Four and a half minutes later...

I meant to watch 10 seconds of this, and then 4:29 later, I still found my eyes glued to the screen. Unreal.



(via kottke)

Another Reason to Wear a Helmet

Still picking up my jaw off the ground here...



-Connie

American Fork

Our ambassador, Chris Nance, was gracious enough to take us on an Outdoor Retailer Show cooldown on Monday. Post show, Cons and I were pretty beat and looking for a refresh before jumping on the plane back to New Hampshire. Chris took us to a hometown crag, American Fork, just down the road from Salt Lake City.


The views were not horrible.

We were joined by Elise and Hondo the dog to make a perfect party of five. Hondo made friends with another border collie mix and flirted with the awkwardness of a middle school dance.


Honestly though, who could resist that half cocked ear?

While Cons and I tried our hands in the pocketful limestone slabs, Chris (sporting his NEMO T-shirt like any good ambassador) impressed us all with his two-finger pocket swinging techniques.



-Suzanne

Sure Signs You've Been Mountain Biking in Utah

Telltale sock "tans" from a day of mountain biking in Park City.

Post-biking (but pre-beer) bliss:

-Connie

Sun Valley Love

Bill and I just got back from Sun Valley where NEMO was a sponsor of the US Cycling Mountain Bike Championships this year. We had a fantastic 4 days and met so many great folks out in Idaho who were in town for the event.

The Crit was held Thursday night in Ketchum town center. Before the main event, there was a fat tire relay, perhaps the most entertaining event of the weekend. If there are any doubts on the levels of entertainment, see pictures below.

We were lucky enough to hang out with the Scott folks who rented out Wiseguy Pizza and made sure there was an endless stream of pizza and beer flowing at all times. This, and the unblemished/un-humid air of Sun Valley must be why I look so happy.

The elite men's and women's races were a bit more serious, especially with Rebecca Rusch on the line in the women's field.

And as expected, we were lucky enough to get in some great riding, time with friends, trail running, eating, and drinking here in Sun Valley.

-Connie

This One is the Real Deal

There have been so many mountain bike videos recently, and this one just shut them all down.



-Bill

Utah Mountain Biking

I recently returned from a work/play trip in Utah. Besides enjoying the beauty of the West, the main goal of this trip was to test out and photograph a few 2011 NEMO tents in the Wasatch mountains located near Midway, Utah for use in catalogs. The two tents featured in this set of photos is the new Alti Storm and the single pole Pentalite. The weather changed from calm and warm to very windy and bitter cold during the shoot.

While out shooting I met up with a dear friend and world famous mountain bike guru Doug Dalton. We we able to enjoy some of the best mountain bike riding in my life on the Wasatch Crest Trail which runs along the ridge between Big Cottonwood Canyon and the Park City area, then descends towards the Salt Lake valley via Mill Creek Canyon. 

On a final note... having recently purchased a Canon 7D and wanting to take full advantage of its HD video capabilities, we created this short video on Double D's very own backyard pumptrack.



-Bill