MOUNTAIN KHAKIS - Built For The Mountain Life Blog

The MK team at the USNWWC

A few weeks ago, most of the MK team headed out to the US National Whitewater Center in Charlotte, NC to partake in some team building and fun!  Check out some of the rafting photos!

 

How Do You MK? - MK Ambassador, Edward Gianelloni

 

Eddie is wearing the Original Mountain Pants!

How Do You MK? - Justin Ziegler in Nepal

 

Justin is wearing the Original Mountain Pant.

Desert 2 Denali tour stops in WY

Check out one of Mountain Khakis' own, Noah hanging in the middle, hanging with some fellow friends of the Off Roving Denali Tour team and Cloudveil.  The Desert 2 Denali Tour, which MK sponsors, recently made a stopped at the Red Rock Ranch in Kelly, WY to visit with some local sponsors. 

 

 

Lookin' Good!

MK Ambassador, Hunter Ian Mortensen, thaws out in St. Lucia

“Hello everybody.  Just thought I would give a quick update on what’s going on right now.  The ski season wrapped up great.  We had consistent good snow, and all in all it was a safe season.  My dog and I passed our final avalanche rescue team test so we are fully certified and members of the Colorado Rapid Avalanche Deployment Team. 

 

In order to thaw out from winter, my wife and I have traveled to the West Indies on the island of St. Lucia.  We are hiking, climbing, swimming, and exploring this amazingly mountainous island.  Volcanic mountains rise two thousand feet right out of the Caribbean Sea.  Then you go a mile inland and you are in the heart of an equatorial rain forest. We are able to buy Mahi-Mahi right off the boat for $3.50/lb.  Wash that down with some local Piton beer and last winter was a long ago memory.” 

MK sponsors 24 Hours of Booty in NC & MD, volunteers needed

June 29, 2009 - For immediate release

 

Contact: Basil Lyberg – 24 Hours of Booty, Inc.- 704-365-4417

 

Volunteers Needed for 24-Hour Charity Cycling Event – July 24-25

 

CHARLOTTE – 24 Hours of Booty, Inc., which runs the Official 24-Hour Cycling Event of the Lance Armstrong Foundation and the only 24-hour road cycling charity event in the country, is currently recruiting volunteers for this year’s charity cycling event in Myers Park on Friday, July 24 and Saturday, July 25. Volunteer shifts are assigned in three-hour increments and opportunities are available for individuals and groups. Anyone interested in volunteering can sign up Online at 24 Hours of Booty by Monday, July 13. For more information, contact 24 Hours of Booty at 704-365-4400 or at info@24hoursofbooty.org.

 

All volunteers will receive a T-shirt from 24 Hours of Booty and a complimentary pair of Mountain Khakis shorts. Mountain Khakis (www.mountainkhakis.com), premier outdoor-lifestyle apparel brand “Built for the Mountain Life,” is teaming up with the charity cycling event as a silver sponsor of the 24 Hours of Booty of Charlotte and the 24 Hours of Booty of Columbia, Md. As part of its sponsorship, Mountain Khakis will be outfitting every volunteer with a pair of shorts for both events.

 

“Volunteers are the backbone of our organization and events. We couldn’t have 24 Hours of Booty without their amazing support and involvement,” said Spencer Lueders, founder and president of 24 Hours of Booty and competition counsel at NASCAR. “We are excited about teaming up with Mountain Khakis to provide our volunteers with a nice quality outfit as a token of our appreciation for all of their tireless efforts and hard work.”

 

Approximately 200 volunteers are needed for this year’s event in Charlotte for a variety of areas including: pre-event course preparation and maintenance, course marking/signage, food and beverage, campground management, hospitality, and parking and traffic control.

 

Lueders added, “With it being a 24-hour event, we need volunteer support around the clock in a variety of roles. For those interested in helping out beyond the event, we also rely on volunteers throughout the year.”

 

About 24 Hours of Booty

24 Hours of Booty, Inc. is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit charity located in Charlotte that provides an extraordinary cycling event that is safe, fun, and open to all levels of cycling ability. Its mission is to conduct 24-hour cycling events that increase public awareness, funds, and support for the Lance Armstrong Foundation and local cancer organizations.  Local organizations include The Keep Pounding Fund at Carolinas Medical Center and the Brain Tumor Fund for the Carolinas in Charlotte, and the Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults and Johns Hopkins Medicine in Columbia, Md.

 

In 24 Hours of Booty’s seven-year history, more than 4,920 riders have raised more than $2.7 million. In 2008, the Charlotte event included 1,200 riders from 24 different states, and more than 200 volunteers. Also in 2008, 24 Hours of Booty surpassed its $1 million fundraising goal with events in Charlotte, N.C. and the first national expansion event in Columbia, Md.

 

The 2009 24 Hours of Booty events are scheduled to roll on the “Booty Loop” both in Myers Park from 7 p.m. Friday, July 24 to 7 p.m. Saturday, July 25, 2009, and at the Gateway Business Park in Columbia, Md. from 4 p.m. Saturday, September 26 to 4 p.m. Sunday, September 27, 2009.  For more information, call 704-365-4417 or toll-free at 877-365-4417, or visit www.24hoursofbooty.org.

 

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MK Supports Georgia Southern University

"Due to the help of our sponsors, especially Mountain Khakis, we were able to give out a ton of prizes at our collegiate climbing competition this year.  MK hooked us up with three FREE pair of MK, as well as three onetime PRO purchases!  The competition held at Georgia Southern University called the Southern SendFest is in its second year and is growing more and more. We had students from all over the Southeast come and compete with a range of boulder problems from v0 to v10 and everything in between for everyone to attempt. We could not pull this off without the help from our awesome sponsors like Mountain Khakis. Thank you so much MK!!!!!" -Southern Adventures @ Georgia Southern University

CHIP for Charity Golf Event with the American Red Cross of GA

“Working with Mountain Khaki was a wonderful experience.  They were extremely helpful in getting us set up, and immediately offered us door prizes for our golf tournament.  The players of the golf tournament were thrilled when they seen the complimentary pair of khakis as a possible door prize and they were the first prizes to go! Several players came to me after the game and remarked on how wonderful the products are from Mountain Khaki and they couldn’t believe we had them to give away. I truly believe that the partnership with Mountain Khaki helped make our golf tournament a success!” Kayla Monday, Executive Director - Sunbelt Area Chapter - American Red Cross - Moultrie, GA

 

Glad MK could help make the event so successful!

MK Ambassadors, AJ Linnell rides the Grand Teton

“It occurred to me as we moved to high camp - I was guiding a climb of Denali’s West Buttress; we were carrying huge packs, moving REALLY slowly up the ridge in sub-zero temperatures -    “Wouldn’t it be nice to move fast with a light pack?  I’ll bet the Tetons are gorgeous right now.  The trail into Garnet might even be clear.”

 

So, 2 days after I got home Jake and I left my dog with a friend and headed up into the Park. We figured the Grand Teton would still have plenty of snow on it for a late-season descent, and we were right.  We spent a warm, starry night in the Meadows in Garnet Canyon, and had a fast, fun climb on a bluebird day up the Ford/Stettner Route to the top.  After a bit of time to appreciate the view from on top, we locked-in and rode down.

 

 

The entrance to the Ford is pretty steep—close to 50 degrees—but with it full of sweet corn we made big, fast turns, outrunning our sluff, leapfrogging our way down to the top of the Chevy.  And that was the end of the riding up high on the mountain—the Chevy is unrideable and the Stettner would be awful turning, so after 4 pitches of rappelling we arrived at the bottom of our line and traversed around to the Teepe Glacier for another 2500’ of fun turns in the sun back to camp.
What a sweet outing!  The descent was almost more rappelling than riding but the climbing was fun, the weather was perfect, and it felt so good to move fast.  We strolled the rest of the way down the trail into the forest and early-blooming wildflowers, soaking the transition from winter to a late springtime.”

Summit Up - Post 8 '"Magazine Mountain"

Boy, can it be depressing…you drive all across the state, eat burnt ramen, sleep on rocks, and once you reach the summit, you end up starring at trees that look the exact same as the ones in your back yard. Lame! Yes, being disappointed in the view is one of the many joys of being a highpointer. Here is some annoying, cheery advice for you though, it only makes the other highpoints with good views that much more enjoyable. How is that for inspiring?

All that aside, the view from Magazine Mountain, the highpoint of Arkansas, is awesome. I wasn’t able to appreciate the view from the very top, because the fog was as thick as my unappetizing, usually-gets-fed-to-the-worms, oatmeal. About 400’ down, however, it was incredible. There was a gentle breeze, and it was one of those moments that make leaving society seem like a real good idea.

If you ever do visit this highpoint, be sure to pull off at the overlook about a ¼ mile from the trail head. I sometimes avoid these, because they are too “touristy” for my tastes, but this one was worth the blow to my pride. Check it out; you will thank yourself the next time you are staring at a bunch of brush on a “summit.”