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ABOUT THE COVER:
PUBLISHER’S NOTE|
Ryder Uetrecht is a junior at Summit High School. His rise in the bike world comes at no surprise, both his parents race bikes
and race well. Ryder also has plenty of people in Bend to emulate: Chris Horner, Bart Bowen, Ian Boswell, Dylan Caldwell,
Lance Haidet, and Cameron Beard just to name a few. We have seen the hard work this kid has put in over the last few years.
From a goofy middle schooler who lacked focus to rocksolid, focused, racing machine, climbing onto podiums as a sixteen year
old. Ryder Uetrecht has a bright future and we will be watching.
“6 PACK” is a small look into the level of dirt jumping in Bend. On a summer’s day I gathered six of the best up and coming
bikers in town. Biking is a way of life here in Bend (some even quitting team sports to pursue biking) and these youngsters are
improving their skills, elevating their fitness level, taking calculated risk, and the best part, not sitting on the couch playing video
games after school.
The Warm Spring Session was awesome; I love photographing skateboarding more than any sport. The creativity, determina-
tion, danger, and athleticism all comes together into one or more landed tricks. For me no other sport comes close. There are
plenty of slams but skaters just get up and try again and again.
Celebrating five years publishing!
Boy has Bend changed in just five years. If there is one thing for sure Bend is on the map again hard and there is no slowing
down in sight.
In 2014, I started an outdoor sports publication in Bend because I saw a void in coverage. BendOr was a community publica-
tion and it grew quickly because we were affecting people in a positive way. By 2017, things were getting a little stale, we were
needing an upgrade in quality and circulation. That upgrade was just what we needed and the timing was perfect. Outdoor
Central Oregon hit the streets with a glossy cover and trimmed look. We took off from there, but quickly discovered other
communities in Oregon were also lacking coverage of their outdoor scene. Today Outdoor Oregon is the leader in Oregon’s
outdoor sports scene. Our growth doesn’t stop in Oregon. People from all over the west are finding Outdoor in hard copy who
visit Bend, Hood River, Mt Hood, Redmond, Sisters, Sunriver and Eugene. Our global following is also growing thanks to social
media and with our digital issue (Joom).
All of this growth couldn’t have happened without the support of our advertisers. A huge thank you goes out to all of our sup-
porters. The Outdoor staff, who continually turn out better issue after better issues engaging your audience. Our incredible,
readers, fans, followers, communities, and athletes, we appreciate you and never take you for granted.
Outdoor is solid, now two new publications are on the
way. Stay tuned!
- Neil Korn
PS. A special thank you goes out to Whit Bazemore
for not one, but two photo shoots with Ryder Uet-
recht for his feature.
CONTENTS|
6NEWS
10GET2KNOW|CLIMBING BROS.
12CLIMBING IN PARADISE
14FEATURE| RYDER UETRECHTBORN TO RYDE
25ART| JASON KILTHAU
25FILM| LOW PRESSURE
26POSTER| JACOB GUTHRIE
28BEND’S PROMISING DIRT SCENE
34THE WARM SPRINGS SESSIONS
38FEATURE| LADIES RISING
42GALLERY| SKATING WITH HAPPY
44FISHING
46DREW RUANA
48EVENTS
Looking back on this body of work I can honestly say that I am very proud of
what has been accomplished by the staff of this publication. Rather than doing
any bragging or relaying how much sacrifice has gone into the last 5 years,
I’ll leave it to this email I received from Sam Day. Thanks Sam for making it all
worth it!
“Dude your mag might be the greatest part of being a young athlete in Bend. I
can’t tell you how much it means to me and so many others that you are willing
to do the work to help us get the publicity we need to be successful in such a
competitive environment!”
- Sam Day (15-year-old Mtn Bike Slayer)
Henry Lanman on a fall trip to black rock Oregon.
Great destination in the valley that offers plenty of
riding for advanced to experts bikers.
-Trevor Lyden
1443 NW Juniper Street
Bend, OR 97701
(541) 241-0305
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Neil Korn
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Edmond Wadeson
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Whit Bazemore
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