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Local skier heads to Chile for training camp
by MARK FLOYD
Sporta Editor
While most folks in this
neck of the woods are
beginning to wonder if
Oregon is going to get its
share sunshine this summer,
one 16 vear-old athlete is
going out of the state, and the
country for that matter, to
find more snow.
Karen Knapp of Bright
wood will be leaving for
Santiago, Chile, during the
first week of August to train
with other ski racers from
the US. Karen is one of a
handful of skiers from
Oregon, Washington and
Idaho chosen to represent the
Pacific Northwest Ski
Association tPSNA) at the
South American summer
camp.
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The trip should provide the
Sandy High sophomore with
valuable experience from the
standpoint of the rugged
terrain, high altitude and
intense training And like
work experience to a job
hunter, the international
racing competition will look
good on her skiing resume.
“Coaches look highly on
people who show that they
are dedicated,” Karen said.
“ If someone is willing to take
the time to go train in
another country, it will
help.”
Started Young
Dedication has never been
a problem for Karen who
began skiing at the age of
four Within two years she
was racing for the Mt. Hood
Mighty Mites, eventually
graduating to the “junior”
team.
This last skiing season
Karen
advanced
two
divisions to “elite” standing,
the highest ranking a skier
not associated with an
O lym pic
developm ent
program can achieve.
The rapid advancement
“will put me at the bottom of
the heap,” according to the
young racer. It will put her
up against older, and more
experienced skiers on the
courses in the Andes
Mountains.
Following three weeks of
intense training, Karen and
the others will head to
Potrerillos, a tough course
where ski speed records have
been set. Although the skiers
will train for slalom and
giant slalom racing, the
downhill will be emphasized
because of the course, which
suits Karen just fine.
“ The downhill is my
favorite race,” she said. “ I
think it’s sheer guts. I like
the speed, the challenge and
the air you get going over
bumps ”
“ 1 think if you make it
down the hill, it’s more
rewarding than the slalom,”
she added. “You say to
yourself, ‘all right, 1 did it.’
The site will also be used
by the US. and European
Olympic team s, although
they will be in an area
restricted to other skiers.
“ Hopefully we ll get in on
some of their training,
though.” Karen said, "or at
least get to watch them.”
Karen hopes that her
experience in Chile will help
her in the upcoming season
when she hopes to qualify for
the Nor-Ams (American and
Canadian championships),
the Junior Olympic program
or the Junior Nationals.
Fay own way
In addition to the training,
a skier must have a full
pocketbook as well. The
skiers must finance their
own way to the summer
camp During racing season
they must be responsible for
fees, equipment, lift tickets,
clothing, lodging and tran
sportation.
Karen has five pairs of skis
and has ordered another for
the trip to Chile. “ In the last
downhill, I fell and bent my
skis; they hit me in the
face.”
Although the skis took
more of a beating than the
body in that case, it isn’t
always so Last year Karen
went over a bump and her ski
pre-released, hitting her in
the chest and breaking her
sternum.
She also has a banged-up
knee which she received
while trying to stop at the end
of a race on a course that
wasn’t in the best of shape.
Despite
the
physical
discomforts, Karen remains
undaunted by her spills.
“ I’ve had lots of crashes
and been disappointed and
discouraged, but nothing
really bad has happened,”
she said. “ I’ve seen other
skiers have some pretty
hairy crashes, though.”
Dedication, desire and
ability — all ingredients in
the make-up of a competitive
ski racer They might have to
be a little crazy, too.
But then, what do you
expect from someone who
flies south for the summer?
Downhill Racer
KAREN KNAPP speeds down the slopes In a race last
year. The 16-year-old Brightwocd girl will be leaving
for South America in August to train as a ski racer.
She hopes to use the experience as ? springboard to
help her qualify for races next year.
Wilderness
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terested in backpacking and
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The “ Keep Listening
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T rip s ,”
headquartered in Sandy, are
sponsored by the Women’s
Wilderness School, a non
profit organization founded
in 1977. The trips are
designed to help women
gain an understanding of the
environment, become in
volved
in
wilderness
preservation, and learn
something about themselves
in an unfamiliar surroun
ding.
The trips range from an
easy week-long backpacking
trip for beginners and
children to a two-week
outdoor survival course.
Most of the sessions,
however, are open to
beginners, according to trip
leader Marcia Munson.
“The trips are a chance for
women to learn backpacking
skills.” she said. “They’ll
learn how to do basic things
like starting fires, cooking
and how to pick the right type
of clothing fora trip.”
The beginning backpacker
needn’t worry about sup
plying their own equipment;
it's all part of the
registration fee. Packs,
sleeping bags, stove, tents,
maps, food, transportation
and instruction will all be
provided; participants must
only
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assistance is available for
women who cannot afford the
entire cost of the wilderness
trips.
The assistance comes in
the form of scholarships and
work exchanges. To supply
the fund, the non-profit group
charges a fee of 10 percent
over the cost of the trip to all
participants. Donations aie
also received.
Trips set
Hood Sept. 22-27 and an
Outdoor Leadership Seminar
Oct. 6-14 in Malheur National
Forest.
Beginners can expect to
hike about 5-6 miles daily for
their trips; the experienced
hiker will cover 8-12 miles on
their expeditions. Packs will
weigh 25-30 pounds.
Two trips are offered to
women
interested
in
bicycling. A Marine Biology
and bicycling trip will be
offered Aug. 21-28 that will
tour the Canadian Gulf
Islands. The group will
travel 10-25 miles daily,
exploring the beach and
tidepools.
The Gulf islands will also
be the scene of an October
excursion which will cover
20-40 miles per day and in
clude hikes into secluded
beaches of Mayne, Pender,
Saltspring and Galiano
Islands.
Women must bring their
own 3-, 5- or 10-speed bicycles
and panniers.
Increased exposure
This is the second summer
the “ Keep Listening” trips
have been offered. Following
last season’s successful
ventures,
the
group's
brochure was published in
Adventure Travel Magazine,
then picked up by the New
York Times travel section
and the Times Wire Service.
The result of all the ex
posure is an tnerease m the
num ber o f out-of-state
women signing up for the
trips.
“We’re pleased with the
response we’ve received and
excited about the variety of
experiences we can offer,”
Munson said, “ but we'd like
to get more local women
involved."
The trips are limited to 12
people, (including two
leaders) but there is room in
all of the summer sessions.
For more information and
applications, write to Keep
Listening, Box 446, Sandy,
Oregon 97055.
Two wilderness trips have
already taken place this
summer. The next expedition
will be a backpacking trip to
Goat Rocks in the southern
Washington Cascades July
22-29.
A Washington Outdoor
Survival trip will be offered
Aug. 9-16. The group will
travel the North Cascades
around the
10,580-foot
Glacier Peak and test skills
in map and compass reading.
Participants in this trip
should have at least three
overnight backpacking trips
to their credit, Munson said.
Experience
is
al‘so
required for a two-weex
Outdoor Survival course
Sept. 2-16. The trip will begin
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Sports briefs
Reds tryo u t. . .
The Cincinnati Reds will
hold a free-agent tryout
camp in Portland next week,
club spokesman has
announced
The camp will be held at
Sckavone Field July 18-19
under the direction of Larry
D’Amato, the Reds’ scouting
supervisor for the Pacific
Northwest. Players from 16-
22 years old are encouraged
to try out for the team.
Workouts will run from 10
a m. to 1:30 p.m. both days.
Participants must furnish
their own shoes, uniforms,
gloves and personal gear.
The Reds will furnish all
other equipment.
Further questions may be
directed to Larry D’Amato,
Scouting Supervisor, Cin-
cinnati Reds, Inc., P.O. Box
536, Tualatin, Oregon, 97062
(638-7994);
or
Dennis
D’Amato, Area Scout,
Cincinnati Reds, 11034 SW
Springwood Dr., Tigard,
Oregon 97223 (639-9607).
baseball tourney . . .
Several local teams will be
competing
in
the
F red ric k so n M em orial
Baseball Tournament July
15-16 at the Sandy High field
Competition will be held in
age brackets with teams
vying for the championship
in the 9-10, 11-12 and 13-14-
year-old divisions. Two
teams from Sandy will be in
each division and teams
from Corbett and Lynch will
also compete.
The games will be held all
day Saturday and Sunday.
Exact times for the games
are available from the head
coaches.
sandcasting.
The City of Sandy
Recreation Department is
sponsoring a sandcasting
p to the Columbia River
July 18 for kids ages7-13.
The kids will make designs
in the sand and fill the molds
with plaster of paris. Par-
ticipants should bring the
transportation fee and a bag
lunch.
The group will depart from
the Sandy Community
Center at 10:30 a m. and
return at 4:30 p.m. The
Center is located at 38348
Pioneer Blvd,
fast-pitch . . .
Lance’s Ladies fast-pitch
softball team is hosting an
ASA sanctioned tournament
July 14-16 at Boring Grade
School
The host team is com
prised of Sandy high School
girls Other teams competing
in the double-elimination
tournament are the Sandy
Blues. Canby Kits, Aloha
Aces, M edford-Jackson
County Merchants. Seaside,
Lake Oswego and the
Hillsboro Diamondetters
Games will begin at 7 p.m.
Friday and 9 a m. Saturday
and Sunday. Individual
trophies will be awarded to
the winning team and team
trophies will be given to the
top three placers. Each girl
irl
that plays in the tournamen
will receive a certificate
participation
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