Posts filed under 'Photography'
Here are some random pics from the Dirt Mud, Sweat, and Gears Festival in Fayetteville Tennessee. They put on a great race this year and we met some cool people, vendors, outdoorzy members, racers, and spectators. There were stitches sewn into legs, tendons torn, clogged wheels, a mess of dérailleur hangers broken, lots of Outdoorzy t-shirts given out, Gary Fischer himself was on hand representin, several frames, and some full bikes were given away, and $125 worth of gift certificates to the Outdoorzy Store were awarded.
Tinker Juarez came out on top in the men’s solo division, Pua Sawicki for the women’s. And the National Mountain Bike team came in 2nd in the “Here for the Beer” category, with JmacTN getting the award for crappiest/muddiest lap.
Now on to the pics…
May 5th, 2008
There has been some chatter on the site lately about adventures in Iceland. The images people bring back from that country are beautiful. But even more than a photographers paradise, it’s an adventurers paradise.
I saw in my latest issue of Wend Magazine that they are featuring a story on Iceland. Wend is the magazine that offers $3 off their subscription price to Outdoorzy members. Check out how to get your discount if you haven’t yet.
Here’s an excerpt from the Iceland story…
“We’re getting spit off this hulk of a peak—Hvannadalshnukur, the highest in Iceland. The wind is blasting us at over 80 miles per hour, and tiny ice particles scoured from the glacier higher up pelt our exposed cheeks. Ski touring uphill while shouldering big packs would be demanding enough, but in this tempest it is brutal. Drop a glove, and it’s gone. Let go of your ski poles for an instant, and they’ll scurry down the mountainside like rats down an alley.”
Call us sadistic, but that sounds sweet!
March 20th, 2008
A coyote attacked a young skier at Copper Mountain ski resort in Colorado last week. The coyote bit the kids parka and had bitten the snowboard of another. The picture above was apparently taken by the childs mother as she watched on. Wildlife officials determined the only way to handle the situation was to destroy the coyote. Officials assume the coyote had been fed by people and turned aggressive when it saw humans as a source of food.
Here’s a video interview with the kid, Tyler.
via Sierra Blogging Post
February 20th, 2008
National Geographic Adventure has announced the winners of their photo contest, and there are some good ones in the mix. Great combinations of wild places and great amateur photography. Makes you want to take a month off and go backpacking with your camera gear.
The photo above was taken by Langley Eide of Arrow Glacier Camp on the Western Breach route on Kilimanjaro. An interesting fact about this photo is that it was taken just before the first ascent of this route since a deadly rockfall in 2005. I was lucky enough to have ascended this route just a few weeks before that rockfall and was one of the last people to summit via that route, until this shot. It’s a tough route with alot of loose rock. Beautiful to behold though.
February 18th, 2008
