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Just a month until the new Skyrunner USA National Series kicks off. Four incredible races invite you to touch the sky: Whiteface Skyrace, Beast of Big Creek, Skeetawk Skyline Scramble, Kismet Cliff Run.

Why is it okay for these high alpine expeditions to trash the places they travel through? I understand that things might get left behind in case of an emergency, but this seems to be just normal “I got my summit, now I’ll take the helicopter back to the airport and I’m off to my yacht” mentality. This blows, hard.

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