I picked up some sort of bug over the weekend which has had me at about 50% strength this weekend, even with Dad and Denise in town. Not fun. Here is some stuff that is fun:
What Does Oil Doubling in Two Years Mean? (Hint: every other time, it meant recession) (The Big Picture)
Short white guy makes his case for NCAA dunk contest. Wow. (Deadspin)
NFL and NFLPA gave themselves another week to hammer out a new labor agreement (Deadspin)
Trials bike stuff is always so cool (via Adventure Journal)
A Hill in Spain from chris akrigg on Vimeo.
Another sweet video from Early Ups (via AJ)
Late 2010 from Andrew Whiteford on Vimeo.
Showing posts with label skiing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label skiing. Show all posts
Monday, March 7, 2011
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Tuesday Links
The Myth of Japan's 'Lost Decades' (The Atlantic via TBP)
Driver Mows Down Dozens of Bicyclists During Rally in Brazil (Deadspin). I've seen this on multiple blogs and its terrifying.
Holy S%@t Ski Fall. Watch your step. I watched this at least 4 times. (Adventure Journal)
Avalanches (when viewed from a distance) are awesome (AJ)
Nigel Marsh @ TED: How to Make Work/Life Balance Work (The Big Picture)
Europeans are drunks (The Economist via Reformed Broker)
Driver Mows Down Dozens of Bicyclists During Rally in Brazil (Deadspin). I've seen this on multiple blogs and its terrifying.
Holy S%@t Ski Fall. Watch your step. I watched this at least 4 times. (Adventure Journal)
Avalanches (when viewed from a distance) are awesome (AJ)
Nigel Marsh @ TED: How to Make Work/Life Balance Work (The Big Picture)
Europeans are drunks (The Economist via Reformed Broker)
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Mid-week links
As if you didn't know, Gadhafi is completely insane (WSJ)
Kayak Vancouver to Alaska. No experience required (Backcountry.com)
Apparently I need to read the book 'Ridge Runner' (Adventure Journal)
Weekend Cabin: Stony Lake, Ontario (AJ)
Why is Fox News trashing Ron Paul? Check out the other links within the story too. (Big Picture)
Maybe its not such an awful thing when people are out of the gene pool. Family sues Forest Service after son is eaten by bear (AJ)
World record skiing cliff jump happened on accident. Holy crap (AJ)
Aussie cameraman gets in-water footage of shark eating marlin (Deadspin)
Kayak Vancouver to Alaska. No experience required (Backcountry.com)
Apparently I need to read the book 'Ridge Runner' (Adventure Journal)
Weekend Cabin: Stony Lake, Ontario (AJ)
Why is Fox News trashing Ron Paul? Check out the other links within the story too. (Big Picture)
Maybe its not such an awful thing when people are out of the gene pool. Family sues Forest Service after son is eaten by bear (AJ)
World record skiing cliff jump happened on accident. Holy crap (AJ)
Aussie cameraman gets in-water footage of shark eating marlin (Deadspin)
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Random Stuff. All fun, no econ!
Woman on bike hit by cop car video (Deadspin)
My dream ride (Niner bikes RIP) just got better (Feed the Habit)
The EarlyUps have more fun skiing than you do (Adventure Journal)
Earlyups Takes Skiing. Seriously. from Earlyups on Vimeo.
Shake Weight is looking for a new model. Could be you (Outside blog)
The Art of Flight Will Blow Your Mind (Adventure Journal)
My dream ride (Niner bikes RIP) just got better (Feed the Habit)
The EarlyUps have more fun skiing than you do (Adventure Journal)
Earlyups Takes Skiing. Seriously. from Earlyups on Vimeo.
Shake Weight is looking for a new model. Could be you (Outside blog)
The Art of Flight Will Blow Your Mind (Adventure Journal)
Friday, February 11, 2011
TGIF Links
Happy Friday. Mubarak being asinine and refusing to step down is pushing up the price of gold, which is costing me a bit of cash right now so I have my work cut out for me today. With that in mind, here are some quick links to cool stuff that I've had starred in Google Reader for awhile:
Picture via (Adventure Journal)
Michael Jordan suits up for practice (ESPN)
Mystery solved: Pat Burrell is Brian Wilson's 'The Machine' (Deadspin)
Mob mentality explored. Careful, its a long one (You Are Not So Smart)
Skiing with Mom (Adventure Journal)
I see your hammock and raise you one Nestrest Portable Shelter (Adventure Journal)
Eddie Bauer is moving into the ski industry hard. Here is their somewhat promo (Outside Mag Blog)
Community Supported Agriculture (Robb Wolf)
Candide Thovex goes off (Adventure Journal)
If Reagan were a GOP candidate today. Awesome. (TBP)
Last week's Weekend Cabin (Adventure Journal)
Speedflying Cable Grind. Ridiculous (AJ)
Picture via (Adventure Journal)
Michael Jordan suits up for practice (ESPN)
Mystery solved: Pat Burrell is Brian Wilson's 'The Machine' (Deadspin)
Mob mentality explored. Careful, its a long one (You Are Not So Smart)
Skiing with Mom (Adventure Journal)
I see your hammock and raise you one Nestrest Portable Shelter (Adventure Journal)
Eddie Bauer is moving into the ski industry hard. Here is their somewhat promo (Outside Mag Blog)
Community Supported Agriculture (Robb Wolf)
Candide Thovex goes off (Adventure Journal)
If Reagan were a GOP candidate today. Awesome. (TBP)
Last week's Weekend Cabin (Adventure Journal)
Speedflying Cable Grind. Ridiculous (AJ)
Monday, February 7, 2011
Weekend Update: Norway!
I hope everyone had a great Super Bowl weekend stateside. Mine was a little different than years past as I was running around Norway with some friends of mine from London.
Dan and I flew into Oslo Friday night. Chris and Ana had beaten us there by a few hours. Nothing exciting Friday night as Saturday was going to be a long day. On Saturday morning, we hopped on the metro rail to Voksenkollen. This is what is amazing about Oslo. We were on a commuter train for 20 minutes and were walking distance to a ski resort. Many of the locals we talked to said they go there multiple times each week. Pretty cool lifestyle. A map is worth a thousand words:
View Larger Map
I'll post some pictures later, but the views were amazing. I had only cross-country skied once before, but this was on an entirely different level. When I had tried XC in Utah, it was on a snow covered golf course; not alot of elevation to gain. Skiing here involved going up some fairly extended pitches for 1km at times and then kind of steep downhill segments. On those little classic XC skis, hilarity ensued. Chris and I had each been on these types of skis once before, whereas Ana and Dan were entirely new to the concept. Dan had actually never been on skis before at all. Pretty impressive really.
Our best guess is that we covered about 12-15km the first day with almost none of those being flat. There were moments where we felt entirely alone in the woods and then moments where we were reminded that we were 20 minutes from a major city. Lots of people out skiing with their kids, dogs, spouses, etc. Just a great environment: beautiful scenery and really friendly, fit people everywhere.
We also stopped by to check out the somewhat famous ski jump in Holmenkollen. I had never really gotten a sense for how massive/steep these structures are when you watch on TV, but it is somewhat awe-inspiring. Very slim chance I would go anywhere near that thing on skis.
On Saturday night, we went to the waterfront area of the harbor in downtown Oslo and had some of the local fare. I had 'Roast Beef of Whale' and 'Fersk Torsk' with a local pilsner. The whale was fantastic. The cod? Not so much. We also tried a local variety of chowder that was good. The whale was like a really tender beef and was not as fatty as you might imagine. I'd highly recommend it.
Sunday was more of the same: wandering around a wilderness area with a vague notion of what we were doing. By the end of the day, we were all fairly proficient at cross-country skiing as well as pretending we knew which way we were going.
We negotiated our way into a lukewarm soap-less, towel-less shower at a hostel and then headed to the airport to catch our 9pm flights, but not before grabbing some nachos and pizza to celebrate Super Bowl Sunday on the way. Flight landed a little after 10pm in London and I was asleep well before midnight. Stew stayed up and watched the game (which was apparently great), but an 11pm kickoff is a bit much for me.
In summary, it was a fairly cheap, impromptu trip to a beautiful city. I spent almost every hour of daylight outside and my soul is much better off for the effort. I'll post some pictures later in the week. If they are half as good as I think, there should be some memorable ones worthy of a desktop wallpaper.
skål! ("skoal")
Dan and I flew into Oslo Friday night. Chris and Ana had beaten us there by a few hours. Nothing exciting Friday night as Saturday was going to be a long day. On Saturday morning, we hopped on the metro rail to Voksenkollen. This is what is amazing about Oslo. We were on a commuter train for 20 minutes and were walking distance to a ski resort. Many of the locals we talked to said they go there multiple times each week. Pretty cool lifestyle. A map is worth a thousand words:
View Larger Map
I'll post some pictures later, but the views were amazing. I had only cross-country skied once before, but this was on an entirely different level. When I had tried XC in Utah, it was on a snow covered golf course; not alot of elevation to gain. Skiing here involved going up some fairly extended pitches for 1km at times and then kind of steep downhill segments. On those little classic XC skis, hilarity ensued. Chris and I had each been on these types of skis once before, whereas Ana and Dan were entirely new to the concept. Dan had actually never been on skis before at all. Pretty impressive really.
Our best guess is that we covered about 12-15km the first day with almost none of those being flat. There were moments where we felt entirely alone in the woods and then moments where we were reminded that we were 20 minutes from a major city. Lots of people out skiing with their kids, dogs, spouses, etc. Just a great environment: beautiful scenery and really friendly, fit people everywhere.
We also stopped by to check out the somewhat famous ski jump in Holmenkollen. I had never really gotten a sense for how massive/steep these structures are when you watch on TV, but it is somewhat awe-inspiring. Very slim chance I would go anywhere near that thing on skis.
On Saturday night, we went to the waterfront area of the harbor in downtown Oslo and had some of the local fare. I had 'Roast Beef of Whale' and 'Fersk Torsk' with a local pilsner. The whale was fantastic. The cod? Not so much. We also tried a local variety of chowder that was good. The whale was like a really tender beef and was not as fatty as you might imagine. I'd highly recommend it.
Sunday was more of the same: wandering around a wilderness area with a vague notion of what we were doing. By the end of the day, we were all fairly proficient at cross-country skiing as well as pretending we knew which way we were going.
We negotiated our way into a lukewarm soap-less, towel-less shower at a hostel and then headed to the airport to catch our 9pm flights, but not before grabbing some nachos and pizza to celebrate Super Bowl Sunday on the way. Flight landed a little after 10pm in London and I was asleep well before midnight. Stew stayed up and watched the game (which was apparently great), but an 11pm kickoff is a bit much for me.
In summary, it was a fairly cheap, impromptu trip to a beautiful city. I spent almost every hour of daylight outside and my soul is much better off for the effort. I'll post some pictures later in the week. If they are half as good as I think, there should be some memorable ones worthy of a desktop wallpaper.
skål! ("skoal")
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Chelsea Clinton's Husband Ditches Hedge Fund for Jackson Hole
I'd like to buy this guy a beer: http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/chelsea_hubby_hits_the_slopes_opjesOkLF8RS1rILbNoS6O
(Thanks Backcountry.com blog)
(Thanks Backcountry.com blog)
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Links (per Tinker's request)
Alberto Contador has been stripped of his 2010 Tour de France title after evidence of using PEDs. This all started when they found abnormally high levels of plastic in his blood. It's official, every cyclist is doing it. (Outside Mag)
Ray's MTB is an indoor mountain biking gym with terrain to please every style: freeride, bmx, or even XC (my favorite). Granted, is only economically feasible in certain areas that are too cold to ride 6+ months per year, but Cleveland and Milwaukee have their very own slice of mountain bike lore. (Adventure Journal)
Former NFL lineman and current creator/head of Crossfit Football (crossftfootball.com) on the 13 Iowa Hawkeyes who got rhabdo (Talk to Me Johnnie)
Best in bounds pass ever (Deadspin)
Apparently I'll be enjoying Meat Week here in London soon (Meat Week)
Remember the terrifying velociraptors in Jurassic Park? They were actually Deinonychus'. Surprised you didn't know that already (Smithsonian H/T TBP)
More troops lost in Iraq/Afghanistan to suicide than to combat (Congress.org H/T TBP)
Hulu looking at changing its business model (WSJ)
Mossberg: the road ahead for tablets (WSJ)
EU and UK face stagflation. Likely central bank tightening is strengthening the currencies against loose monetary policy in the US. (WSJ). Reminds me of this video (thanks Blake)
IHOPs are ridiculous. I RIDE THE RIDE (Deadspin) NOT SAFE FOR WORK (some language at the end)
The Provo brothers go Snurfing (Hat tip backcountry.com blog) After the jump:
Ray's MTB is an indoor mountain biking gym with terrain to please every style: freeride, bmx, or even XC (my favorite). Granted, is only economically feasible in certain areas that are too cold to ride 6+ months per year, but Cleveland and Milwaukee have their very own slice of mountain bike lore. (Adventure Journal)
Former NFL lineman and current creator/head of Crossfit Football (crossftfootball.com) on the 13 Iowa Hawkeyes who got rhabdo (Talk to Me Johnnie)
Best in bounds pass ever (Deadspin)
Apparently I'll be enjoying Meat Week here in London soon (Meat Week)
Remember the terrifying velociraptors in Jurassic Park? They were actually Deinonychus'. Surprised you didn't know that already (Smithsonian H/T TBP)
More troops lost in Iraq/Afghanistan to suicide than to combat (Congress.org H/T TBP)
Hulu looking at changing its business model (WSJ)
Mossberg: the road ahead for tablets (WSJ)
EU and UK face stagflation. Likely central bank tightening is strengthening the currencies against loose monetary policy in the US. (WSJ). Reminds me of this video (thanks Blake)
IHOPs are ridiculous. I RIDE THE RIDE (Deadspin) NOT SAFE FOR WORK (some language at the end)
The Provo brothers go Snurfing (Hat tip backcountry.com blog) After the jump:
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Upcoming Travel!
After a few weeks of getting back into the routine, my travel/adventure calendar is gearing back up a little bit. This weekend had some nightlife in London, indoor bouldering at The Arch Climbing Wall and was supposed to have some paragliding lessons today. Apparently the weather was particularly cold and windy today, so my paragliding lesson was cancelled. While I don't have a huge interest in paragliding alone, it is a good stepping stone to something I definitely want to try: speedflying. Check out a video below (watch in HD for full wow!)
This week I fly to Berlin on Friday (Jan 28) for a trade conference. Fly back Saturday night. Early the next morning, I'll catch a train towards Birmingham to participate in the Tough Guy race. That will be a long weekend. For more info about Tough Guy, check out the video below:
The weekend after that (Feb 4-5), we have tentative plans to go to Norway (near Lillehamer) and do some winter sports and trekking.
Now you have an update on my itinerary for the near future. Knowledge is power.
This week I fly to Berlin on Friday (Jan 28) for a trade conference. Fly back Saturday night. Early the next morning, I'll catch a train towards Birmingham to participate in the Tough Guy race. That will be a long weekend. For more info about Tough Guy, check out the video below:
The weekend after that (Feb 4-5), we have tentative plans to go to Norway (near Lillehamer) and do some winter sports and trekking.
Now you have an update on my itinerary for the near future. Knowledge is power.
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Pillow Skiing Made Easy
I'm not sure where Mica Heliskiing is (ok, I looked it up, its in British Columbia of course), but wow does this video make me want to go. I've never even tried skiing the pillows like these guys do, but they make it look really easy. I was really glad to see the clips of them falling to prove they are mortal. (Hat tip Adventure Journal)
Deep - Mica Heliskiing from Switchback Entertainment on Vimeo.
Deep - Mica Heliskiing from Switchback Entertainment on Vimeo.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Video Dump: Jackson Hole Powder, Homemade Luge and NASA
January Powder in Jackson Hole (thanks Adventure Journal)
Homemade Luge Track (Thanks Backountry.com blog)
Cool NASA video (Narrated by Carl Sagan I believe):
Homemade Luge Track (Thanks Backountry.com blog)
Cool NASA video (Narrated by Carl Sagan I believe):
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Two quick links: Ski sales and walking straight
Early season numbers indicate the ski industry is doing well this year (snow = $). Unfortunately telemark sales are down (Backcountry blog)
A Mystery: Why Can't We Walk Straight? from NPR on Vimeo.
Why can't humans walk straight. Quick video from NPR (Via The Big Picture) about why humans can't walk straight:
A Mystery: Why Can't We Walk Straight? from NPR on Vimeo.
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
aBradAbroad in Steamboat: the sequel
This second video is a little better edited and is a compilation of a few runs. Same caveats: chest-mount makes it look less steep and also makes it look like I'm sitting really far back.
Now I'm off to catch a flight back to London...
Now I'm off to catch a flight back to London...
Steamboat Powder New Year's Eve 2010 from Brad Yates on Vimeo.
World Video Premiere: aBradAbroad in Steamboat
This is my first crack at the whole edit/upload thing. We'll call the first video a very rough cut, but I thought I should try to just get something posted. Also, please note that I shot this from a chest-mounted camera, not the helmet mount, which does two things:
1. My arms look like they are being held up awkwardly high
2. The pitch looks less steep than it actually was.
Enjoy!
1. My arms look like they are being held up awkwardly high
2. The pitch looks less steep than it actually was.
Enjoy!
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Flying out of a tiny mountain airport in winter?
Of course, I am delayed. Good skiing = bad flying. It currently looks like I will make my connection in Denver to get back to Dallas for about 24 hours before I leave again for London. I only have my trusty iPad, so I can't post any cool links or videos, but I promise they are en route.
I had a blast skiing in Steamboat with Blake and Julia. We pushed a couple of comfort zones and tried to kill Julia at one point, but we definitely had fun all around. I used the GoPro POV camera that Mom bought me for Christmas to shoot some (hopefully) cool footage. I'll try to figure out how to edit them down so you don't have to listen to my heavy breathing and/or light swearing. It was bitter cold (minus twenty at the top), but some hiking and steep powder skiing definitely kept me warm. I'll try to get photos or videos posted in the next week or so.
I hope you all had a happy and safe New Year's. Happy Birthday Nancy.
UPDATE: Made it home on time!!!!!
- Posted using BlogPress from my iPad
I had a blast skiing in Steamboat with Blake and Julia. We pushed a couple of comfort zones and tried to kill Julia at one point, but we definitely had fun all around. I used the GoPro POV camera that Mom bought me for Christmas to shoot some (hopefully) cool footage. I'll try to figure out how to edit them down so you don't have to listen to my heavy breathing and/or light swearing. It was bitter cold (minus twenty at the top), but some hiking and steep powder skiing definitely kept me warm. I'll try to get photos or videos posted in the next week or so.
I hope you all had a happy and safe New Year's. Happy Birthday Nancy.
UPDATE: Made it home on time!!!!!
- Posted using BlogPress from my iPad
Friday, December 3, 2010
Cool, Short Backcountry Ski Movie
This is the third in a three episode series about traveling the world and skiing. The shots from the Canadian backcountry are breath-taking and definitely stoke that impulse to join them. Watch the fullscreen HD version on vimeo
Freshfield Icefield: A Skier's Journey Ep3 from Jordan Manley Photography on Vimeo.
Hat/tip Teton A/T Blog
Freshfield Icefield: A Skier's Journey Ep3 from Jordan Manley Photography on Vimeo.
Hat/tip Teton A/T Blog
Friday, November 26, 2010
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Links
Good cartoons from the New Yorker regarding Thanksgiving travels (The Big Picture)
5 reasons holiday spending will have an upside surprise (Macrofuge H/T Reformed Broker)
Why the Feds want to bring down SAC (Fortune H/T Reformed Broker)
Are ski bums a dying breed? ESPN looks at a new book that asks the question. Yes, I will probably read it (ESPN H/T Backcountry blog)
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Attack of the links
Holy Father blesses skiers (Outside Blog)
Green Lantern Trailer looks cool (H/T Reformed Broker)
Some cool outdoor time lapses, a little weird, but still pretty (Adventure Journal)
Another great video from the Provo brothers (H/T Backcountry blog)
Federal Reserve Monetary Policy 101, in the form of a comic book (H/T Big Picture)
Sit at a desk all day? Me too. Check out some stretches from K-Star, the CrossFit mobility guru (MobWod)
Another great video from the Provo brothers (H/T Backcountry blog)
Federal Reserve Monetary Policy 101, in the form of a comic book (H/T Big Picture)
Sit at a desk all day? Me too. Check out some stretches from K-Star, the CrossFit mobility guru (MobWod)
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Holiday Schedule
For those who care and/or want to rob my flat while I'm gone (nothing in it: TV is Stewart's, you can have the PS3, laptop will probably be with me):
I won't be back for Thanksgiving, but am taking advantage of the British tradition of not working and will be in town for Christmas-New Year's. I fly in on the 24th and out on the 4th with a few days in the middle spent in Steamboat with Blake and Julia Schwarz. Hopefully La Nina will bring me some champagne powder.
Now that I've posted it, it is clearly your responsibility to remember.
I won't be back for Thanksgiving, but am taking advantage of the British tradition of not working and will be in town for Christmas-New Year's. I fly in on the 24th and out on the 4th with a few days in the middle spent in Steamboat with Blake and Julia Schwarz. Hopefully La Nina will bring me some champagne powder.
Now that I've posted it, it is clearly your responsibility to remember.
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