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Sparks woman reaches new slacklining heights, aims to become world's oldest highliner Reno-Gazette-Journal 3/10/2021 WATCH: Nevada woman, 62, reaching new slacklining heights Replay Video UP NEXT Cherryl Glotfelty walks a fine line between love and obsession when it comes her hobby of slacklining, a sport similar to tightrope walking. “It’s the best thing that ever happened to me,” said the 62-year-old former University of Nevada, Reno professor of literature and environment. “I’m always happy. How many people do you know who are always happy?” Glotfelty is working to become th...

Dangerous ski descent down Half Dome Torlano said he’s tried to ski down Half Dome for the past three years. He’s spent hours studying snow conditions and routes on Half Dome, including from a friend’s small airplane. It all finally came together on his fourth try, Sunday morning. Milligan, who accompanied him, is a rock climber who doesn’t consider himself a skier. But others weren’t available Sunday, and Milligan was up for the adventure. He thought he’d likely just film Torlano as his friend skied down Half Dome, but when the time came, Milligan decided to click into his skis...

As of press time, some trails, campsites, and businesses are closed due to COVID-19 precautions. To check for safety protocols and potential closures, check individual websites before you go. It’s no exaggeration to say that some of the most formative outdoor experiences of my adult life happened at Yosemite National Park in California. It’s where I went backpacking for the very first time (and where I learned that you do not, in fact, need to haul along a full-size pillow and roughly ten pounds of Swedish Fish in order to survive). It’s also where I completed my first multi-pitch clim...

Six Lessons About Snow Learned The Hard Way Heading across snow near Tioga Pass outside of Yosemite National Park in July of 2019. DENNIS WYATT/209 Living I ended up sinking up to my neck in snow the first time ever on skis. It was in Yosemite National Park north of Glacier Point Road beyond Badger Pass Ski Resort. I’d been in Manteca a year when a friend, Gary Pogue, talked me into going to Yosemite with him to ski. He wanted to take me skiing to Glacier Point given the road served as a “groomed trail” as it is closed for the winter once snow sta...

Electronic pop artist and musician Sophie Xeon, popularly known as just Sophie, has died. She was 34. "Tragically our beautiful Sophie passed away this morning after a terrible accident," the artist's family said an emailed statement provided by Sophie's representative, Ludovica Ludinatrice. "True to her spirituality she had climbed up to watch the full moon and accidentally slipped and fell. She will always be here with us. The family thank everyone for their love and support and request privacy at this devastating time." A police spokesperson in Athens, Greece, confirmed that Sophie slip...