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Needless to say it has been the best four months of Rachel and Danno’s lives. Blessed with the smile of this bundle of love, the nugget of happiness, we will include a few snapshots
Bonne fête des mères, Bom dia das Mães, Feliz día de la Madre Not quite sure which language to blog in but “fijne Moederdag” in het Nederlands, maar ook in het Engels aan die moeder van onze dochter, lieverd ik wens je een HAPPY MOTHERS DAY, I love you and Zora […]
Aan de vooravond -in de meest letterlijke zin- van het vaderschap de hoogste tijd om even een berichtje te schrijven. Even kijken of ik het nog kan in het Nederlands. Het is ongetwijfeld het aanstaande vaderschap dat me doet denken aan lang vergane tijden waar ik exclusief nog in het […]
Harlow wants to go fast
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This is my first time ever teaching, first time teaching a German culture and language class. First time teaching middle school, first time ever in an American school here in Aspen. I was born in the Netherlands to a Dutch mother and an Indonesian father and moved to Germany in […]
“Shut it” And “go home.” Two syllable words, two word sentences. If I disappointed you as a friend, I’m sorry, heartfelt sorry. If I didn’t care about our friendship my reply would be a two sentence comment with punctuation. But I do care about our friendship. So I’ve devoted this blog to you.But coming back […]
It’s been so long, a year and a half to be exact since the last time. Today we were in the ship’s prow glades and the Upper ladder.The steep north facing pockets skiers right of, as well as the upper ladder itself all slid on October facets upon approach or […]
Today we went looking for a Christmas tree with Sylvie, Laia, Louise and Melissa.
A Greek Travel, Paragliding party!GreeceNow I know after glider man 3 it’s going to be hard to top that amazing flight over cinque terre. However Greece had something to say too! Deep I bow in respect for the Greek people: ευχαριστώ, efcharisto, thank you or showing us a fantabulous time in […]
Personally I think this is my favorite Gliderman ever. In this episode we start where we left off in the last: flying that JoHansen family in Annecy. I get to fly with the young Jonas one of my favorite passengers ever. We say our goodbyes and make ourselves on our […]
This is a short video I made about my Ski Patrol Exchange. Here is a link to the Chamonix Skiing Co Many times there is need for a helicopter, so… That’s what we do also. Oh many times I feel homesick for that little nook of the Alps.
Rachel heeft een verjaardag feestje. Iedere 2 februarie is het weer raak, Rachel is jarig en dan probeer ik haar dan wat te verrassen. Vanuit Chamonix is het makkelijk om door de tunnel effe naar Italie te gaan. Nou zeg ik je eerlijk dat ik het me erg op mijn […]
In French the word “Pisteur Secouriste” is not justly translated into “Ski Patrol” The Pisteur is he or she who sets out a trail in mainly above tree-line terrain.Also demonstrated the proper application of the winch cable of a snowcat. EnjoyDirected and written by the maker of “quarenta”.
Ok, let’s get pumped for the season! Dispatch ski patrol exchange… La Flegere, Chamonix. Opening up in a series of three, plus the directors cut!!! Christmas came early with the five parallel episodes: Gliderman and Gliderwoman. Enjoy the next couple of days.Loosely scripted, no budget to speak of or stunt doubles […]
We had a little time before work got too crazy but also as the season progressed, European labor laws protect against the race to the bottom. We traveled to the south of France and shared some Travel, Paragliding and Friendship with our friends Martin and Coralie Johansen and their family. Enjoy some impressions of […]
By far, this has been my favorite project to date, ever! It pretty much embodies Mariposa Adventures. It is exactly what we do: “We travel through life and fly over UNESCO World Heritage places, to go see people and things. It is healthy to smile a lot and scare yourself […]
Een leuk stukje Albanie
Anniversary weekend in Southern Colorado. Thanks to Karl for making it happen, The prestigious “Goldhill” take off at 12250′. Thank you Telluride AirForce. Everything worked out and we had an am Milk run flight and an evening glass off later that day. Thank you to my wonderful wife Rachel.
Hunter Creek PV envisioned. As mentioned in my previous blog, solar hot water is out, PV is in… Well how much could we save at Hunter Creek phase II if we were to go with PV. Off course you can hire an expensive consultant or go to the National Renewable Energy […]
Original by Martin Holladay www.greenbuildingadvisor.com December 26 2014In the northern half of the U.S. — and even much of the South — installing a residential solar hot water system doesn’t make any sense. It’s time to rethink traditional advice about installing a solar hot water system, because it’s now cheaper […]
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Since December 8, 2015, it has been my privilege to be serving on the Flégère ski Patrol. Secour PGHM Lachenal from Mariposa Productions on Vimeo. Patient pick up by the PGHM Helicopter. at the bottom of piste Lachenal.The Eurocopter EC145, now known as the Airbus Helicopters H145, is a twin-engine […]
After skiing some of the best powder of our lives on Thursday, we got another 50cm overnight on Saturday morning. Enough to warrant an early morning of control work. Today Céd et moi worked our magic with our handiwork and made some beautiful avalanches. I love life and the people […]
Today we pushed some snow, pente fab, passage de Trois, rognon de ptarmigan…
(The Three Valleys) is a ski region in the Tarentaise Valley, Savoie département of France, to the south of the town of Moûtiers, partly in the Vanoise National Park.Since 1973, it has been possible to ski the interlinked valleys using a single ski pass. Thus, Les Trois Vallées is one […]
Cedric, Tessia and Izzy from Mariposa Productions on Vimeo. The January 2-15th stormcycle kinda rocked us a little. It wasn’t really until after the storm Cedric and I tallied up the storm total. 12 feet 7 inches in 13 days. It is hard to get data, just like so many […]
