I just spent the last 2 weeks researching the Dolomites, Holy Cow! They are beautiful, big, littered with couloirs, long valleys and rifugios that are ridiculous in the level of service you expect to find above 6,000′. That pushed me … Read More
Some might think that some east german cult abducted me with all this talk of periodization! I actually suffered memory loss and recall some bright lights and sharp pain in my neck before waking up with this idea, however Mulder … Read More
Makes the expression head in the sand seem more relevant. in reference to: The Associated Press: Saudis ask for aid if world cuts dependence on oil (view on Google Sidewiki)
I first saw Glen Plake in the Greg Stump Film, Blizzard of Ahhs. That experience showed many skiers the world of skiing steep, big mountains, which cracked open my reality and inspired me to turn skiing into a vocation as … Read More
Snow is falling in the high country across the west and I am feeling a strong buzz that needs to ski! On that note a quick look at our quiver of skis and see what the new season has to … Read More
I finally put down the laptop and got off the couch, after finishing a grad school homework binge, whew! I actually did workout, seemed hard but steady: WarmupBest stretch in the world, jump rope and 10*pushups, v-ups and air squats. … Read More
Workout of the day in Seattle, All about the legs! Warmup3* 10 air squats/10 push ups 10 v-ups Round 1(max 20x)1*10 back squat just bar1*20 back squat just bar1-3 rounds at higher weight till max @ 20 reps Round 24* … Read More
As the cold front hits Seattle, I am frantically organizing my life around the coming ski season, certainly a problem with a one track mind. Last time I mentioned some new ideas about my approach to fitness and taken the … Read More
Sometimes, getting back to basics really enables one to strip away the useless fluff and unleash the machine within, or at least that is the misconception I operate under. As sport specific as climbing and skiing are, the core, adaptive … Read More
After 1 1/2 quarters of school, skiing feels a little put out from neglect. My inner hedonist keeps telling me, ‘go ski, that’s your job!’ The overwhelmed student looks at the hedonist with bags under his eyes pleading for some … Read More