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Rifugio Lagazuoi and the WWI Gallery

A Historical Walk to Dinner through the Lagazuoi Tunnels Part of the culture of life in the Italian Dolomites is to share a dinner with friends in one of the many mountain huts (rifugi) – for us, this is habit. Sometimes we hike, other times it’s a ski approach, maybe a trail run, or even a mountain bike ride. [...]

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Shopping Cart Enlightenment

When I asked Alex Newport-Berra if he would like to contribute a mountain sport post to DolomiteSport, I had absolutely no idea I would get a story about a shopping cart. Coming from Alex I can understand his seeking enlightenment, but through a shopping cart? Well… this is his genius and exactly why I asked [...]

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iPhone Camera & Photo Apps

A collection of photos from the iPhone made while traveling and doing sports. The photos have all had effects done to them using various photo applications

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Sports Injuries & Coping

Throughout the years I have broken a wrist, a collarbone, a scapula, fingers, and ribs. I have put my hand through a front wheel with bladed spokes at high speed, embedded a CO2 cartridge in my back, separated my tib fib skiing and performed countless other acts of pain. I have a large collection of [...]

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Beneath a Mountain

I have been at this mountain sport game for 23 solid years now. Yet still, when I stand beneath a towering peak, when I look up at its enormity and into its features, I am still in awe. For me it is both humbling and inspiring. Humbling because I am nothing to a mountain, my [...]

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Life on & Along the Road

For the fourth time in two months we have changed our address. And, we remain without a car. Naturally, the necessary parts are nowhere to be found. Homeless, transportationless but thankfully not friendless. We decided that John and Leslie, our hosts for the last month, needed a break from the Dan & Janine Show. So, [...]

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