YouTube 02/07/2023 Falkner’s advice, “Keep on doing it, always look for something new, the run you haven’t done is the most exciting one”. Known as Team Calmbin, John Falkner, and Mark Shapiro along with Ace Kvale, ushered in the era of Big Mountain Skiing as we know it today back in the 1970’s. As Shapiro says, “Faulkner was the Ying …
This Clambin team that changed the image of Verbier forever
Besson Immobilier SA 01/18/2022 Once upon a time, there was Verbier and skiing. Let’s go back in time to the 70s. It’s the ski boom revolution in the resorts. Verbier is fertile ground for sowing the seeds of champions and young people’s idols, such as Roland Collombin or Philippe Roux. A team that changed the perception of skiing in…
Team Clambin – John Falkiner and friends changing perceptions of skiing and Verbier
Mountain Aire 01/05/2018 Where do you start telling a story like this? The honest truth is that we are only be able to give you the slightest glimpse of the incredibly action-packed existence that John has carved out for himself over the last 50 years of mountain activity. John Falkiner moved here from Australia following the call of the mountains. …
Depth of Field – Mark Shapiro
POWDER 06/16/2021 Born in Toronto, Canada, Shapiro took his first photos at the age of seven when his grandfather gave him a camera. One image that particularly inspired him was the cover photo on a 1962 issue of life magazine, showing a girl doing a handstand on a skateboard.
Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study: Lindsey Rustad on Connecting Science and Community
Region: White Mountains, New Hampshire In a recent episode of the 603Podcast, Lindsey Rustad, Scientist and Forest Service Team Lead at Hubbard Brook, sat down with Dan Egan to discuss a crucial topic: effectively sharing scientific research on environmental conservation. Lindsey’s insights covered everything from the role of art and poetry in connecting people to environmental issues to the profound …