Reed Rombough
Boarders find way to play on prairie
Snow-mo-board-ing (v.)- The act of towing a snowboarder behind a snowmobile, usually the consequence of extreme boredom and lack of mountains (not a real dictionary entry). What do you do when you’re a snowboarder in Eastern South Dakota and Larson hill is about as exciting as College Algebra? In the words of the late Steve [...]
Body, Fatigue Keeps Climbers Grounded
Salt Lake City, Utah is one of the winter sports capitals of the U.S. Nestled in the shadows of the intimidating Wasatch Range, Salt Lake City offers big city life with mountains to disappear into. I flew into Salt Lake City a day before the New Year to celebrate in a slightly different way. I [...]
SDSU climbers make daring attempt to highline across Big Sioux River
If you’ve ever been in the Wellness Center, you may have seen people in the rockwall area walking on what looks like a tightrope. However, it’s not a tightrope. Actually, the name says it’s the exact opposite; it’s called a slackline. Climbers started slacklining in the pioneer age of rock climbing. They would tie their [...]
Rombough ventures on a cold, early morning white-tail bow hunt
The sound of my alarm clock fills the room and I jolt into consciousness. It’s 5:30 a.m. The idea that I’m readying to hunt forces me awake faster than cold water to the face. I feel rejuvenated even after just four hours of sleep. My truck careens down the highway at 65 mph. The night sky hovers above [...]
World-class climbing not far away
I have a long-term relationship with the weather that isn’t necessarily positive. The weekend of Oct. 7-9, the weather once again showed its ugly, rainy, wet and cold behind. It was Friday Oct. 7 and I had just arrived in the only noteworthy region of South Dakota, the Black Hills. Ben Ekeren and I drove [...]
If it’s outside, Ekeren does it
Remember playing outside as a young whipper-snapper? Whatever happened to those days? It seems like modern day youngsters spend more time indoors playing video games or watching TV. The days of the question “Can Timmy come out and play?!” are long gone. Now, even 75 percent of our student body stays inside and plays video [...]
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