Date:
March 4, 2016 - 7:00pm Lake of the Sky Outfitters will be showing the movie "Third Man on the Mountain", a Disney classic about a young man trying to fulfill his fathers quest to to climb the mountain that killed him, "The Citadel". Filmed on and around the Matterhorn the film accurately depicts the climbing style and equipment of the Golden Age of mountaineering. The actors had to learn to climb to make the movie more realistic.
Admission is free. We will accept donations to defray the costs.
No limit to seating but we would like an RSVP TO 541-1027 so we know how many refreshments to bring.
Free raffle.
Location
Unity At the Lake
1195 Rufus Allen Blvd.
United States
38° 56' 22.4448" N, 119° 58' 24.0816" W
See map: Google Maps
Three men from Sacramento rescued from rocks in Desolation Wilderness
Submitted by paula on Mon, 10/12/2015 - 10:05am
A CHP helicopter crew and rescue personnel with mountain climbing experience had to be called upon the get three young people from Sacramento off a rocky Sierra Nevada outcropping.
The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office got a cell phone call for help in the early morning hours Saturday from the three stranded hikers. They were on a ledge in the Desolation Wilderness and could not safely go up or down.
New Zealand team wins 520 mile race through the Sierras
Submitted by paula on Sat, 08/29/2015 - 12:47am
A multi-sport expedition that took participants from mountain top to mountain top, up rocks and into the lake and along rivers has wrapped up in South Lake Tahoe. Eleven teams with four members each spent the past several days running, biking, orienteering, mountain climbing, kayaking over 520 miles of some of the world's most beautiful terrain.
Lake of the Sky Outfitters Movie Night
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 03/10/2015 - 3:18pm
Event Date:
March 20, 2015 - 7:00pm Our movie for March is titled "Eiger Solo" and it chronicles British climber Eric Jones'solo attempt of the Eiger in 1981.Following the route used in the first fateful attempt in 1938, this film follows Eric's climb as well as tells the story thorough reenactments of the first unsuccessful attempts of the North Face.
Limited seating so to reserve your seat call 541-1027.
Location
Lake of the Sky Outfitters
1023 Emerald Bay Rd.
United States
See map: Google Maps
