WMURflipped into WMUR TV1:342 days agoAdvisory issued after recent bear encounters in White Mountain National ForestWMUROfficials said people aren't properly storing their food, which is attracting bears to hiking trails and campsites.
KCRAflipped into KCRA News2:531 day agoNorthern California rock climbers share why they love the sportKCRARock climbing captured a lot of people's attention during the Olympics. Team Touchstone shares why more athletes should be interested in the sport.
Business Insider18:442 days agoHow New Zealand's fastest speed climber trains for the OlympicsBusiness InsiderWe follow Julian David, who is representing New Zealand in men's speed climbing at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. He's gearing up for one of his last events before the Games, the IFSC World Cup in Chamonix, France. The team's coach, Rob Moore, works with Julian and his teammate, Sarah Tetzlaff, for 25 to 30 hours a week to practice and refine their intense training regimen. For the very first time, speed climbing will be judged as a stand-alone event at the 2024 Olympics, and the pair are the first from New Zealand to qualify. Sam Watson broke his own world record of 4.79 seconds at the 2024 Paris Olympics with a time of 4.75 seconds. Julian David achieved a new personal best of 5.2 seconds. At the time of publishing, this narrows their difference to 0.41 seconds.
StringersHubflipped into StringersHub Videos2:264 days agoCanada: 19-year-old Canadian climber aims for 2028 OlympicsStringersHubCanada - Recent Oscar Baudrand, a 19-year-old Canadian rock climber who has been training for 15 years, has his sights set on a high-up target -- the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Born to a family of rock-climbing fans, Oscar and his brother demonstrated a talent for the sport from an early age. Their parents would bring the kids along when they went for outdoor climbing excursions. Oscar and his brother started climbing outdoors when he was four. Then the family moved to Salt Lake City when he was seven, and there the boys were introduced to a competition team. Now, determined to fulfill his Olympic dream, Oscar keeps up his training throughout the year. Climbing not only brought him a lot of happiness but also cultivated his concentration and honed his perseverance, Oscar said, stressing that the best climbers can minimize emotional distress and focus on physical feelings. Excelling at climbing from a very young age, Oscar attributed his success up to now to his constant mindset of staying in the present. His goals in the next two years are to finish his pilot studies and become a certified pilot. He will "continue climbing at a high level" in preparation for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. Competitive climbing made its Olympic debut at the 32nd Summer Olympic Games in 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, where two climbing events, men's combined and women's combined, were introduced. Climbers at the Paris 2024 Games compete in two disciplines: speed climbing and bouldering/lead combined. Shotlist: Canada - Recent: 1. Various of Oscar Baudrand practicing rock climbing; 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Oscar Baudrand, rock climber: "It's the type of thing that before you do it, you don't really want to, but after you do it, you're really happy that you did."; FILE: Canada - Date Unknown 3. Family photo of Baudrand; 4. Various of photo of Baudrand climbing; Canada - Recent 5. Various of indoor rock climbing gym, climbers UPSOUND (English) Oscar Baudrand, rock climber: "In the off-season, usually I'll separate my training into two parts: I'll have a weight lifting and strength building portion, and then the other portion will be climbing. The climbing portion is to keep up on the skills, and to put your strength building to practice. It always changes, but the more experience you have, the more routines and procedures you can create, and therefore, the more consistent you can get."; 6. Various of Baudrand preparing for climbing, practicing climbing; 7. SOUNDBITE (English) …
