HYDLE + Godin – Happy Leap Day

Posted on February 29, 2012 by hydle

While playing in Winter Park with Mom for Leap Year – I came across a nice little email from Seth Godin while relaxing by the fire.

“Leap year meditation

Once in four years, just once, perhaps we could:

Forgive, forget, relax, care, stand out, speak up, contribute, embrace, create, make a ruckus, give credit, skip, smile, speak truth and refuse to compromise–more than we usually do. Pick just one or two and start there.

Hey, it’s just one day.

Careful, though, it might become a habit.”

Thank you for the inspiration you provided us throughout the rest of the day Seth. We had already accomplished most of your meditation techniques… just needed to focus on a little skipping!

Rock on!
Greg Hydle

[Seth Godin’s Post]

HYDLE – Steamboat

Posted on February 28, 2012 by hydle

[YouTubeUlar]

So after a massive dump in Steamboat… Drew Stachnik, Brian Goldrich and new friend Eric Bojan and I decided to rally like 12 year olds. It’s always good to visit your childhood roots.

I’ve never heard of this band “Big Gigantic” before we took a little warming hut rest in the yurt above the Pony Express and some guy popped it on the donated stereo. It is hard for me to say what their boulder following is all about, but it was good enough to edit to.

Just remember… two dudes in a hot tub – is okay – if it’s in the day.

Rock on!
Hydle

Music: [Rise and Shine – Nocturnal]

Get the entire album for free by signing up for their mailing list at http://www.biggigantic.net

GoPro – Mike Douglas Blue Man Group Backie

Posted on February 28, 2012 by hydle

[YouTubeUlar] <— 78,011 GoProYourMikeDouglasBlueManGroupBackflipLaunch 1000% YES on Mike Douglas sending this backflip. As JP Auclair states, “you can never go wrong with a backie!”

GoProYourself

Welcome to Earth in 179 Timelapses

Posted on February 19, 2012 by hydle

[YouTubeUlar] <— 406,659 ZAPATOU is at it again with his YouTubularEdits.

Song:
Wolf (Bonus Track) – The Lion’s Roar (Bonus Track Version)

[179 Timelapse List]

Devin Super Tramp – World’s Largest Rope Swing

Posted on February 16, 2012 by hydle

[YouTubeUlar] <— 60,563 Devin Super Tramp is at it again… creating yet another totally randomly cool video. Shot in Moab, Utah… I finally have a concrete reason to finally go there.

Cheers.

[Behind the Scenes] <— 9,340

Chipotle – Back to the start

Posted on February 12, 2012 by hydle

[YouTube] <— 4,429,478 [Behind the Scenes] <— 44,751 Congratulations to Chipotle for airing their first national television commercial. Back to the Start was a YouTube web release back in August and carries you through the story of Chipotle, told through the practices of a farmer.

“The film, by film-maker Johnny Kelly, depicts the life of a farmer as he slowly turns his family farm into an industrial animal factory before seeing the errors of his ways and opting for a more sustainable future. Both the film and the soundtrack were commissioned by Chipotle to emphasize the importance of developing a sustainable food system.”

1000% Genius – should have been a Super Bowl ad.

Buy the song and support The Chipotle Cultivate Foundation.

Willie Nelson – The Scientist

[NY Times Article]

Josh Duek – Sit Ski Backflip

Posted on February 9, 2012 by hydle

[YouTubeUlar] <— 313,448

Back in 2004, a flip on skis gone tragically wrong broke Josh Dueck’s back and left him as a T11 — full paraplegic. For the past 8 years one of his dreams has been to do a flip on snow again. On February 3, 2012, Josh became the first person to perform a backflip on snow in a Sit Ski!

Also, see Josh in the Documentary film, THE FREEDOM CHAIR

WINNER Best Mountain Sports Film – Banff Mountain Film Festival 2011
WINNER Best International Short Documentary – All Sports Los Angeles Film Festival 2011
WINNER Best Family Film – 15 Minutes of Fame Film Festival (Florida) 2011
WINNER Best Short Film – X-Dance Film Festival (Utah) 2012
WINNER Best Documentary – Powder Magazine Video awards 2012
WINNER Best Documentary, Award of Merit – Best Shorts Competition 2012

See the film trailer here:
http://www.vimeo.com/28602757

See the Salomon Freeski TV Freedom Chair webisode here:
http://www.vimeo.com/31721757

We are hoping to have the full film available for download on iTunes soon.

[Freeskier Article]
[Solomon Freeski TV S5 E05 – The Freedom Chair] <— 104,473

Red Bull – Stratos

Posted on February 9, 2012 by hydle

[YouTubeUlar] <— 91,653

“The mission, Red Bull Stratos, will take renowned athlete Felix Baumgartner to at least 120,000 feet above the earth, to the very edge of Space.

From there, he will attempt a stratospheric free fall jump – the longest in the history of man – and hopefully will become the first human to break the speed of sound with his own body.

This is a mission to overcome limits which have existed for almost fifty years, ever since the heroic achievement of the young US Air Force test pilot, Joe Kittinger, with his 1960 Excelsior mission.

Red Bull Stratos will attempt to make history and deliver valuable learnings for medical and scientific advancement that will aid the exploration of space in future years.”

[Red Bull Stratos]

I Love Awesomeness

Posted on February 6, 2012 by hydle

Warning: Get ready for some awesomeness.

MSP – Sarah Burke Tribute

Posted on February 1, 2012 by hydle

[Vimeo] <— 16,000

Australian Skydiving Record

Posted on February 1, 2012 by hydle

[Vimeo] <— 5,676 views

This short documentary is about fifty of Australia’s elite freefly skydivers, who came together on the 26th of December 2011 to break an Australian record.

Hugh MacLeod – If In Doubt

Posted on January 31, 2012 by hydle

“Love is the easiest thing in the world to do, until it isn’t. Until we get overwhelmed by “Stuff”.

The black lines in the cartoon represent overwhelming “Stuff”.

The red lines represent “Love”, fighting like hell to keep alive, in spite of overwhelming odds.

We’ve all been there….”

[1 day remaining in Valentines Day sale]

SUG – Transcendence Trailer

Posted on January 30, 2012 by hydle

[Vimeo] <— 1,015

Sarah Burke – Winter X Games 2012 Tribute

Posted on January 27, 2012 by hydle

[YouTubeYouTube] <— 9,399

“The brave do not live forever, but the cautious do not live at all”

There is a pure, unadulterated joy we all experience when we do something we love.

An infectious happiness that is impossible to deny.

Sarah Burke learned that at an early age, and would spend all of her energy trying to teach the rest of us.

Her triumphs on skis always brought us to her our feet.

Her willingness to help competitors defied our expectations. Her determination to grow her sport took it to new heights, and brought us along for the ride. And her smile, her smile could brighten even our darkest hour.

In her 29 years, Sarah taught us many things: How to persevere, how to overcome, how to succeed.

But Sarah’s true lesson and her greatest gift was showing us all… how to live.

This is Country Music

Posted on January 23, 2012 by hydle

We had an amazing time at the Brad Paisley concert in Denver last night. I don’t know what this country music thing is all about, but after meeting Brad and getting the opportunity to see such a “large performance” show like this with such good company — my cowboy hat continues to come out.

As my country inspiration from Montana – Jesse Alberi states via the Facebook…

“Just keep wearin the hat and boots and the country will find you. I Just watched on youtube what you saw live last night… jealous bro.”

It was an incredibly entertaining show with Scotty McCreery, The Band Perry and even Tim Tebow. Watch this as the Band Perry drops for the most epic Tebowing of all time while Brad Paisley and Tebow sang “I’m Still a Guy.” Saying it got loud… is an understatement.

[YouTubeUlar] <— 0 Surprisingly, The Band Perry did NOT sing "Walk Me Down the Middle". Katherine was the proud winner of a Brad Paisley guitar pick. I learned about dog-tags of fallen soldiers. Brad's dad Doug is a story teller. It was a sold out show. Katie + Ryan + Trista... thank you for such a fun night. Here are some highlights.

After getting back to the internets to research some of this country music thing, I found a direct explanation from Brad Paisley’s 3.6 million strong Facebook page. This is Country Music. Pretty cool.

Enjoy.