SASHA DiGIULIAN: Growing up on rock It was only a matter of time before climbing’s friendly kid sister, Sasha DiGiulian, started beating the grownups. DiGiulian has been scaling walls since she was 7—first climbing at a birthday party at Sport Rock II gym in her hometown of Alexandria, Va. Since her early teens she has [...]

Our brightest backyard stars JOSH ZERKEL Boarder AGE: 18 HOME MOUNTAIN: Wisp RIDES FOR: Forum, Special Blend, Pathfinder BIGGEST FINISH: 4th at the Motown Throwdown, 3rd at the Rome Premature Jibulation at Seven Springs. FUTURE PLANS: Riding for WVU where he’ll help his team crack the top 3 at the USCSA Nationals. He’ll also study [...]

Orchestrated Appalachia’s biggest conservation effort in years for family heritage Any mountain lover can appreciate the value of the pristine Rocky Fork Tract—10,000 unspoiled Appalachian acres wedged between the Cherokee and Pisgah National Forests of Tennessee and North Carolina. But for David Ramsey roots run deeper in Rock Fork. A little over a year ago [...]

2009 was a banner year for pro mountain biker Willow Koerber. In July, the Asheville, N.C. native placed second in the U.S. National Championship cross-country race in Colorado, then went on to win the Pro Cross Country Finals in New York in August. Even more impressive, Koerber out-cranked the best women in the world at [...]