California

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How Fire Suppression Made California Fires Worse

Why California’s Wildfires Have Gotten So Bad

Courtney Dauwalter’s 2019 Western States

This Man Wants to Live Off-Grid Forever

Celebrating a Canyoneering Icon

The Weird World of Bike “Everesting”

Meet California’s Best Big-Tree Hunter

California’s Redwoods Are for Everyone

This Woman Wants to Row Across the Pacific

Why the Sierra Gets So Much Snow

A Lesson in Finding Beauty Everywhere

The Biking in California Looks Incredible

How Jeff Johnson Celebrated His 50th

A Classic West Coast Surf Trip

The Nine Trails Endurance Run

‘The Bikes of Wrath’ Trailer

Setting a Highline in Needles, California

Fly-Fishing Motivates This Cancer Survivor

What It Takes to Run Western States
The Story of a 72-Year-Old Ultrarunner’s Quest to Finish Western States
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Seventy-two-year-old Wally Hesseltine聽started running at age 37. And for 35 years he's run in at least one race聽per month. With so many races under his belt, he recently set his eyes on one of ultrarunning's greatest:聽. In 2016, after six years of trying to get into the race,聽he finally got a bid and had the chance to complete his goal of becoming the oldest finisher聽in the history of this event. We're going to let you think about that for a minute: 72 years old, running 100 miles in under 30 hours. Thirty Hours is a short film from聽Alex Massey that documents Hesseltine's incredible story, and is well worth the watch鈥撯揾is finish is unforgettable.聽Find more from Filmmaker Alex Massey .