What’s Your Gear?

What’s Your Gear?: Brent Emmingham, Ski Patrol

“I kinda have a love-hate relationship with the snow,” says Brent Emmingham. By day, Emmingham works as a Station Trainer at Spokane International Airport. By ...
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What’s Your Gear? Rich Bennet: Ice Climbing

RICH BENNETT IS IMMUNE to his own awesomeness. An ice climber for more than 20 years, he talks about scaling frozen waterfalls as if it’s ...
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What’s Your Gear?: Tom Schaaf, Nordic Skiing

It’s a clever routine. Alpine ski during the middle of the week when the throngs and masses of people are about their daily routines. Then ...
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What’s Your Gear: Andy Mahre, Freeskiing

Parents worry about their kids. So when Andy Mahre told his parents he wanted to become a professional freestyle skier, they were concerned to say ...
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What’s Your Gear?: Chris Zeller, Cross Country

Chris Zeller’s running career began with a Spokane tradition. His dad signed the two of them up for Bloomsday when he was just five years ...
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What’s Your Gear? John Speare: City Biking

It’s not much of a decision for John Speare. It’s not an environmental, conscientious stand against society. He just rides his bike. He doesn’t drive ...
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What’s Your Gear? Peter Jantz: Mountain Biking

All the hub bub about the Spokane cycling scene seems to focus on commuting and road biking. The city may be counting cyclists at specified ...
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What’s Your Gear?: Nick Murto: Stand Up Paddle Board

Nick Murto was reading Laird Hamilton’s book, Force of Nature when he learned about a new water sport. The author raved about a sport called ...
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What’s Your Gear? Mike Klover: Adventure Racing

Every sport has a hero—that one person who continually challenges, beats and changes the very face of the game. For adventure racing, that person is ...
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