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StraightChuter.com Raison d’être – Selling Out?

StraightChuter.com Raison d’être – Selling Out?

| July 26, 2008 | 1 Comment

Last summer I went to an all-day seminar by a woman who helped professional athletes promote themselves.  About halfway into her talk people were squirming in their seats at many of her suggestions and she said “I’m getting the impression that in the climbing and skiing world it’s not socially acceptable to promote yourself or […]

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StraightChuter.com Raison d’être – Content

StraightChuter.com Raison d’être – Content

| July 25, 2008 | 2 Comments

As an avid skier, I’m always interested in what skiing friends are up to in different parts of the world and often check out their websites.  In the winter this is great, but it in heat of the summer, it becomes apparent that skiing is a seasonal sport and there is not a lot going on.  […]

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StraightChuter.com Raison d’être – Part I

StraightChuter.com Raison d’être – Part I

| July 24, 2008 | 0 Comments

Note: I’ve got posts scheduled over the next four days, but physically I’ll be in Crested Butte crushing wildflowers with a 3″ Mountain Unicycle wheel and have limited computer access. In 1999 I went on an ill-fated trip to Tibet which was sponsored in part by MountainZone.com.  On the trip, we used digital cameras (which were […]

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