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EMBRACING EACH SEASON AS A MULTI-SPORT ATHLETE

July 02, 2024

 

By: LOWA Ambassador Lisa Ballard 

There’s an old adage, “You’ve got to do what you’re good at.” In my case, I’m good at being outdoors, especially skiing, hiking and hunting, but I also like to climb cliffs, raft roiling rivers, paddle lazy lakes, run on trails, throw a fly line, and bike on gravel and pavement. What I actually do each day depends on the season and where I might land on various far-flung assignments as a writer/photographer or as a ski racer/coach.

MOUNT MITCHELL. HIKING TO THE TOP OF THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS

June 03, 2024

 

By: LOWA Ambassador Lisa Ballard 

Mount Mitchell (6,684’) in western North Carolina is the highest point east of the Mississippi. There’s something about the label, “highest”, that tugged at me, so I traveled there in May to climb it with Jake Blood. Jake helped build the trail network and was a hiking encyclopedia about the peak.