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Pole Pedal Paddle course transition photos for 2004
Broadband:  Registration | Alpine to Nordic | Nordic to Bike | Bike to Run | Run to Kayak | Kayak to Sprint | Finish Festival

Dial up:  Registration | Alpine to Nordic | Nordic to Bike | Bike to Run | Run to Kayak | Kayak to Sprint | Finish Festival

-Nordic to Bike transition-

         

         

Copyright© 2004 by Robert Speik. All Rights Reserved.

 

2004 U. S. Bank Pole Pedal Paddle Course Changes
The Mt. Bachelor Ski Education Foundation (MBSEF), with the support of U.S. Bank, will be holding Central Oregon's largest sporting event, the 28th Annual U.S. Bank
Pole Pedal Paddle, May 15, 2004. The U.S. Bank Pole Pedal Paddle is the largest fundraiser for the Mt. Bachelor Ski Education Foundation. MBSEF is a not-for-profit
corporation and all proceeds support alpine and cross-country race and snowboard competition training for juniors.

The course for 2004 will be as follows: the start will be at the top of the Red Chair with the exchange point to cross-country at the West Village Lodge area. The
cross-country ski leg is approximately 8 km with a 22-mile bike ride into town as the third stage. The run leg is on the beautiful scenic trail along the Deschutes River,
approximately 8 km followed by a 2 mile river stage, this time between the new Healy and Colorado Bridges. The canoe/kayak leg will enter across the river from the new
Logdeck Park (access from Columbia Street). Participants may use a canoe or kayak (must not have oarlocks). The final leg of the race is a 1/3mi. sprint from the
entry/exit area to the finish in Les Schwab Amphitheater.

 

 

Read more . . .
  Events in Bend, OR
Pole Pedal Paddle 2004 results by age group 
Pole Pedal Paddle 2003 race results
Pole Pedal Paddle 2002
 
Snowshoe Shuffle comes to Bend, Oregon
Annual race to the top of Pilot Butte 
Bend Adventure Racing Klub - The Wild Juniper Berry Race 
Cascade Cycling Classic 2002
Bouldering gets a handhold at Smith Rock 
CORK, Central Oregon Running Klub plays in The Badlands 
Atta Boy 300 dog sled race start and finish from Mt. Bachelor

  Mountaineering Accidents
Young hiker suffers fatal fall and slide in the Three Sisters Wilderness 
North Sister claims another climber  

Solo climber Aron Ralston forced to amputate his own arm  
Portland athlete lost on Mt. Hood 
Broken Top remains confirmed as missing climber
Grisly find: hikers on Broken Top find apparent human remains  
Once again, cell phone alerts rescuers of injured climber  

Storm on Rainier proves fatal 
Mountain calamity on Hood brings safety to the fore!
Fall into the Bergschrund on Mt. Hood, rescuers crash!
Paying the price for rescue
Accidents in North American Mountaineering

  Map, Compass and GPS
Searching for the perfect gift  
Geocaching: What's the cache?  
Geocaching into the Canyon of the Deschutes  
Can you catch the geocache? 
Z21 covers Geocaching 
Tour The Badlands with ONDA 
 
The art of not getting lost
Geocaching: the thrill of the hunt!
GPS in the news
A GPS and other outdoor gadgets make prized gifts
Wanna play?  Maps show you the way
Cooking the "navigation noodle"

Alpine Mountaineering: This is the central interest of TraditionalMountaineering. This tradition-based sport includes: on and off trail hiking, scrambling, light weight wilderness backpacking, Leave-No-Trace camping and bivouacking, as well as technical travel and mountaineering on snow, rock and ice, glacier travel, technical rock climbing and summitting peaks.
Related Activities: Alpine Mountaineering is an aerobic sport. It includes jogging, running, hiking the hills, backpacking, climbing, mountain biking, back country skiing, snowshoeing, telemark skiing and similar sports all acting together to improve aerobic capacity, strength, balance and athleticism.