Photos by Kaleb Timberlake



The Teva Mountain Games went off last weekend in Vail. If you have never gone, Teva puts on a huge festival featuring kayaking, climbing, biking, running, and dog events. Venders were out in full force promoting their company by handing out free gear and there were free outdoor concerts.


I competing in the freestyle event on Friday and Saturday. Competitors struggled to score high rides as the features was hard to set up, fast, and flushy. After prelims I was in 7th place and moved on with 15 other men. In semis, I kept flushing and only scored 170 my first ride. Luckily I was able to put together a better second ride of 660 points, just 10 points below the cut. Finals was exiting to watch as Dustin, EJ, and Dane battled it out for 1st place. It was close, but Dustin ended on top with 940 points.


Other highlights included free shwag (including 4 free Chipolte burrito coupons), watching the World Cup for bouldering, and the Xavier Rudd concert.


Mens Final Results

Dustin Urban

Eric Jackson

Dane Jackson

Mathieu Dumoulin

Bryan Kirk

Greg Parker

Mike Patterson

James Bebbington

Casper Von K.

Stephen Wright

Nick Troutman

Rush Sturges

Scott Sady

Michael Tavares

Jacob N.


Womens Final Results

Emily Jackson

Ruth Ebens

Haley Mills

Lauren Burress

Nikki Kelley

Tanya Faux

Elaine Cambell

Adrienne Levkneckt

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