Tim Beard, Artist, Cheat River Festival
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Cheat River Festival 2016 Photos

Here are this year's photo highlights form the Cheat River Festival in Albright, West Virginia. I shot a lot of these images with Tara's new Sony A7ii, using my Nikon 50mm f1.2 (borrowing my friend Tim's Nikon lens adapter). They're a great…
Video Shorts, Gabe DeWitt, Alaska, Northern Lights Video, Squirt Boating, Music,
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Video Shorts

A small collection of short videos I've made over the last year + In May of 2015, I took a sabbatical to adventure around the South Island of New Zealand. I had made no plans or expectations for this trip, keeping each day and night…
First Day at Coopers, Coopers Rock, Climbing, Bouldering, Dylan Jones, Matt Cline, Eric Fizer, by Gabe DeWitt
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The First Day at Coopers

Poem by Dylan Jones - Photos by Gabe DeWitt ‘Twas the first day at Coopers, and all through the woods The climbers were out trying to bag up the goods; Spotters huddled round the crash pads with care, In hopes that success would ring…
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Slackline the Uncharted

My second day in Hawaii we head to a locals spot near Hilo for a little uncharted slacklining...
Albright, Cheat Fest, Cheat River Festival, Events, Music, Places, West Virginia
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Cheat River Interview

The following are my responses to a recent FOC interview about the upcoming Cheat River Festival... What was it like growing up in the Cheat River Watershed? It gives and it takes..and gives. My entire immediate family comes from the Cheat…
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Fasnacht 2016

Fasnacht is the pre-lenten burning of Old Man Winter. It occurs on the Saturday before Ash Wednesday and is likened to Mardi Gras, with its roots in the Swiss Winterfest, but with it's own West Virginia flare.  When I first arrived in Helvetia…
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Instagram Takeover for AAC

I'm Feeling super stoked to be featured by one of the predominant climbing/outdoor organizations I follow (and proud member of). This week I got invited to takeover the American Alpine Club's Instagram account. Today is day 4 of the Instagram…
Adventure, West Virginia, Moonlit XC Skiing at Coopers Rock, WV
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Overlooking the Moon

Writing by Dylan Jones - Photos by Gabe DeWitt Surrounded by a mess of skis, poles, boots and bags, we piled into the Land Cruiser with high hopes. The moon was just starting to wane, but remained full enough to set the snowy forest ablaze…
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Tara Smith

This traveler has taken me to the highest mountain tops, and to the lowest deserts...together facing challenges and victories of all shapes and sizes. The last two years with her have brought such amazing growth and happiness to my life...words…