Wednesday

The North Face Speaker Series VIP Reception

Support Eagle Mount and meet Mark Synnott at our VIP Reception!  $20 gets you food and drinks before the show and a reserved seat so you'll be up front and center for the show.  Log on to The North Face for tickets.  Proceeds from the VIP reception will go to Eagle Mount Bozeman.  Eagle Mount provides recreational opportunities for people with disabilities at their facilities in Bozeman.  This is a great organization and worthy of your support.  Come out for a great night with Northern Lights and The North Face at the Speaker Series featuring "Life on the Vertical" with Mark Synnott.  Listen to Mark's tales of climbing around the globe in some of the most remote and beautiful landscapes.

Tuesday

Reel Rock Film Tour Bozeman

 Presented by Northern Lights
Saturday, September 24th @ 7pm
The Emerson Center for the Arts
Tickets at Northern Lights Trading Co.
$10 in advance or $12 at the door
Cash or check only!
Doors open at 6:30pm

Back for it's fifth year in Bozeman, the Reel Rock Film Tour 2011 is going to rock The Emerson Saturday, September 24th at 7pm. Sender Films and Big UP Productions are bringing the Bozeman audience a mind-blowing, palm-sweating pump-fest of climbing flicks for the 6th annual REEL ROCK Film Tour. We've gathered the wildest climbing stories from around the globe: The legendary race for The Nose speed record; A nine year old bouldering prodigy; Tommy Caldwell's efforts on the hardest big wall free climb; A crazed high-lining champion; The most insane ice climbing action ever and more. It's all part of the cinematic tour de force that is REEL ROCK VI.

This is THE climbing film event of the year. All your friends will be there. Don't miss it!

Monday

Devil's Backbone 50 & 25 Miler

Just got back from the Devil's Backbone race this weekend in the Gallatin Mountains. It was a gorgeous weekend with absolutely perfect weather. Warm at the trailhead and nice and cool up top.

Congrats to all the racers who endured this punishing race and thanks to race directors Tom and Liz for all the hard work pulling this year's race together! This is truly a grassroots event of monumental proportions (50 miles to be exact).

Northern Lights is proud to be a sponsor of this and other great events in Bozeman. Racers: if you were (un)lucky enough for me to capture you on film, please click over to our flikr page

and see a sampling of the photos I got from the race. If you would like a full-resolution photo, please email me at matt@northernlightstrading.com

Wednesday

Mike Garcia's Full Length River Safety Video

River Safety with Mike Garcia from Matt Parsons on Vimeo.

High Water River Safety from Mike Garcia


Mike Garcia gives KTVM a quick river safety lesson.

"I think we all hurry to our recreation and in the water I think that's a little problematic, so you want to make sure you are properly prepared for anything the river throws at you. As the river rises and gets to historic highs it picks up all the debris, new trees fall in the river...that type of floating debris is a real big danger in the river, you want to stay away from wood at all costs", Garcia said.  "To stay safe you need a properly equipped boat, a properly equipped body and always check the water levels before you leave."

Mike's checklist for river safety:

1. Life jacket, life jacket, life jacket!
2. Helmet
3. Throw bags for each person on the boat
4. Float bags
5. Dry bags with warm, dry, synthetic clothes. (Leave the cotton in the car!) You should also have some food, energy bars, etc in there.
6. Dry top & bottoms
7. Fleece top & pants
8. Neoprene booties & gloves
9. Rescue knife
10. A paddling parnter

For more info on river levels, visit http://mt.water.usgs.gov/

Thursday

The Barn's Annual Boat Swap


The 2011 Boat Swap is May 7th! Get out your boating gear and see what you want to sell and what you need to buy! The Barn will have a bunch of boating gear on sale as well. This is THE annual event for unloading and reloading your boating quiver. Call 585-2090 for details.

For the 2013 Boat Swap click here!

Electric Peak Ski - April 29, 2011


Amazing day. Highly recommended ski if you've got all day to enjoy it. Spectacular views on top!

Lynn Hill in Bozeman




Friday

Bridger Bowl Pow Day


"Ski Demo" with our G3/La Sportiva Rep, Vince Close, at Bridger Bowl.

Monday

Whale T's Finally Here!

$5 from each T-Shirt will go to Bozeman Eagle Mount!  Men's & Women's Styles available.  Congrats again to our contest winner, Lawson Maclean.  Get yours today at Northern Lights or Barrel Mountaineering!