After traveling home from Chile, basically I had been sitting for approx 28 hours traveling, I needed some activity. As did Jen since she had flew home from New Zealand herself:
It was just what the doctor ordered. 5 hours 15 minutes. 4,100 vert. And if you ever been up top, you know how gnarly of a dog Milo is for making it up there!
Full trip report soon..
They tried to say it was a sinkhole…! yeah right, all the geologists that have studied it said it’s def not a sinkhole, and it’s old! What in the hell is that?!
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Spyder flew a bunch of the athletes to Portillo Chile for a film shoot with Warren Miller for two weeks. We have been having a blast exploring the mountain, enjoying the activities at the hotel, just hanging, eating well, and flying in a Heli yesterday:
Chris Davenport opening the door to adventure in the Andes!
View out the window. BIG mountains.
I got some FUN turns on this one.
Daron Rahlves getting after the Chilean goodies.
Helicopter come this way please.
Chris Davenport stoked.
Spyder’s Brady Collins MEGA stoked.
Ralves in the stance.
Look at the CRAZY road.
View of the hotel on the way back.
Jess McMillan and Davenport.
Heli home.
Wire CUTTER.
HOTEL. So it was pretty amazing to go out skiing with two legends like Dav and Ralves, I had a great time soaking up the mountains with these guys. And Jess is nasty, she is coming off a win last weekend in the South American Freeskiing Championships, so she was skiing proud, impressive stuff.
Going here to have some fun with SPYDER:
SPYDER
“”The twelve-day adventure, the first of its kind in company history, brings together the brand’s high profile athletes for a series of photo shoots at the world famous resort. Included in the trip is big mountain skier Chris Davenport; legendary skiers and Olympic medalists Tommy Moe, Julia Mancuso, and Daron Rahlves; US Ski Team athlete Steven Nyman, and freeskiers Julian Carr, Rosalind Groenewoud, Colby West, Jake Zamansky and Jess McMillan.
Spyder is shooting photographs for its Winter 2011 line to be used in wholesale workbooks, consumer catalogs, websites, advertising, and retail space. A crew of The Public Works (www thepublicworks.biz) action photographers will capture on-snow photos. New York-based fashion photographer Dylan Griffin (www.dylangriffin.com) will conduct studio sessions with individual athletes to capture their personality in close-ups. To get the insider’s view on film, documentary filmmaker Michael Martin (www.michaelmartinproductions.com) will roll HD footage throughout the week. Warren Miller Entertainment (http://www.skinet.com/warrenmiller/), the largest and most recognized action sports film tour in the world, will also be along for the ride to video the athletes for their 2011 feature film, the 62nd installment in the wintersports franchise.
Spyder’s team will stay at the renowned Hotel Portillo, the ultimate ski-n, ski-out resort located at 10,000 feet. Days will be spent accessing fresh powder runs amidst the high Andes peaks including the nearby Aconcagua, the highest mountain on the continent.”"
Or read more here. Sl8ter!
Take 90 minutes sometime and watch this. Do not watch with a “yes” or “no” mindset… Just simply weigh and consider.
I’m relaxed and ready to go here. About 4 people out…
I was up running. I aced this part of the course. Stoked on that.
Then I was up for the rope.
Getting my swing on!
Coming up epically short. Not stoked!
No chance!
Ah man. So when I was about to go, this dude was standing near me that had completed the course, he told me the rope had give… so I should choke up a little higher. I did. And came up perfectly short. I am looking forward to redemption next year. Course was sick! Kinda dissapointed, but had a great time!
Wet.
High fives all around.
