JULY 16, 2009 ISSUE
High Country Adventures TV Show Premieres Friday on MTN
Show Focuses On Local Outdoor Adventure Sports
This Friday, July 17, High Country Adventures, a locally produced television show designed to featuring rock climbing, kayaking, mountain biking and other outdoor adventure sports, will debut locally on Mountain Television Network (MTN) at 8:30 p.m. In addition to its debut, High Country Adventures will air again this Saturday and Sunday, July 18 and 19.
The debut episode of High Country Adventures features footage of downhill mountain biking action from the inaugural Beech Mountain Triple Crown, kayaking the Roadside Elk near Banner Elk, climber Tim Larick in action at Shiprock and coverage of the 11th annual Blood, Sweat & Gears bike ride in Valle Crucis.
According to show producer Eric Crews, High Country Adventures seeks to showcase the area’s wealth of talented athletes and outdoor activities that make Boone and the surrounding area one of the nation’s top destinations for adventure sports tourism. Crews founded a new company called High Country Productions to promote the show.
“Boone has been a hub for outdoor sports and this show is going to showcase some of the opportunities for outdoor recreation in the High Country,” said Crews. “The idea of the show is that people will see it and be inspired to go enjoy the outdoors in the High Country.”
An ASU graduate, Crews has spent the last 18 months with his camera trained on dozens of the High Country’s most exciting athletes as they scale sheer rock faces, blaze across mountains and over trails on two wheels and challenge the area’s alluring white water. The Muscle Shoals, Ala. native has been honing his editing skills to deliver half-hour segments of action-packed activity.
“I feel like a lot of people who live in this area might not know how much there is to go out and enjoy,” said Crews. “I think you can show these sports in greater depth than if you were to just read about them.”
Crews also hopes to feature music by local and regional bands on the show and will include links to all the bands’ websites via www.HighCountryAdventures.net.
For more information about High Country Adventures, click to www.HighCountryAdventures.net or tune into MTN.
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