While laying in bed Friday morning March 5, an SMS came in from my friend Andreas Irsara, “I am sick, can you take my place in the Sellaronda?” My life rule of saying “Yes” to all cool opportunities was adhered to, I jumped up and began packing, the race was the same day.
The Sellaronda Ski [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Dolomites’
The 2010 Sellaronda Ski Marathon
2010 Tour de Sas Photos
Ecco le foto dalla gara Tour de Sas 2010
For the participants of this morning’s Tour de Sas ski rando race in the Italian Dolomites, part of the Coppa Dolomiti, on what was a greatly modified course due to extremely high avalanche risk, these photos are for you. I will post more, with captions later, now… [...]
San Cassiano Dolomites Uphill Ski Rando Race
Ski Rando Fun Racing
If you have come to this post looking for pro work of a ski rando race, you are about to find yourself disappointed. Rather, this is a quick summary of one of the countless night ski rando races in Europe. In my ongoing quest to introduce ths sport to Americans, it is [...]
Dolomites and Zillertal Backcountry Skiing
DolomiteSport has dropped off the radar a bit this last week due to a super busy schedule. A friend from the US, Brandyn Roark Gray, is here enjoying the Dolomites and Zillertal Region and we are of course shooting backcountry skiing each day. The usual list of comments are coming from her about this area, [...]
Luxury Dolomites Mountain Guiding
Guiding Italian Style by Alberto De Giuli
Some of us Italian Mountain Guides have it pretty good working in the Dolomites.
Most of our work days guiding clients in the Dolomites are spent skiing amazing backcountry powder, wandering through the wilderness or climbing steep ice. All of this is normal for our work, but it’s not only [...]
Dolomite Skiing | Sella Group Couloirs
Text and photos Francesco Tremolada | ProGuide.it
Skiing the Sella Group, the Kingdom of Couloirs
Sitting in the heart of the Italian Dolomites and rising above some of the region’s most famous villages is The Sella Group. Simply put, it takes your breath away. With its massive towers and labyrinth like corridors, it is a tremendous rock [...]
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 [...]
Dean Karnazes
Dean Karnazes Ultramarathon Man
I remember seeing Dean Karnazes for the first time. It was at the Rucky Chucky river crossing during the Western States 100 Mile Race. He stuck in my memory because he was the only guy who came through looking like he had just started. Or maybe it was the calves. Or, maybe [...]
Trail Running & Mountain Biking
We have been working with some friends to create some tourism marketing material to promote the Dolomites for trail running and mountain biking. A collaborative video project showing off the region’s offerings is in the works and will be ready to post this coming winter. Our goal with this new image collection is to really [...]
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. [...]
