So whats been happening? Last week the class and I spent 3 days at a small ski resort called Meraker. We were learning to Telemark, which has to be the technique of the Gods. When it works it feels like you are gliding through silk and the feeling of flow as you shift weight from one foot to another is immensly satisfying. Then you return to earth with a bump as you deck it and get a face full of snow.
I was so busy concentrating on learning the technique that I didn't take any pics of the slopes. Here are a few taken in the cabin we shared.
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At the weekend the weather was pretty crap, heavy snow and strong wind, and I was fairly shattered from skiing. So when Gudmund suggested a leisurely afternoon of pulling on plastic in Trondheim I accepted. After 3 hours of sending problems that included a swinging start from hanging rings, a 2 feet upside down hang, a 5 foot dyno and various other kooky tricky problems I was properly knackered. So we returned to Gudmund's with the idea of watching a 'classic' film by Jim Jarmusch, Down By Law, and having an early end to the day. At 1.30 in the morning after many beers, some whisky and a 'few' hands of Vingt-et-un I staggered home and slept like a log.
This is an odd pic I took inside the wall. I'm not sure what settings I had fiddled with, or if the marks are dust specks, dirt on the lens or ghosts. A few others pics I have taken also have these marks, but never in the same places. Weird!
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The 2 feet upside down hang.
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