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ADVENTUREPHOTONEWSLETTER
ISSUE052009WWW.FSTOPGEAR.COM
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LOCATION_
Steep and Icy.
INSPIRATION _
This is the middle of 3 couloirs on the North Face of North Peak.
I have wanted to ski and climb this couloir for years, and I try
to check it out every spring and fall. This spring it was almost
ready for skiing, but one section was too narrow for turns and
would require down climbing. Knowing how much snow was
in there last spring with the combination of a big snow and
rain storm we had early this fall I figured the climb could be
in good condition. During a reconnaissance mission I snapped
a few photos of the couloir. From the naked eye it looked like
it would be mostly rock and dry tooling with some occasional
ice. Fortunately after zooming in 100% at my photos I could
see there was a smear of ice that coated the whole chimney, itlooked good to go. I came back a few days later with my friend
Mark Shelp and we gave it a try. At the base of the chimney pitch
it looked like it would be around a 100 feet. It was actually about
70 meters of alpine ice inside this 4-foot wide chimney. It was
single best alpine pitch I have climbed in the Sierras. The last
15 feet turned to snow because of this big spooky granite chock
stone was wedged in the chimney above our heads and provided
a wind shelter for the snow.
SHOT SETUP TIME_
It was about a 7 hour day, car to car.
Time ofday,& Timeofyear: November3,2009 2:00pmEquipment: Technicaliceandmixedgear, Canon5DMarkII,canon16-352.8LAthlete:MarkShelp
NORTH PEAKNORTH PEAK, SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS CHRISTIA
PONDELL
CHRISTIANPONDELLA.COM
ChrisPondella
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LOCATION_
A spot north of Pemberton, BC
with relatively easy access via
snowmobile.
INSPIRATION _
The snow was really wind blown and
thin so not very good for landing
off big jumps or cliffs. This was a
natural old school mini quater pipe
so the riders sessioned it for a bit
doing small airs and weird grabs. We
had a lot fun and laughed our asses
off doing this. One of my all time
favourite shots cause this is what
snowboarding is all about!
SHOT SETUP TIME_
Not much set up time, it was
natural and ready to go.
CLASSIC TAIL-GRAB SHIFTYPEMBERTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA
COLINADAIR.COM
COLADA
Colin Adar
Time of day, & Time of year: February
Equipment: EOS 1D Mark II N, 24-70 L
Athlete: Iikka Backstrom
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WUSATAKAOKA, TOYAMA, JAPAN
MARDURANLOCATION_
This was taken at a skatepark on the
roof of a train station in Takaoka. I didnt
really want to shoot here but since I wasthere with gear, and they were skating, I
thought I may as well try to get creative.
INSPIRATION _
This crew didnt know me so I had to
sort of prove myself to them to get them
interested. I had never shot skating
before and was a bit nervous, but I made
like I was famous and told them what I
wanted. I saw this guy called Wusa nailing
a nice back smith and got him to do it
for the camera. When they saw this shot
I immediately had a handful of skate
mission volunteers and some new friends.
Good times.
SHOT SETUP TIME_
15 minutes to set up the flashes and then
20-30 minutes for him to get it right.
Timeofday, & Time ofyear: 8:20pmSept20th2009Equipment: NikonD200, 3NikonflashesAthlete: YoshinariWusaShiohara
MARCDURAND.COMMarcDurand
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TANGLED UP IN BLUEFRENCHMAN COULEE, VANTAGE, WA
ANDREWJESAITLOCATION_
Vantage is home to some of the best cragging
in Washington state. Its an interesting area
made up of basalt columns providing a goodmix of crack and face climbing. Best of all, its
usually sunny!
INSPIRATION _
Tangled up in Blue is one of those cracks
that is a joy to climb. Bomber jam after jam
pulls the climber magnetically toward the
finish. I wanted to convey this feeling known
only to the climber through the photograph
to immediately transport the viewer to
the sharp end of the rope. The columnar
basalt of the area allowed me to capture the
symmetry of the crack and lend balance to
the shot.
SHOT SETUP TIME_
There wasnt anything fancy about the setup.
It took about 10 minutes to climb the route,
set a rope and tie off.
AndrewJesaitis
ANDREWJESAITIS.COM
Time of day, & Time of year: Mid-afternoon in October
Equipment: Canon 20D/Tamron 17-50, ISO 100 1/250th @ f/7.1
Athlete: Ryan Leary
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THE PHOTOGRAPHERS
TANGLED UP IN BLUE_
ANDREW JESAITIS
Andrew Jesaitis graduated from Whitman Collegein Walla Walla, WA with a degree in economics
and math. Growing up in Montana, the outdoorswere always an important part of his life.After spending a year in Corporate America,the mountains drew him back into their orbit.
He now splits his time between Seattle, WA andBozeman, MT photographing the things thatmake life worth living.
NORTH PEAK_
CHRISTIAN PODELLA
Christian Pondella is based in Mammoth Lakes, CA,on the spectacular East Side of the Sierra Nevada
Mountains. He is a photographer specializing inadventure sports with an emphasis on skiing.
He enjoys traveling to exotic locations throughout
the world experiencing different cultures andphotographing in remote mountain ranges. As anoutdoor enthusiast, Christian has spent most of his
life participating in athletics. These activities haveinspired his photography. As an avid participant inthe sports he photographs, he tries to capture animage through the athletes perspective, instead of
the spectators view. His goal is to bring people anintimate view of the cutting edge of adventure sports.
CLASSIC TAIL-GRAB SHIFTY_
COLIN ADAR
A Vancouver based photographer, Colin Adair
shoots for DC Snowboards year round foradvertising and magazine editorial. In the offseason he shoots portraits and lifestyle imagesvarious publications around the world.
WUSA_
MARC DURAND
Marc is a Canadian living in Japan who shoots his spare time. Teaching English pays the bills
photography keeps his life interesting. After sodown time earlier this year after the birth of hdaughter Miya, he is now back to shooting as oas he can.
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