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 [...]
Posts under ‘Lifestyle’
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
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 [...]
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 body [...]
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, two [...]
Endurance Sport | My Perfect Drug
My perfect drug is endurance sports.
Life is not always fun. You can’t always get what you want. Shit Happens.
For Janine and I, we’re in a perfect storm, all three of the above just collided.
I won’t go into specifics, and really, in the big picture all is well, but we are experiencing some serious inconveniences that [...]
Finished Shooting Season
Finished, Photoshooting that is.
What begins in late March as blossoming energy evolves into summer’s full blown growth and activity before fading slowly into the finality of fall. It is the cycle of life and the cycle of our work. We let it play out as it will, the natural process seems best.
This week we did [...]
Dolomite Alta Via 1 Mountain Hut Impressions
A trend is developing. Each time we ask someone from the USA to contribute to DolomiteSport a consistent topic seems to emerge; the mountain huts, their decadence and convenience.
This fall we helped Sue Johnston and Chris Scott make plans for hiking the Alta Via 1. When it was finished they kindly put together a story [...]
Mountain Hut Culture
Mountain Huts and the European Mountain Culture
Undoubtedly, one of the greatest pleasures of living in the European mountains is the huts. Anyone that follows this site, or our Twitter feed, has seen a trend; the use of huts and all the amazing experiences that they allow.
I am still not so sure Americans understand the concept. [...]
Road Trip
DolomiteSport will be checking out of the Dolomites and into the alpine environment for the coming week’s road trip (likely longer, we’ll see what the weather does). Big, alpine peaks with long ridge routes are calling our name as we have not had a chance to climb this summer. So, together with our friend and [...]
