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Skis set in stone

December 11th, 2007

Let me introduce the Zai Spada, a ski where the core is made of stone (gneiss to be precise). You may utter a WTF right about now…

Apparently stone has “impressive damping characteristics that are ideal for ski construction” and if you wrap it all in carbon fiber it will also withstand shear stress i.e. it won’t turn into an expensive rattle for your kid. Apparently you learn something new every day… And it was all made possible by the brains at Tehnocarbon.

I have to admit though that I’m more inclined to get a pair of Tschadilas (but then I take another look at DPS quiver and I’m back on track for Wailer 105s)

via: Baekdal

highflying birds

November 22nd, 2007

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Two videos that get me high every time I see them…

Pršivec & Mala Tičarica

October 05th, 2007

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view south from Pršivec, Bohinjsko jezero somewhere below

A sunday roundtrip starting at Savica (653m) up through ÄŒrno jezero (1319m), Pršivec (1762m), planina Viševnik (1625m), planina Ovčarija (1660m), Štapce (1851m), Mala Tičarica (2071m), Dvojno jezero (1685m), ÄŒrno jezero and back to Savica… 10 hours.

I lost a half litre water bottle somewhere, probably while we were busy getting lost ourselves on the way up Pršivec…if, by some weird coincidence, someone finds it… enjoy. It did cause me some problems though as it was a long way to go dry. I had to steal some from the dog reserve (she’s a camel anyway and didn’t mind) and melt snow before we finally got to some running water near the end.

Dvojno jezero from Mala Tičarica