I Love Awesomeness — Overcoming Fears


[YouTubeUlar] <— 1,203,524 This I Love Awesomeness moment comes from Ryan Johnson – Thanks for the share.

4th grader to 4th grader, I’m pretty sure Kelly Sildaru could run circles around this future ski jumper – but competition isn’t what overcoming your fears is about. Personal competition with yourself… now that’s more like it.

What is the latest fear you personally have overcome?

MFCEO – Blades (Explicit)


[YouTubeUlar] <— 3,547 MFCEO Kenny Powers plays Steve Jobs and introduces his new K-Swiss product idea and explains where it comes from... BLADES.

“What do you ladies say we take a trip to uranus…
Get it?

Genius.

[Previous Kenny Powers]

Manuel De Los Santos


[YouTubeUlar] <— 241,195 Social Networking does work... how else would I have noticed that Boyd Easley watched this video, and then posted it for me to find.

“Manuel de los Santos is one of sport’s most inspirational figures. Growing up in the Dominican Republic, he played baseball from a young age and by 2003 was planning to turn professional. But a motorcycle accident changed his life forever when he lost his left leg above the knee.”

Excited for some golf season to be rolling around. It was 65 in Golden today, going to be the same tomorrow. Time to hit the range.

New Lines by Jokke Sommer


[YouTubeUlar] <— 213,614 This video will hit most inboxes within the week... good to see that Jokke Sommer is somehow active after Jeb Corliss grounded himself [2,176,844] earlier in the year.

Watching these two compete back and forth on the internets is like watching a fight to the death. It’s absolutely mind blowing the adrenalin rush one would receive from accomplishing some of these lines – let alone watching someone else do it.

GoProYourself

DODOcase – Clean Shaven Patrick Buckley


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“As the winner of the Green Side of Business program, presented by GOOD and UPS, San Francisco’s DODOcase was awarded $10,000 to to invest in sustainability efforts. Learn more about what they did to change how they do business.”

Congratulations Patrick Buckley and DODOcase for winning the Green Side of Business Award and being a part of this nice little production.

Back in September Lance Atkins, aNt Rogers and I had a pretty fun night hanging out with the DODOcase crew in San Francisco. This random night included beer, football, more beer, ping pong, lots of ideas, amazing views and even lasers.

Thanks for the hospitality Patrick – but don’t forget you still owe me a DODOcase from our first annual DODO vs. Blackbox Case ping pong tournament.

Rock on!
Hydle

HYDLE – Steamboat


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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

Chipotle – Back to the start


[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.

The Scientist - The Scientist - Single Willie Nelson – The Scientist

[NY Times Article]

Josh Duek – Sit Ski Backflip


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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


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“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]