Archive for June, 2011
Valparaiso Cerro Abajo bike race
Thanks to my brother Alex in Bellingham for recommending this video on the Valparaiso Cerro Abajo urban bike race – one of the top ten sporting events you’ll never see in the US. It just keeps getting more and more insane, but the double jump segment around 2:15 is unreal, especially considering what has already […]
Antarctica 2011 – Coming Soon & Going Fast
It seems like the 2009 Antarctic Ski Cruise just happened a few months ago, but once again, it is time to start planning for the ultimate trip down to the White Continent to make some turns in the most amazing place on earth. The trip is organized by Ice Axe Expeditions and the format is […]
Pilot Bread Smackdown
The following video shows what happens in a cook tent when you are sitting around on a glacier in the Arctic Circle in a complete and total white out. Juvenile humor ensues.
Scooter Town
As a first time visitor to the town of Longyearbyen in Svalbard, it is hard not to be astounded at the number of “snoscooters” or snowmobiles sitting around. They are randomly parked by the side of the road, grouped in clusters of 2 or 3, amassed in lots of 50, left up on pallets, slowly […]
Back From the Ice Coast
I’m back from a month in the Arctic and it was a culture shock to go from down jackets and hats to shorts, sandals and t-shirts in 24 hours! Best of all, it actually gets dark here at night so you have some idea what time it is. ;)
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