Ogden Outdoor Adventure Show 230 - GOAL ZERO

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Ogden Outdoor Adventure Show 230 features a trip south to Bluffdale, Utah, home of one of our favorite Utah grown companies, GOAL ZERO.

Founded on three pillars: Zero Apathy (We Care), Zero Boundaries (We Explore), and Zero Regrets (We Risk), GOAL ZERO is leading the portable solar industry inspiring all of us to live the Solar Life. 

James Atkin, Director of Brand Marketing and Hank Howell, Senior Industrial Designer for GOAL ZERO, sat down with us in the Tan Van for an in-depth chat about the company's inauspicious beginning, humanitarian roots, quality ambassadors, product and innovation, and their new marketing campaign #officeanywhere

WE'RE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE OFFICE 260 TIMES A YEAR FOR OVER 2,000 HOURS. We commute. We conference call. We answer emails and make small talk. The concept of gathering to collaborate in an office environment still has merit, but we can now move beyond the walls and still get the job done.

INTERVIEW - James Atkin & Hank Howell, GOAL ZERO

ON THE DOCKET

• Feb. 24-28 – Wasatch Yeti Bash
• Feb. 26-28 – US National Snowshoe Championships
• Feb. 27 – USA Cycling National Fat Bike Championships at Powder Mountain
• March 1 – Wild and Scenic Film Festival – Celebrating Wild Utah Project’s 20th Anniversary
• March 4 – International Fly Fishing Film Festival at Perry’s Egyptian Theater
• March 4-6 – Wasatch Powder Keg at Brighton Resort – wasatchpowderkeg.com
• March 5 – Ogden Bike Park Volunteer Clean Up
• March 5 – X-Trifecta Triathlon at Hidden Lake, Powder Mountain – Shred, Ped, Tread
• March 11 – Weber Pathways Presents an evening with Craig Johnson, author of the Longmire mystery series. $100
• March 12 – Striders Winter Race Circuit 10 Miler
• March 20 – Antelope Island Buffalo Run
• March 31 – Wasatch Mountain Film Festival
• April 2 – Striders Winter Race Circuit ½ Marathon
• April 8-9 Cotopaxi Questival at Thanksgiving Point
• April 23 – Striders Winter Race Circuit 30K
• May 21 – Ogden Marathon
• July 30 – Morgan Valley Marathon

GOAL ZERO HQ

IN THE NEWS

• Great Big Story on Simon Beck
• Enve Purchased by Amer Sports
• Ogden Bike Park Volunteer Day
• New Jersey Skier Dies at Snowbasin
• First Winter Bike Ascent of Mt. Washington
• Iranian Women Climbers
• Canadian Police Patrolling Lifts for Drug Use
• LEGO National Parks

WORTH WATCHING 

Candide Thovex completes the trilogy with another one of those days. *IMPORTANT Please only use and share this embed code of the official video. Third party downloads and distribution is not permitted. Filmed in Val Blanc, France.

WORTH READING

Stories and photos by Rich Rudow

Angel Collinson explains the importance of knowledge in the backcountry. - Teton Gravity Research

SKILLS SESSION

DISCOVER GEAR

Photo: Beartooth via outsideonline.com

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

 “Goodness is the only investment that never fails.” – Henry David Thoreau

Thank you to GOAL ZERO for hosting today’s 229th Episode of the Ogden Outdoor Adventure Show! Look for us on Facebook, Instagram, iTunes, & thebanyancollective.com, and our new app for Android & iPhones available from our About Page on thebanyancollective.com.

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As John Muir would say, “The Mountains are calling and we must go…”