Get Out
The latest Get Out coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Features section.
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Rock climbing brings winner of ‘American Ninja Warrior’ to Chattanooga
Even before he tackled America's toughest obstacle course, Isaac Caldiero had his eyes on Chattanooga. Just months after winning NBC's American Ninja Warrior and claiming the million-dollar prize, Caldiero and his girlfriend, Laura Kisana, relocated from Utah to the Scenic City for one reason: 'Rock climbing, man,' Caldiero says.
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Homemade fishing poles a charitable labor of love
Homemade fishing poles have existed for thousands of years. Anglers millennia ago carved them out of saplings or reeds with braided flax or linen as line. Ancient fly fishing was practiced in China with bamboo rods and simple cooked rice as bait on a silk line.
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On the up and up: TBA continues to train national-level youth climbers
Climbing on Tennessee Bouldering Authority's youth team is no walk in the gym. 'When I got the opportunity to be on the TBA team, my definition for training for climbing was definitely rewritten and taken to the next level,' laughs McCallie senior Dan Harper.
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Packing while it pours
When people envision hiking in the rain, they usually picture themselves sinking into a puddle of mud or shivering while they're pelted with droplets. But that's not what Mariel Groppe sees when she hikes in adverse weather.
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Three reasons to get your running friends into cycling
Chances are you've pitched cycling to your runner friends; told them of the places you've explored and the thrill of the pace. Maybe you've even had some philosophical differences, er, discussions.
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Back to the basics: Locomotion 12
On the heels of the inaugural Chattanooga Marathon, the Chattanooga Track Club is taking its next running event back to the basics with the Locomotion 6- and 12-hour race at Camp Jordan.
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Safety on the water
In his years of paddling, Mike Shillinger has had some pretty close calls.
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Hatched hellbenders offer promise for species’ survival
When David Hedrick was a kid, he grew up hearing his father's fisherman friends talk about the huge hellbenders they'd seen.
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Trail survival: Bug bites
Big problems can come from small sources.
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The last whoop
Operation Migration is a nonprofit organization that uses ultralight aircrafts to teach captive-raised whooping cranes to migrate. The goal is to reintroduce the critically endangered bird to the wild.