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The Nick Would Foundation

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Established in honor of Nick Simon
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Devoted to expanding access to outdoor pursuits, wildland exploration, and artistic development

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Fourth annual Nick Would Foundation Divide ride was epic!!! Perfect weather, tacky dirt, fall trees in full color, and perfect crew. Thank you, Scott Fox for organizing and Matt Caron for the jerseys. Most of all thanks to each of you for making it happen. So much love out there and Nick was with us the whole way. One of Nick‘s favorite rides every fall. 💪🏼🤘🏼👊🏽🙏🏽❤️😎

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We threw the 2026 CASL Launch Party last weekend during the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in San Francisco. Check out our YouTube for the presentation. See more on the CASL: Ocean & People YouTube page.

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Bula! 🌊🐒
CASL: Ocean & People
© 2026 CASL Holdings LLC

In partnership with the @nickwouldfdn

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Good times with the roommates at Cal Poly, SLO. 📷 by @calebmcneil_

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Bula! 🌊🐒
CASL: Ocean & People
© 2026 CASL Holdings LLC

In partnership with the @nickwouldfdn 🤙🏽

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(Part 1) A Story 4 Nick: “Solo Motorcycle Tour & 14,271-Foot Summit of Mount Keeler”

Wildfire smoke accumulates along Highway 395. I watch it thicken into a vertical column, hot gasses and oxygen rising together through the atmosphere, feeding the fire and creating a mushroom-shaped plume. Hundreds of vehicles in both directions to a standstill, including mine.

I gently pull the clutch, releasing my motorcycle into first gear. Following the sun-cracked divider, I roll past dangling cigarettes and irritated drivers, sitting with AC blasting toward their faces. A turnoff with a narrow cattle grate leads toward the White Mountains—a potential shortcut around the fire and toward 14,271-foot Mount Keeler I hope to climb.

I pull the clutch, and the bike explodes into fourth gear, then fifth. Behind me, a tall wall of dust trails like a wild steed. The motorcycle reverberates beneath my heels, carrying me deeper into open country, away from the stagnant line of traffic. I outpace the wildfire as my machine and I break through the stagnant heat and bone-dry sagebrush.

(2) I keep an eye on my speed while watching my front tire thread the fine needle between soft soil and washboard ruts. The handlebars vibrate and my fingers hover above the brake-lever. I press my back into my haul bag behind me, tightly packed with five days of supplies and heavy climbing equipment.

The concept of off-grid motorcycle touring paired with big-wall climbing has naturally blossomed in my mind for the last ten months. Maybe indicative of a yearning to be on the open road, nostalgic of a past memory from A Ride 4 Nick, where my closest friends and I journeyed 300-plus miles along this sacred stretch of Highway 395 on pedal bike. From my saddle, I’m reminded by how monumental the human connection, unexpected adventure, and a soul-filling quest the tour was.

Am I chasing something from the past? Maybe so.

(3)A worn trail leads us toward Whitney’s Summit, but this time, no living objects surround us; just Ross and the west wind.

Smooth boulders, softened by the feet of hikers reveal a convenient trail. It leads us to a weathered hut sitting at the highest point of the lower 48 states. Pr

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Epic trip @themandiribeachclub and great photos from @homieluvr805 - hoorah!

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Bula! 🌊🐒
CASL: Ocean & People
© 2026 CASL Holdings LLC

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I think I love my job…. @united

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“The Nick Simon Memorial Route”
5.9 A3, Ribbon Falls Yosemite Valley
First Ascent: Taylor Martin & Ryan Doherty
Total: $26,500 raised for the @nickwouldfdn

On our final evening, Taylor and I look at each other, considering where we’ll sleep for our last night. There is no ledge, no campsite, and no flat ground. To make a home on the wall, we hand-drill steel bolts and hang our portaledge—a tiny platform suspended into thin air. We settle on an overhanging, blank section of rock.

As sleeping bags and food are pulled from our bags, we roll tobacco and watch El Capitan in the fading light. Taylor scrapes chili from a pot with climbing equipment, and I nibble on non-perishable Indian food. Uncontrollable farts keep us cackling through the night, and we search for shooting stars until our eyelids grow heavy.

Somewhere between the laughter and the silence, we talk about life, adventure climbing, purpose, past relationships, and happiness. It all feels surreal and cathartic.

Nick’s memory has followed me through some of the most important adventures of my life, and I have come to understand that remembering someone does not always mean looking backward. Sometimes, it means carrying them forward. The Nick Simon Memorial Route is dedicated to Nick—not simply as a memorial, but as a celebration of the way he lived, the people he touched, and the adventures that continue to bring us together. Somewhere above Yosemite Valley, on a wall that had never been climbed before, we left his name in the granite. And as long as climbers continue to look upward, search for new lines, and venture into the unknown, I hope they will carry a little piece of Nick with them.

Check out my Gofundme for the full written piece- link in bio

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Best one yet!!!!🙏🏽🙏🏽❤️❤️🤙🏽🤙🏽🏖️💪🏼. Thank you😎

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This month we are partnering with @nickwouldfdn , a foundation dedicate to honoring the life of Nick Simon, a uniquely loving and loved person. Proceeds from this dulce de leche cold brew will be donated to the Nick Would Foundation and go on to give folks the opportunity to fall in love with the outdoors and the arts.

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A sneak peak of what the work station is looking like these days. @boxedwater will be planting two trees for me for making this post. That’s worth it to me! #betterplanet

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THE DROP 🌊 What’s on this week | 24–30 August

Eight to know across three coasts - and it’s a loaded one 👀

🌙 Night surfing under LED boards at Surf de Nuit in Anglet, grom finals firing, surf-film nights, and a beach cleanup at Pererenan. A little of everything.

📍 France · Bali · California Swipe through, save what you’re feeling, and tag who you’re bringing 👇 Full details and organizers tagged on each card - go show them love.

New Drop every week. 🤙

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The @nickwouldfdn 3rd Annual Surf Jam is upon us!

Aug 29th come out and join for a fun hang and surf in support of the Nick Would Foundation. There will be lots of board transfers, epic merch, tandem rides, a raffle, and loud yellings in a megaphone by @crackjaig to get you stoked!

Link over at the @nickwouldfdn to learn more! All goes back to support the foundation and keep the stoke of Nick alive 🤙

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