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Telemark Exotica – Skiing Kazakhstan
Some years back, Luca Gasparini and I received an invitation to cover the Khan Tengri Speed-Climbing competition in Kazakhstan. The event was scheduled in August. Our knowledge of the area was lacking but we flew anyway. After the competition ended, … Continue reading
Telemark Exotica – Skiing Antarctica – King George Island
Cape Horn, the storied tip of South America, has a reputation amongst sailors as a place best avoided. The story of merchant Captain William Smith is a good historical example about what can happen if you misjudge trying to round … Continue reading
Telemark Exotica – Skiing Antarctica – Livingston Island
Livingston Island is one of the South Shetland Islands located off of Western Antarctica. The human history of Livingston corresponds with the first arrival of seal hunters around 1819. It took about two years for Livingston to become a well-known … Continue reading
Telemark Exotica – Skiing Antarctica – Wiencke Island
First discovered by Adrien de Gerlache and his Belgian Antarctic Expedition in 1898, the numerous islands of the Palmer Archipelago offer an enthralling feast for the senses. These islands, located off the northwestern coast of the Antarctic Peninsula, abound with … Continue reading
Telemark Exotica – Skiing Antarctica – The Antarctic Peninsula
In the annals of cool places to ski, Antarctica is, or very close to, the top of the list. Antarctica is the fifth largest of the world’s seven continents and the only one more or less, human-free. Here is a … Continue reading
Telemark Exotica – Skiing in Morocco
The concept of skiing Africa may come as a surprise to some. But the reality is that there is quite a bit of skiing history based around the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco. The High Atlas offer classic ski-touring opportunities … Continue reading
Telemark Exotica – Skiing in Slovenia
It was late April. Snow was melting fast. It didn’t matter because once I get an idea in my head it is full-steam ahead. And as long as I can slide, I’m happy. Skiing in Slovenia was the idea that … Continue reading
Telemark Exotica – Skiing in Lebanon
Having had some extra days off from work in January and realizing that Beirut – Lebanon’s cosmopolitan capital – was just a short flight from Europe, I decided to pop over for a quick session. John Falkiner, one of … Continue reading
RACER X
Alberto Tomba is such a cool dude. We got to know each other over several days this past Spring. We mutually liked each others easygoing down to earth style. And we got on famously. I asked him early on where … Continue reading
SEARCHING FOR GOLD IN VERBIER
Warm, wet, and content from the bike ride up to Verbier from the valley floor, I was greeted by this magical evening image… ShareTweetgovernment,politics news,politics news,politics