Hey there, Keah and Kevin here, founders of FrictionLabs. The folks at Wild Iris Mountain Sports have been some of our biggest supporters and among the first shops in the country to carry our chalk.
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Starting Monday June 29th our store hours vary from day to day due to all of the events we sponsor during the 4th of July and the International Climber's Festival:
Monday 6/29 9-7
Tuesday 6/30 9-7
Wednesday 7/1 9-7
Thursday 7/2 9-7
Friday 7/3 9-8 Half Marathon Packet Pick-up
Saturday July 4th 9-11 Parking Lot Tent
Saturday July 4th 11-3 Store open
Sunday 7/5 10-5
Monday 7/6 9-7
Tuesday 7/7 9-6
Wednesday 7/8 9-7 Annual ICF Sale
Thursday 7/9 9-6 Annual ICF Sale
Friday 7/10 9-6 Annual ICF Sale
Saturday 7/11 9-6 Annual ICF Sale
Sunday 7/12 10-5 Annual ICF Sale
Loop road status: Open
Dickenson Park road: Open (with Reservation permit)
Big Sandy Trailhead: Open
For more current information call the ranger station at: 307-782-6555
Wild Iris is Hiring! Come in and work for a outdoor retailers top 100 company! We are hiring sales positions for seasonal, and full-time 30+ hours. Starting date: Position available March
Starting Wage: DOE
Requirements:
A genuine love and knowledge of the outdoors, our local mountains, and gear.
Sales skills are preferred.
The ability to work with a team
Work efficiently, Be detail oriented, and motivated
Ability to maintain positive relationships with coworkers and the local community.
Strong verbal communication skills, comfortable speaking to strangers.
Flexibility with scheduling
Must be available on weekends/evenings
How to apply:
Please submit a resume and cover letter via email to joan@wildirisclimbing.com
Support the local youth climbing scene!
The Central Wyoming Climbers Alliance, in close partnership with Jackson Hole Mountain Guides, Wild Iris Mountain Sports, Elemental Performance and Fitness, Lander Parks and Recreation, the National Outdoor Leadership School, and other invested local businesses, aims to increase the number of local Fremont County youth experiencing rock climbing. We will accomplish this goal by expanding and creating climbing programs that enhance young lives, create mentorship opportunities, and provide transferable problem solving skills. Visit this site to learn more: http://www.wyomingclimbers.org/youth-climbing/
Backpacker Magazine Announces Launch of
Nationwide 2014 Get Out More Women’s Tour
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Boulder, Colo. (April 2014) - Backpacker Magazine announces the launch of the 1st annual Get Out More Women’s Tour, a one-of-a-kind mobile tour that brings BACKPACKER’s authoritative advice to life. The Get Out More Women’s Tour is traveling to over 50 locations across the United States to bring BACKPACKER's skills, gear and trip advice to life for our audience of outdoor enthusiasts.
The 50+ event Get Out More Women’s Tour will feature in-depth retail workshops and presentations designed to inform and inspire active and aspiring outdoor women while covering the unique challenges women face while hiking, camping and backpacking, the specialized equipment designed specifically for women and the current state of fashion in the outdoor industry.
Backpacker Magazine’s mission is to inspire and enable people to enjoy the outdoors by providing the most trusted and engaging information about outdoor adventure in North America. For a complete list of Get Out More Women’s Tour events and locations, please visitwww.backpacker.com/
The 2014 sponsor line-up includes Hi-Tec®, Hilleberg, Mountain House, nuun, prAna, Sawyer, Sea To Summit, Sierra Sage and Wrightsock.
Meet the Get Out More Women’s Tour Ambassadors: Rebecca Scholand: Rebecca was born and raised on the east end of Long Island, enjoying an adventurous youth. A beach bum in the summer, hiker in the fall and spring, and skier in the winter, the outdoors was Rebecca’s playground. After attending Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University for Meteorology, she left the flatlands of Florida to return to her native Northeast terrain and climate at the Mount Washington Observatory. Rebecca eventually rose from her role as Intern to assume the position of Weather Observer & Education Specialist. With a passion for the weather and how it influences decision making in the Backcountry Rebecca found her passion, backcountry forecasting. As an avid outdoor enthusiast Rebecca has spent time hiking and backpacking all around New England, the Caribbean, Arizona, and of course the White Mountains of New Hampshire.
Samantha Brady: Originally from Boston, Samantha moved to California at the age of 19 with dreams of spending time in the sun. However, the east coast soon called her back, and she developed a love of mountains and the great outdoors through frequent trips to the White Mountains. In 2012 she saw the Mount Washington Observatory's posting for a Summit Museum Attendant, and jumped at the chance to live and work on top of Mount Washington. When the summit museum closed for the season, she joined the Observatory staff as a full-time museum attendant at the Weather Discovery Center, and is thrilled to be back on the summit once again for the 2013 summer season. After the Summer of 2013 ended she then was hired at Eastern Mountain Sports. Where she currently works. The avid, four-season hiker is quickly working her way through New Hampshire's 4,000-footers, and volunteers for a local search and rescue team. She also enjoys skiing, camping, and taking others out on the trail for the first time to share her love of the wilderness. Backpacker Magazine’s mission is to inspire and enable people to enjoy the outdoors by providing the most trusted and engaging information about outdoor adventure in North America.
http://www.climbingzine.com/international-climbers-festival-2014-in-lander-wyoming/
A nice interview with Mandy, the festival director for the 21st annual International Climber's festival happening July 9-13 2014. Get your tickets http://www.climbersfestival.org/tickets/ !
Wind and Rattlesnakes: The Birth of a Western Climbing Town is a documentary filmed by Kyle Duba. The hour-long journey Kyle masterfully guides us through in the film is filled with nostalgic interviews from iconic climbing legends to modest local Landerites contributing their point-of-view to how Lander has embraced the climbing culture through the last few decades. And if you are thinking this film is just a cast of characters speaking from a lounge chair in some coffee shop somewhere, think again, Kyle craftily included climbing footage that should make palms sweat. Wind and Rattlesnakes really captivates the audience through the stories and anecdotes as they are told by Amy Skinner-Underwood, Steve Bechtel, Paul Piana, Heidi Badaracco, Frank Dusl, BJ Tilden, Tom Rangitsch, Greg Collins, Vance White, Juan Laden and others. The radiant beauty of not only the cliffs that are being climbed, but the surroundings that meet these cliffs is made evident throughout this film. Rolling hills with wild flowers, green pastures and the mountainsides adorned with white snow all mix together to bring a sense of calm excitement to the viewer.
If you are wondering how the name Wind and Rattlesnakes was chosen for this film, be sure to pay attention when Amy Skinner-Underwood is speaking, and the secret will be revealed! This film and the story it tells is truly a pleasant journey. Well worth an hour of your time.
This film is dedicated to the Memory of Todd Skinner, Bobby Model, Pete Absolon and Jim Ratz.
This film was made possible by: The International Climbers' Festival, The National Outdoor Leadership School, The Todd Skinner Program, The Wyoming Humanities Council, and The Wyoming Cultural Trust Fund.
Click on the link below and enjoy!
http://vimeo.com/user1496366/windandrattlesnakes
JR