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Artistic installation with windsocks
An artistic installation of floating fish along a pedestrian path by a river.
Designer: The Nothing Design Group
Project: Fish in the Sky. Installation 2008
Location: Amsterdam
Via 2modern
Collaborative sticker
This sticker identifies the pilots federated in the Valencian community, as well as the ones who collaborate with the local committee of paragliding, the sticker cost 5€, this money will be spent in maintaining the takeoffs of our region. I’ve already pasted it on my helmet!
Panoramic mountain photography by Marian Matta
Marian Matta is a master of panoramic mountain photography. He has a great ability to capture dramatic vistas from perspectives high up in the mountains. His photos are simply stunning. You can read an interview to him via Mountain Photographer.
Bird
A short film to accompany Andrew Zuckerman’s Bird book.
Director: Andrew Zuckerman
Producer: Alex Vlack
Camera: Damani Baker
Editor: Casey Brooks
Via La Brujula Verde
Climbing Training
I would love to find something similar in the paragliding field. I guess climbing is more physical-motion than flying.
A great blog about climbing training Eva Lopez blog; a professional technical view, deep advices, more than tips, everything about real sport, in spanish.
Via Clup Alpí Gandia
Building in a bag
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Via Design Addict
Nicholas Roerich mountains
I’ve just discover Nicholas Roerich!
via Nothing is new
Retro outdoor equipment, history of Patagonia
I selected these images from a 1975 GPIW catalog. ”Let My People Go Surfing” the history of Patagonia here.
Via An Ambitious Project Collapsing
Frozen Norway
