Outdoor Research Vertfest

Check it out and support our sponsor.  Always a blast!

Make your plans now to attend the best Festival of Freeride and Mountain Mettle in North America February 16 and 17. The weekend kicks off with the Monika Johnson Memorial Rally Saturday the 16. Following the race, the legendary awards ceremony and raffle are back again with skis, packs and trucks loads of gear to shovel out to the audience.
The ceremony is followed by opening act Head Like A Kite, featuring Tilson from the Seattle based Hip-Hop group, the Saturday Knights. Headliners Daydream Vacation, featuring Asya of NYC based Smoosh , bring their costumed craziness and killer stage presence, to close out the evening.
Clinics are back Sunday with special guest Jessica Baker of Ski Divas and Jackson Hole, WY, and Neil Provo, professional splitboarder from Salt Lake City.
Our host of sponsors will be demoing gear all weekend as always!

Vertfest Site

Remote Medical International Partnership

HST would like to thank Remote Medical International for their support for one of our Vets during their December Wilderness First Responder course in Seattle,  Washington.  The class was some of the best training our climber had seen outside of the military,  and the instructors, Cait Parker and Michael Spencer, were incredibly knowledgeable and professional. We highly recommend their program for both tactical and back country medical training for everyone from recreational and outdoor professionals to military and government medical personnel. We look forward to expanding our relationship with them in the coming year as apart of our Mountain Warrior Program. Please check them out here.

Happy New Year!

Thank you for an amazing year! All of us wish you a Happy New Year and we are looking forward to an even bigger 2013. Your support has made a huge impact in the lives of our Wounded Warrior and Veteran climbers. We are humbled and amazed every day at the achievements of our warriors and the support from our friends and family.

Pow!

Great time today with the Running Hound at Crystal today.  We're headed back up Friday if anyone wants to catch a ride. 

ADS Sponsorship



The Hound Summit Team is proud to announce our new sponsor ADS Inc. ADS has been at the forefront of equipping our military with top quality gear. We would like to offer a special thanks to Drew Felty of ADS for making this possible.

Please check out their website at http://www.adsinc.com/

Fun at Vantage

Fun at Vantage last weekend!


 

Mike "Santa" Pickerel

Feathers

Early morning snow!







The Running Hound

HST is proud to introduce The Running Hound, Jordan Penland. Jordan is a Naval Officer and younger brother of founder Joshua Brandon. He has set his sight's on the Boston Marathon, and he's decided to combine his new found love of running marathons with his passion for supporting Veterans and Wounded Warriors. As The Running Hound, he will both represent and support HST in his quest for Boston glory. Please take a moment to visit his Facebook page to learn more about his project and show him well deserved support. 

Jordan after the Montreal Rock n Roll Marathon

From Jordan's site: 

My name is Jordan Penland and I am the Running Hound. It is a privilege to share with you a cause to which I have dedicated my time and which I hope you will join in supporting:

The Running Hound is an initiative to raise money for the Hound Summit Team, a non-profit organization whose primary mission is to aid Veterans battling PTSD and combat related injuries through enabling them to overcome these challenges through building confidence, physical ability, and leadership on mountain expeditions.

https://www.houndsummitteam.org/

I will be raising money for the Hound Summit Team by running a set of Marathons leading up to the Boston Marathon in April. The Hound Summit Team does amazing work with veterans and wounded warriors, a cause very near and dear to me as it affects members of my family, but let me begin by telling you a little more about myself. I am an Ensign in the US Navy currently in training to become a Submarine Officer. I received my commission via NROTC at the University of Texas at Austin (Hook'em!) in 2011. Both my brothers have served combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan.

At my first Marathon in Montreal, I was able to clock in at 3:18:22, a great time for a first-timer. After this first race, I was immediately hooked and determined to continue on and pursue a qualifying time for the Boston Marathon, the most prestigious Marathon in the world. However, I wanted my pursuit of this goal to benefit something more than just myself.

My time for the first Marathon I ran was 13 minutes off the Boston qualifying time of 3:05:00 (ages 18-28). My goal is to break this barrier in time to run in the Boston Marathon.

Running competitively and training for the Boston Marathon requires an immense amount of time, determination and, of course, money. I and the members and participants of the Hound Summit Team would appreciate your donation towards this cause. Any donation is accepted and every dollar counts! All donations go directly to the Hound Summit Team through the PayPal link below!

Can you help me in supporting this tremendous cause!?

DONATE HERE:
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=T59A3T6EVGLYL

If you have any questions, please contact the Running Hound (Jordan Penland) via email at jtpenland@gmail.com or via phone at (210) 286-6194.

Please feel free to forward and share this with friends and family and don’t forget to follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheRunningHound

Thank you!