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Day: 17 August 2016

  • Climbing Virtual Reality, Uniform and Grip

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesClimbing Virtual Reality tuition is an interesting idea. Learning to climb is fun because it is a physical and intellectual challenge. The first step is to familiarise yourself with the sensations of climbing and learning to see where foot holds are and where hand holds are. When you begin the hand holds are…

  • FIFAD Day 8 – Sylvain Saudan and the winners

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesSylvain Saudan was at the FIFAD event on the final day from 11am onwards both to project two of his films and to speak about his experiences as a pioneer of extreme skiing. During the conference he presented his film about the Grandes Jorasses descent as well as his trip to Denali.…

  • FIFAD – Day 7

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen we watch the news and when we read articles from France we often hear about the disadvantaged youth and the mischief that they get up to. Par-Delà les Hauteurs, shown at FIFAD, is a documentary about a team of youths who go to the Alps and experience the mountains for the…

  • FIFAD Day 6 – Women and Extreme sports

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    Reading Time: 3 minutesOn the 6th day of FIFAD two films stood out. One looked at a wheelchair bound woman who still had the urge to go climbing and the second film looked at a woman who went from riding snowboarding lines in winter to base jumping in summer. By having these two documentaries the…