Cerro Arenas – Cajon de Maipo Chile

[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces” css=”.vc_custom_1490762202135{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;background-color: rgba(2,2,2,0.01) !important;*background-color: rgb(2,2,2) !important;}”][vc_column][rev_slider_vc alias=”2017-01-23-cerro-de-arenas” el_class=”topslider”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content” content_placement=”top” css=”.vc_custom_1490815124103{margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-top-width: 5px !important;border-bottom-width: 4px !important;padding-top: 4px !important;padding-bottom: 4px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;border-top-color: #777777 !important;border-top-style: outset !important;border-bottom-color: #777777 !important;border-bottom-style: outset !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/4″ offset=”vc_col-lg-offset-0 vc_col-md-offset-0 vc_col-md-3 vc_col-xs-5″ css=”.vc_custom_1490815222765{margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text]Published: [date] by PICSPORADIC [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″ offset=”vc_hidden-md vc_col-xs-2″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/12″ offset=”vc_col-xs-3″ css=”.vc_custom_1490815241577{margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_facebook type=”button_count” css=”.vc_custom_1490816047681{margin-top: 4px !important;}”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/12″ offset=”vc_col-xs-1″ css=”.vc_custom_1490815419789{margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_googleplus annotation=”none” css=”.vc_custom_1490816144508{margin-top: 2px !important;}”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/12″ offset=”vc_col-xs-12″ css=”.vc_custom_1490815164429{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 4px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text][comments][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces” equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”bottom” css=”.vc_custom_1493243985606{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;background-color: #383838 !important;}”][vc_column offset=”vc_col-lg-offset-2 vc_col-lg-5 vc_col-md-offset-1 vc_col-md-7 vc_col-sm-offset-0 vc_col-xs-12″ css=”.vc_custom_1493253569498{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #232323 !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”Cajón del Maipo, Chile” font_container=”tag:h1|font_size:30px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:40px” el_class=”white”][vc_column_text el_class=”white”]A mere 25 km from south of Santiago is Cajón De Miapo – it’s an easy getaway from the capital city by car or public transportation. The canyon follows a river of the same name all the way to the base of Volcán Marmolejo (20,039ft) the southernmost 6,000m + peak in the world.[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”3945″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” style=”vc_box_border” onclick=”link_image” css_animation=”top-to-bottom” css=”.vc_custom_1493272405876{margin-top: 20px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_text]The event took place on the the idyllic Darling Hill trail network of Kingdom Trails a pastured ridge overlooking the green mountains. Over 200 female attendees (the sold a month in advance) came to receive training by professional mountain bike coaches from across the country.[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”3956″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” style=”vc_box_border” onclick=”link_image” css_animation=”top-to-bottom” css=”.vc_custom_1493310142780{margin-top: 20px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_text]It was early fall and the weather in Vermont and the weather had a little bit of everything in store for us. The days would start started out cold, with deep valley fog and mountain mists. By afternoon the moisture would usually burn off in the hot sun, however there was intermittent rain. Evenings brought amazing sunsets with views of Vermont. In short I had a lot of conditions to work in![/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”3926″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” style=”vc_box_border” onclick=”link_image” css_animation=”top-to-bottom” css=”.vc_custom_1493313034018{margin-top: 20px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1493316614176{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 60px !important;background-color: #232323 !important;}” offset=”vc_col-lg-3 vc_col-md-3 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs”][vc_custom_heading text=”PICSPORADIC Gallery” font_container=”tag:h1|font_size:30px|text_align:right|color:%23ffffff|line_height:40px” google_fonts=”font_family:Exo%3A100%2C100italic%2C200%2C200italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:600%20bold%20regular%3A600%3Anormal” el_class=”white”][jig_vc][justified_image_grid row_height=150 height_deviation=100 orderby=rand max_rows=7 rml_id=70][/jig_vc][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces” content_placement=”top” css=”.vc_custom_1493229127906{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;background-color: #383838 !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1493314217113{margin-top: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}” offset=”vc_col-lg-offset-2 vc_col-lg-8 vc_col-md-offset-1 vc_col-md-10 vc_col-xs-12″][vc_single_image image=”4030″ img_size=”full” onclick=”link_image” css_animation=”top-to-bottom” css=”.vc_custom_1493314226995{padding-top: 5px !important;padding-right: 5px !important;padding-left: 5px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1493314729700{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}”]Morning skills clinic with amazing views of Vermont’s Green Mountains | Ladies AllRide Clinic East Burke, VT
[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces” content_placement=”top” css=”.vc_custom_1493092617192{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;background-color: #383838 !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1493254182379{margin-top: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;background-color: #232323 !important;}” offset=”vc_col-lg-offset-2 vc_col-lg-8 vc_col-md-offset-1 vc_col-md-10 vc_col-xs-12″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces” content_placement=”top” css=”.vc_custom_1493092617192{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;background-color: #383838 !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1493254182379{margin-top: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;background-color: #232323 !important;}” offset=”vc_col-lg-offset-2 vc_col-lg-8 vc_col-md-offset-1 vc_col-md-10 vc_col-xs-12″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1493313521633{padding-left: 20px !important;}”]Participants running drills on the grass | Ladies AllRide Clinic East Burke, VT
[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces” equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”top” css=”.vc_custom_1493310876032{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;background-color: #383838 !important;}”][vc_column width=”5/12″ offset=”vc_col-lg-offset-2 vc_col-lg-4 vc_col-md-offset-1 vc_col-md-5 vc_col-sm-offset-0 vc_col-xs-12″ css=”.vc_custom_1493313751677{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #f9f9f9 !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”Lindsey Richter” font_container=”tag:h1|font_size:30px|text_align:left|color:%23606060|line_height:40px” el_class=”white”][vc_column_text css_animation=”left-to-right”]Lindsey has been racing and teaching mountain bike skills for over a decade. After noticing a distinct void in women’s participation in mountain biking she became determined to encourage more woman join the sport. Today the Ladies AllRide Clinic makes stops in 8 states across America teaching a variety of skills necessary to master the mountain bike.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”7/12″ css=”.vc_custom_1493313705795{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #f9f9f9 !important;}” offset=”vc_col-lg-4 vc_col-md-5″][vc_single_image image=”3982″ img_size=”large” add_caption=”yes”][jig_vc][/jig_vc][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces” equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”top” css=”.vc_custom_1493310876032{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;background-color: #383838 !important;}”][vc_column offset=”vc_col-lg-offset-2 vc_col-lg-8 vc_col-md-offset-1 vc_col-md-10 vc_col-sm-offset-0 vc_col-xs-12″ css=”.vc_custom_1493313691783{padding-top: 40px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #f9f9f9 !important;}”][vc_media_grid element_width=”3″ grid_id=”vc_gid:1493322699637-71d93d130c9939278169dce4a6bff689-3″ include=”4038,3958,4000,3954″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces” content_placement=”top” css=”.vc_custom_1493092617192{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;background-color: #383838 !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1493254182379{margin-top: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;background-color: #232323 !important;}” offset=”vc_col-lg-offset-2 vc_col-lg-8 vc_col-md-offset-1 vc_col-md-10 vc_col-xs-12″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1493316248863{padding-left: 20px !important;}”]Participants and coaches came from across the country for the event | Ladies AllRide Clinic East Burke, VT
[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces” content_placement=”top” css=”.vc_custom_1493229127906{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;background-color: #383838 !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1493314771844{margin-top: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;background-color: #f9f9f9 !important;}” offset=”vc_col-lg-offset-2 vc_col-lg-8 vc_col-md-offset-1 vc_col-md-10 vc_col-xs-12″][vc_single_image image=”3918″ img_size=”full” onclick=”link_image” css=”.vc_custom_1493314788992{padding: 5px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1493314804964{padding-left: 20px !important;}”]Women ride in the beautiful meadows of the Darling Hill trail network | Ladies AllRide Clinic East Burke, VT[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces” equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”top” css=”.vc_custom_1493314534884{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;background-color: #383838 !important;}”][vc_column width=”5/12″ css=”.vc_custom_1493253899593{padding-bottom: 40px !important;background-color: #232323 !important;}” offset=”vc_col-lg-offset-2 vc_col-lg-3 vc_col-md-offset-1 vc_col-md-4″][vc_single_image image=”3923″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” style=”vc_box_border” onclick=”link_image” css_animation=”top-to-bottom” css=”.vc_custom_1493314568187{margin-top: 60px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”7/12″ offset=”vc_col-lg-offset-0 vc_col-lg-5 vc_col-md-offset-0 vc_col-md-6 vc_col-sm-offset-0 vc_col-xs-12″ css=”.vc_custom_1493253914689{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #232323 !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”Daily Activities” font_container=”tag:h1|font_size:30px|text_align:right|color:%23ffffff|line_height:40px” el_class=”white”][vc_column_text el_class=”white” css=”.vc_custom_1493315252197{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}”]The Ladies Allride Cinic included a full three days of activities. The mornings would begin with a speech / presentation cofee and morning yoga. afterwards the ladies would break into their assigned groups to work on skills. For this event I would drift between the groups to catch action shots of the ladies in action.

Lunch would involved breakout sessions with coaches teaching specific skills like physical therapy, and bike maintenance. Each day would finish with beers at the Darlilng Hill Trailside Village Sport Shop[/vc_column_text][vc_media_grid element_width=”6″ gap=”20″ initial_loading_animation=”zoomIn” grid_id=”vc_gid:1493322700789-2cde0a1433118ca5f4561830e3f15c5a-0″ include=”4025,3962,3944,3960″ css=”.vc_custom_1493314425696{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 20px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces” content_placement=”top” css=”.vc_custom_1493229127906{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;background-color: #383838 !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1493253661710{margin-top: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;background-color: #232323 !important;}” offset=”vc_col-lg-offset-2 vc_col-lg-8 vc_col-md-offset-1 vc_col-md-10 vc_col-xs-12″][vc_single_image image=”3961″ img_size=”full” onclick=”link_image” css=”.vc_custom_1493315345625{padding-top: 5px !important;padding-right: 5px !important;padding-bottom: 5px !important;padding-left: 5px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1493314594067{padding-left: 20px !important;}”]In the afternoon advanced groups would break off to practice skills on harder terrain on the downhill trials on Burke Mountain. | Ladies AllRide Clinic East Burke, VT
[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces” equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”top” css=”.vc_custom_1493313215817{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;background-color: #383838 !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1493316874023{padding: 20px !important;background-color: #232323 !important;}” offset=”vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_col-xs-12″][vc_custom_heading text=”Skills” font_container=”tag:h1|font_size:30px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:40px” el_class=”white”][vc_column_text]Some examples of the skills the riders worked on: Perfecting body positioning and balance in changing terrain, technical climbing and descending, cornering, switchbacks, berms, pump tracks, wheel lifts, bunny hops, wheelies, manuals, lunges, drops, jumps, up and over logs, large step-ups, pumping and flowing, racing.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column offset=”vc_col-lg-offset-2 vc_col-lg-5 vc_col-md-offset-1 vc_col-md-7 vc_col-sm-offset-0 vc_col-xs-12″ css=”.vc_custom_1493253679756{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #232323 !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”4017″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” style=”vc_box_rounded” onclick=”link_image” css_animation=”top-to-bottom” css=”.vc_custom_1493313237991{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”3971″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” style=”vc_box_rounded” onclick=”link_image” css_animation=”top-to-bottom” css=”.vc_custom_1493273934142{margin-top: 20px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1493248189013{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;background-color: #232323 !important;}” offset=”vc_col-lg-3 vc_col-md-3 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs”][vc_custom_heading text=”Skills” font_container=”tag:h1|font_size:30px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:40px” el_class=”white” css=”.vc_custom_1493313227841{margin-top: 30px !important;}”][vc_column_text]Some examples of the skills the riders worked on: Perfecting body positioning and balance in changing terrain, technical climbing and descending, cornering, switchbacks, berms, pump tracks, wheel lifts, bunny hops, wheelies, manuals, lunges, drops, jumps, up and over logs, large step-ups, pumping and flowing, racing.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces” equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”top” css=”.vc_custom_1493316115647{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;background-color: #383838 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/2″ offset=”vc_col-lg-offset-2 vc_col-lg-4 vc_col-md-offset-1 vc_col-md-5 vc_col-sm-offset-0 vc_col-xs-12″ css=”.vc_custom_1493316762215{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #232323 !important;}”][vc_column_text el_class=”white”]This assignment required a combination of different skills from me: long days flexibility, nightly social media editing sessions and mountain biking! As the only photographer it I needed to be in all places at once – capturing this multi-faceted event. Weather on foot, or by bike it wasn’t easy chasing these fast women around all day![/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1493316772997{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #232323 !important;}” offset=”vc_col-lg-4 vc_col-md-5″][vc_column_text el_class=”white”]The Ladies AllRide Clinic was motivational event. To see the progress of the participants from day to day was extremely inspiring. After 3 days everyone from novices to pros came away with new skills and learned confidence. I am excited about the future of woman’s mountain biking and extremely appreciative to have been a part of this great event.

-Brendan

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces” content_placement=”top” css=”.vc_custom_1493229127906{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;background-color: #383838 !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1493253661710{margin-top: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;background-color: #232323 !important;}” offset=”vc_col-lg-offset-2 vc_col-lg-8 vc_col-md-offset-1 vc_col-md-10 vc_col-xs-12″][vc_single_image image=”4049″ img_size=”full” onclick=”link_image” css=”.vc_custom_1493318573607{padding-top: 5px !important;padding-right: 5px !important;padding-bottom: 5px !important;padding-left: 5px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1493316137317{padding-left: 20px !important;}”]The full crew of participants and coaches| Ladies AllRide Clinic East Burke, VT
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