Say that 5 times really quickly. This video scares me for many reasons. First of all, the pantomime thingy at the beginning is just bizarre. Then there's the music. Some kind of human beat box indigenous Passion of Christ movie soundtrack mélange. And finally, the guy is juggling ice axes for god sake. ICE AXES. Imagine the creative session for this one. "Well, we could get Conrad Anker to climb yet another iceberg in Baffin Island or, let's see, why not have Malo Leroy juggle axes." Needless to say I've watched this video about 20 times. Pure entertainment folks. While U.S. outdoor companies are sponsoring yet another season of white guys climbing big mountains in places people could care less about, Petzl has jugglers. JUGGLERS. That's what I'm talking about. Probably cost them about $5,000 and will be seen by about a billion more people than some guy snowboarding down Cho Oyu.
Leashless Ice Axe Climbing - Worthless Gimmick or Pushing to the Next Level?
So you've already seen the Nomic juggling video here on GoBlog, you have an idea of what this new climbing 'craze' is all about. Leashless axes are exactly that, leashless - you hang on with your hand strength only. Well, they are basically made with
Weblog: Getoutdoors.com Outdoor Blog Tracked: Feb 22, 19:06
So you've already seen the Nomic juggling video here on GoBlog, you have an idea of what this new climbing 'craze' is all about. Leashless axes are exactly that, leashless - you hang on with your hand strength only. Well, they are basically made with
Tracked: Feb 22, 19:06