Video TR: The Spiral: Where does it bring you?

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The Spiral

The spiral is a journey along a path that is never straight or predictable. It’s a journey around a fixed center point or focus, where many outside factors revolve around it’s axis. The center point is never the same, as there’s always some sort of deviation from the previous path. Even though the spiral is based around one given point or subject, we are able to see all angles of the subject as we revolve around the focus along an ever changing path. The ride along this channel is never easy or hard, nor simple or complex. The spiral allows us to push our inner limits, set our minds free, and seek new opportunity. Riding the spiral forces us to adapt, think creatively, and approach our challenges in different ways. The spiral possesses both negative and positive properties, however there’s always something to take or learn from the journey in the end. For me, the spiral is what makes skiing adventurous and unique. Where will the spiral take you?

1:46 "Damn, wish I had my crampons on right about now"

Ending scene kicked ass, nice pow.

I know why you got Dynafits now, cause the guy with Trabs and Dynafits showed you the light. Finally.

The spiral video took me skiing with you again, iskibc! :) Nice job.... again!!!!! Love the shots from Jones Pass! SWEEEEET!

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Originally Posted by Trackhead

I know why you got Dynafits now, cause the guy with Trabs and Dynafits showed you the light. Finally.

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Yeah, it only took 17 miles, 17.5 hours, and 11K of climbing for me to see the light:biggrin: .

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Originally Posted by iskibc

Yeah, it only took 17 miles, 17.5 hours, and 11K of climbing for me to see the light:biggrin: .

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Your partners will hate you for the conversion.

great shooting....and skiing.

A+ Thanks for the vicarious turns.

Kyuss?

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Originally Posted by Trackhead

Your partners will hate you for the conversion.

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its cool. i can still stomp him up any hill in alpine boots and trekkers

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Originally Posted by Trackhead

Your partners will hate you for the conversion.

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We will all need a good hour head start, he will start sleeping in late :FIREdevil , AND he will still kick my ass up the mountain. ;)

Nice Dude!

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Nice work... Climbing rock with skis on your back is fun!!!

four minutes and fifty one seconds of my life that I'll never get back...THANKS!

Nice video man. Tool made it even better.

Very very very nice. As usual...

peace,
D.

Another nice one. Thanks for letting come along for the turns.

"I embrace my desire to
feel the rhythm, to feel connected
enough to step aside and weep like a widow
to feel inspired, to fathom the power,
to witness the beauty, to bathe in the fountain,
to swing on the spiral
of our divinity and still be a human."

Yeah Maynard.

May 10th

Excelent! I liked the "speed check" at 3:50. and would agree w/ TH's 1:47 comment = Yikes!

Great Vid D!

Very entertaining.

Got Crampons and Whippet?

What happened with that 10 mile tour Friday - did you pull it off?

Great Job!

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Originally Posted by smitchell333

What happened with that 10 mile tour Friday - did you pull it off?

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Yeah, we got it. Only took 17.5 hours to finish it, but we got it.

Great vid - I especially loved the last clip . . . :D

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Originally Posted by Trackhead

I know why you got Dynafits now, cause the guy with Trabs and Dynafits showed you the light. Finally.

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The frightening thing is PowderPig bought that set up as his "keep up with Dave on tours" set up. Now Dave is gonna be even more off the front.

Great vid.

That was really nice. Some crazy hiking going on, and great pow lines as well. Godo work.

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Originally Posted by iskibc

Yeah, we got it. Only took 17.5 hours to finish it, but we got it.

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!!!!Thats a long day.

Was some of the ridge footage in the vid from that?

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Originally Posted by smitchell333

!!!!Thats a long day.

Was some of the ridge footage in the vid from that?

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Yeah, a couple of clips from the Peak 3 epic. Took us almost 4 hours to get from Tenmile Peak to Peak 4. It was a bitch to say the least. Fun climbing though.

Well, the last thing iski needs is a lighter setup - PMGear need to make a special "iskibc Ski Partner Saver Bro Model" with LOTS of metal. And I'll start putting rocks in his pack... As for myself, I'll have to go Ti :)
I'm glad I carried my lightweight setup for our little hike last Fri - it's a long time since I've been that tired. I guess getting up at midnight for a 2.30 a.m. start does that to you :rolleyes2
Re: 1.46 - No crampons (yes, would have been nice...), but we each had an ice axe.

Nice editing, Dave!

I thought I was missing something when Trackhead mentioned you were on Dynafits in the Dragontail TR, but apparently you've jumped ship as well. Curious about your impressions now that you have some mileage on them.

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Originally Posted by PowderPig

Well, the last thing iski needs is a lighter setup - PMGear need to make a special "iskibc Ski Partner Saver Bro Model" with LOTS of metal. And I'll start putting rocks in his pack... As for myself, I'll have to go Ti :)

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This is freakin hillarious, because it is so true. Rocks in the backpack.......now that's idea.

Nice vid iskibc! :biggrin:

I’m a sucker for vids with song lyrics that match the footage. Tool rocks and this song is fun to edit ski footy to. I used it in 2003…I should go did that thing up.

Thanks again for the stoke, some great clips in there! :yourock:

Ps. You shoulda used the whole 9 minutes! :fmicon:



Lateralus

Black then white are all i see in my infancy.
red and yellow then came to be, reaching out to me.
lets me see.
as below, so above and beyond, I imagine
drawn beyond the lines of reason.
Push the envelope. Watch it bend.

Over thinking, over analyzing separates the body from the mind.
Withering my intuition, missing opportunities and I must
Feed my will to feel my moment drawing way outside the lines.

Black then white are all i see in my infancy.
red and yellow then came to be, reaching out to me.
lets me see there is so much more and
beckons me to look thru to these infinite possibilities.
as below, so above and beyond, I imagine
drawn outside the lines of reason.
Push the envelope. Watch it bend.

over thinking, over analyzing separates the body from the mind.
Withering my intuition leaving opportunities behind.
Feed my will to feel this moment urging me to cross the line.
Reaching out to embrace the random.
Reaching out to embrace whatever may come.

I embrace my desire to
I embrace my desire to
feel the rhythm, to feel connected enough to step aside and weep like a widow
to feel inspired to fathom the power, to witness the beauty,
to bathe in the fountain,
to swing on the spiral
to swing on the spiral
to swing on the spiral of our divinity and still be a human.

With my feet upon the ground I move myeslf between the sounds and open wide to suck it in.
I feel it move across my skin.
I'm reaching up and reaching out. I'm reaching for the random or what ever will bewilder me.
what ever will bewilder me.
And following our will and wind we may just go where no one's been.
We'll ride the spiral to the end and may just go where no one's been.
Spiral out. Keep going.
Spiral out. Keep going.
Spiral out. Keep going.
Spiral out. Keep going.
Spiral out. Keep going

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Originally Posted by bcrider

I’m a sucker for vids with song lyrics that match the footage. Tool rocks and this song is fun to edit ski footy to. I used it in 2003…I should go did that thing up.

Thanks again for the stoke, some great clips in there! :yourock:

Ps. You shoulda used the whole 9 minutes! :fmicon:



Lateralus

I embrace my desire to
I embrace my desire to
feel the rhythm, to feel connected enough to step aside and weep like a widow
to feel inspired to fathom the power, to witness the beauty,
to bathe in the fountain,
to swing on the spiral
to swing on the spiral
to swing on the spiral of our divinity and still be a human.

With my feet upon the ground I move myeslf between the sounds and open wide to suck it in.
I feel it move across my skin.
I'm reaching up and reaching out. I'm reaching for the random or what ever will bewilder me.
what ever will bewilder me.
And following our will and wind we may just go where no one's been.
We'll ride the spiral to the end and may just go where no one's been.
Spiral out. Keep going.
Spiral out. Keep going.
Spiral out. Keep going.
Spiral out. Keep going.
Spiral out. Keep going

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If you can find that vid, I wouldn't mind checking it out. You're right, this song does go well, especially the last two verses. Good stuff. I definitely had enough footage for the whole 9 minutes, but the size of the file would have been huge.


Mountain Junkie,
I haven't been on the dynafits yet. I brought them in to get mounted the other day. Hopefully within the next couple days I'll be able to get out on them. I'll let you know once I get a few days on them.

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Originally Posted by Kya

This is freakin hillarious, because it is so true. Rocks in the backpack.......now that's idea.

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or at least make him carry the beer