I got news !!!

So i was supposed to be blogging over the last month but i didn't !!!!
WHY?
Because i have retired from snowboarding (finally ha ha ha)
It is time for this old dawg to hang his boots up and move on.
I am now the snow Team Manager for Quiksilver Europe.
First i got to say a huge thanks to everyone who has helped me out along the way. It was the best times of my life , and if it was not for all of you this would not have been the ride that it was so again thanks.
Also to my sponsors who kept the dream alive you were awesome and i loved every min i rode for you all.
I am so happy i will still be part of the snowboard industry, i love snowboarding its my life and i cant wait to embark on this new adventure.
It really kicked in today when i skyped the boy's back in the valley (i missed opening day) and i saw there faces after a banging day shredding , but i did put a massif smile on my face when i saw how stoked they were and that is what its all about .........................
Enjoy the winter where ever you are (even in edinburgh)
My bro and his pals were up hilled (the dryslope) getting some turns and enjoying the pow just 5 mins from my home !

ps thats a Vernon Deck shot hope you don't mind V :)

Jenny Jones check it out !!! makes me wanna keep the dream alive !

Bad day at the office

Well i got up at 7am after going to sleep at 1 am (spent the day in the gym ,fixing my room and building a cupboard that took forever) and headed to innsbruck to meet up with my TM hasi and drive up here to kaunertal for a few days.
All was well but we got up at 3pm so jump into gear and go riding and try film something before sun sets
that was the plan and it kinda worked until i slipped out on the take off ( tired and not concentrating ) and basically ate shit hard on my face !
Thought i had broke my nose but just battered and bruised ha ha
Hope i will have a better day tomorrow :)
Maybe it was just karma though either way i got a fat nose and sore head ha ha

It's been a month since

It's been a month since i last blogged because i wanted to have a month away from the internet and i was really busy so from now on there will be regular blogging going down :)

Today was epic over 50cm of fresh pow pow but the wind got to it so in places there was none and in some spots it was up to my shoulders deep (no joke )

Didn't take up the camera because i wanted to just rip around so i did exactly that with the boy's and tini.
Also bumped into Niki Korpela and Mark Mcmorris who joined us for a few laps but when i suggested we do one more top to bottom run they decided they were to tired ???? I mean i am 30 (31 in a few days) if anyone should be tired it should be me right !!!! ha ha ha

What a day anyways here is a pic of chatt beside the deep stuff and a pic of the piste with no snow on it.
Weird how there was no pow on the piste but tonnes of it everywhere else.

Kike Carcelen my spanish hommie

http://kikecarcelen.wordpress.com/ check him out down in nz getting his shred on 

Kike got hurt last season on a burton shoot just when things were starting to roll for him 

The dude has rad style and will go a long way so keep your eye's peeled for him in the future.

I always have fun riding with Kike he knows its about fun as well as getting it done.

Copy the link or click here!! peace Greener

Home & Whitelines cover

Made it home to Edinburgh after 40 hours trip back from chile wooooh that was a mission but well worth it .
If you ever get the chance go to Chile its an epic and beautiful place.
So i rolled home to find a copy of the new whitelines at my door with yours truly on the cover
First cover with whitelines and really stoked on it thanks WL

Quick shots from Relentless Chile trip

Few pic from the trip dont have much time to write anything because i leave here in a few hours to head back to scotland and i cant wait to visit home for a week :)

Random shots

Few random pics from the last weeks
I am getting ready for my Relentless trip to Chile for 9- 10 days
Meeting up with the crew in london on sunday i leave here tomorrow morning and then chill 2 nights in london before the 14 hour flight down south.
Hearing mixed reports about the snow but hey its going to be fun no matter what the snow is like.
Will try blog from down there and let you know what its like.
peace
Greener

Here is the edit from yesterdays session up tux

"First" at Hintertux from Peter König on Vimeo.

First Day of the season went down today

First Day of the season went down today up in Hintertux Austria
I headed up tux with Tom Klocker and Peter Koenig for an epic shred around.
We found wind lips and pow pow fields with some nice snow and a few mini jumps to hit but as it was the first dump on the glacier we couldn't go to wild.
Edit will be up here soon as will pic's but here is a little postcard shot to keep you going till later.
Peace
Greener

9191 World tour

Check the dates and go watch volcom's new gigi movie 

Working

So i have been busy the last weeks painting and plastering lots
5 days a week 11 hours a day and i have started training hard for the season and general fitness
Running ,biking and climbing like a mad man but its been great apart from the lack of sleep
Weekends have been full of random things as well as exercise so when ever i get a chance to sleep i do ha ha ha ....... check the picks from work and yes me sleeping at the lake after a quick dip.
Also busted up to munich to check my video part out and film an intro.
Cant wait to see the whole film those dudes are sending it full time editing to make an epic movie , so remember sept 17th munich for the isenseven premiere don't miss it .........! This sucks though because i will !!!
I have to go to Chile for a trip with relentless which dont get me wrong is epic and i am looking forward to it but fully gutted that i miss the premiere in munich.
Any ways here are a few pics from work and i will get the dates for the premiere tour up here when i know them.
have a good weekend PEACE
oh and photo's by Tom Klocker 

on this day 99 years ago

Been busy working 13-14 hour days and climbing or running after work so not had time to do much so thought i would drop this into the blog.

random but i like these kinda things 

First around-the-world telegram sent, 66 years before Voyager II launch

On this day in 1911, a dispatcher in the New York Times office sends the first telegram around the world via commercial service. Exactly 66 years later, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) sends a different kind of message--a phonograph record containing information about Earth for extraterrestrial beings--shooting into space aboard the unmanned spacecraft Voyager II.

The Times decided to send its 1911 telegram in order to determine how fast a commercial message could be sent around the world by telegraph cable. The message, reading simply "This message sent around the world," left the dispatch room on the 17th floor of the Times building in New York at 7 p.m. on August 20. After it traveled more than 28,000 miles, being relayed by 16 different operators, through San Francisco, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Saigon, Singapore, Bombay, Malta, Lisbon and the Azores--among other locations--the reply was received by the same operator 16.5 minutes later. It was the fastest time achieved by a commercial cablegram since the opening of the Pacific cable in 1900 by the Commercial Cable Company.

On August 20, 1977, a NASA rocket launched Voyager II, an unmanned 1,820-pound spacecraft, from Cape Canaveral, Florida. It was the first of two such crafts to be launched that year on a "Grand Tour" of the outer planets, organized to coincide with a rare alignment of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Aboard Voyager II was a 12-inch copper phonograph record called "Sounds of Earth." Intended as a kind of introductory time capsule, the record included greetings in 60 languages and scientific information about Earth and the human race, along with classical, jazz and rock 'n' roll music, nature sounds like thunder and surf, and recorded messages from President Jimmy Carter and other world leaders.

The brainchild of astronomer Carl Sagan, the record was sent with Voyager II and its twin craft, Voyager I--launched just two weeks later--in the faint hope that it might one day be discovered by extraterrestrial creatures. The record was sealed in an aluminum jacket that would keep it intact for 1 billion years, along with instructions on how to play the record, with a cartridge and needle provided.

More importantly, the two Voyager crafts were designed to explore the outer solar system and send information and photographs of the distant planets to Earth. Over the next 12 years, the mission proved a smashing success. After both crafts flew by Jupiter and Saturn, Voyager I went flying off towards the solar system's edge while Voyager II visited Uranus, Neptune and finally Pluto in 1990 before sailing off to join its twin in the outer solar system.

Thanks to the Voyager program, NASA scientists gained a wealth of information about the outer planets, including close-up photographs of Saturn's seven rings; evidence of active geysers and volcanoes exploding on some of the four planets' 22 moons; winds of more than 1,500 mph on Neptune; and measurements of the magnetic fields on Uranus and Neptune. The two crafts are expected to continue sending data until 2020, or until their plutonium-based power sources run out. After that, they will continue to sail on through the galaxy for millions of years to come, barring some unexpected collision.

follow me down

 Check this out relentless have a new movie you got to check out.I got mad resect for what these guys do its really taking it to the point where if things go wrong then things go wrong and your on your own..... there will a premiere on the 7th sept visit back here for details soon .................

There are pics at the bottom and i know its a long blog but it explains everything about the project so come on read it what else you got to do ??? check facebook boooooooooooooo. ha ha ha 

sorry i didn't blog so much last week i have been working my ass off to save and get fit for next season , got a feeling its going to be a belter.

peace Greener

Lives of the Artists: Follow Me Down is the latest cinematic adventure and highly anticipated edition of the groundbreaking film series by Relentless Energy Drink.

This feature-length documentary captures the no half measures approach of a legendary group of artists and their focused, determined and no compromise attitude which the Relentless Energy brand embodies.

Lives of the Artists: Follow Me Down delves deep into the psyche of James Lavelle of UNKLE fame, plus legendary backcountry snowboarders Jeremy Jones and Xavier De La Rue (star of the first Lives of the Artists film), as they explore virgin territory and pioneer new routes within their respective inspired disciplines.

From the evolution of UNKLE as a sonic collective - both in the studio and on tour in stadiums across the globe - to the world’s most progressive freeriders completing first descents in the last uninhabited continent of Antarctica: both journeys, while at first seeming sharply contrasting, mirror each other in demanding the complete focus, courage, determination and drive that has defined the trio as unrivalled authorities within their spheres of snow and sound.

The film explores a theme that all those driven by immeasurable passion will recognise: there are no easy rides in life. Via breathtaking action from the frozen desert of Antarctica, to stunning live footage of Lavelle, who soundtracks the film, and in-depth, insightful interviews, the film documents the creative minds behind these high profile personalities. United by their vision, ambition, struggle, sacrifice, obsession and triumph - irrespective of domain, whether mountain or amphitheatre - these artists share an uncompromising attitude: to push their art to its highest potential.

We embark on a three week expedition to Antarctica with our two riders, as they spurn the clichéd ‘heli-drop and ride’ big mountain approach for raw adventures. Instead, they search for more visceral rewards, as Jeremy and Xavier scale and ride near-vertical faces, with the permanent risk of avalanches, entire faces slipping away underneath them or drowning in the iceberg and seal littered seas below at the forefront of their minds – and while almost three days away from the nearest hospital. Captured via jaw dropping helmet camera footage, Lives of the Artists: Follow Me Down allows you to experience this tension and life-threatening thrills first hand, as if you were climbing and navigating these cliff-faces yourself.

After months of planning and anticipation, Jones and de La Rue begin their adventure in November 2009, setting off from Ushuaia, Argentina’s most southerly point, to undertake a six day crossing via Drakes Passage - renowned as the roughest seas on the planet. Yet, this alien, hostile environment, full of unknown dangers and far from civilisation, belies a personal mission for the pair: a blank canvas for them to write history with the most pioneering expedition ever seen in snowboarding.

“When you’re dropped by a helicopter on a peak, you’re exposed to danger for a couple of minutes; when you’re hiking you’re exposed for hours,” explains Jones. “After hiking you’re already on a 4 hour buzz, then you add on top of that the endorphins from dropping in and adrenaline from riding – it’s a cocktail of chemicals: the best drug in the world.”

It may be a natural high, but it comes with immeasurable risk: the unpredictability of these most harsh mountains meant that several incidents during filming almost had fatal consequences:

“There were a few moments where I questioned whether we should turn back - sometimes you should listen to fate,” remembers de La Rue. “We’re in a very hostile environment and I want to feel welcome. I don’t want to feel like I’m coming here with my big feet and disrespecting the place. We’ve seen both sides of Antarctica – the beautiful and the nasty.”

The Relentless Energy film crew didn’t compromise either: shooting in film rather than digital, they carried thirty kilos of equipment on their backs enduring mechanical difficulties including frozen lenses and cameras, to achieve an end result which is cinematically breathtaking.

Interwoven with this, join James Lavelle and UNKLE as they tour Tokyo, Moscow, St. Petersburg and London, immersing the viewer in the sounds and beliefs of a pioneering musical outfit that has strived to pushed artistic expression exponentially, while retaining total integrity for close to 20 years. Lives of the Artists: Follow Me Down is the most in-depth film produced on James to date and provides an exclusive insight into previously uncharted areas to set the record straight once and for all.

Through a number of close up, highly personal interviews, set against the backdrop of UNKLE’s live tour, Lives of the Artists: Follow Me Down provides a window into James’ career as musical and cultural pioneer who’s had success on a rollercoaster, hitting immense lows, then reinventing and picking himself up again. Despite being surrounded by chaos, disloyalty and controversy, he has discovered his own unique voice and taking charge of a company, label and band. This is his personal voyage via collaborations and creative visions made reality, through personal obsession, sacrifice and ultimately a tumultuous, long term relationship with his first love: music.

“This is a tough environment,” explains Lavelle. “You’re constantly pushing yourself and your own boundaries. Testing your own motivation and drive; going on a journey through your own mind; and what comes out is a piece of art.”

UNKLE will be creating a soundtrack for Lives of the Artists: Follow Me Down, influenced by the cinematic backdrop of the film. An exclusive teaser track will be available for members of The Order - Relentless’ online community, to download for free at www.relentlessenergy.com  from 16 August 2010. The remainder tracks will be available at launch of the full film.

The full film will be out early September 2010 in the meantime you can now view the film trailer and find out more at: http://www.relentlessenergy.com/

Now thats a great dinner !!!!!!

Been busy the last week with some trips to munich and 2 birthday party's also managed to run a bunch and climb in between rain storms here....... seemed to rain a lot this summer but as soon as the sun is out for 1 day you forget it even rained.
I am thinking about doing this run we just kinda talked about it and i am really considering it.
Basically i would run from mayrhofen to innsbruck in one day it would be about 80km depending on the route i take and its same as 2 marathons .
My ankle is better now since i bust it up in april /may but i don't know if its too soon to do this mega marathon or not ?? the training would take about 2 months and i would be ready in about mid october.
The weather is perfect then not to hot or cold and yeah i will be raising money for charity if i go ahead with this.
I don't want to bite off more than i can chew but i think i can do it .........
You see i don't want to damage my self before the season and i was reading up on the impact this has on your body and although i will get very fit from it i can also give my knees a good pounding so i will really have to think this through but i let you know if it goes ahead.
Any ways here's what i cooked up the other day after a long day of climbing and let me tell you if i do this run i will be eating a few plates of these ha ha ha

Jump shots

Found these two pic's from a few years back when i went with some great friends on a trip to paris for a few days.
We all had beret's on and looked quite the part for to sight's we visited but charlie just kill it in his jump shot.
I have not been to paris since this visit and i would like to visit again so if your reading this and want to go to paris i am keen or if your reading this and live in paris i would love to come visit ha ha ha
But seriously it's beautiful and i would love to go back again.

35 years ago Jimmy Hoffa disappears !

On July 31, 1975, James Riddle Hoffa, one of the most influential American labor leaders of the 20th century, disappears in Detroit, Michigan, never to be heard from again. Though he is popularly believed to have been the victim of a Mafia hit, conclusive evidence was never found, and Hoffa's death remains shrouded in mystery to this day.

Born in 1913 to a poor coal miner in Brazil, Indiana, Jimmy Hoffa proved a natural leader in his youth. At the age of 20, he helped organize a labor strike in Detroit, and remained an advocate for downtrodden workers for the rest of his life. Hoffa's charisma and talents as a local organizer quickly got him noticed by the Teamsters and carried him upward through its ranks. Then a small but rapidly growing union, the Teamsters organized truckers across the country, and through the use of strikes, boycotts and some more powerful though less legal methods of protest, won contract demands on behalf of workers.

Hoffa became president of the Teamsters in 1957, when its former leader was imprisoned for bribery. As chief, Hoffa was lauded for his tireless work to expand the union, and for his unflagging devotion to even the organization's least powerful members. His caring and approachability were captured in one of the more well-known quotes attributed to him: "You got a problem? Call me. Just pick up the phone."

Hoffa's dedication to the worker and his electrifying public speeches made him wildly popular, both among his fellow workers and the politicians and businessmen with whom he negotiated. Yet, for all the battles he fought and won on behalf of American drivers, he also had a dark side. In Hoffa's time, many Teamster leaders partnered with the Mafia in racketeering, extortion and embezzlement. Hoffa himself had relationships with high-ranking mobsters, and was the target of several government investigations throughout the 1960s. In 1967, he was convicted of bribery and sentenced to 15 years in prison.

While in jail, Hoffa never ceded his office, and when Richard Nixon commuted his sentence in 1971, he was poised to make a comeback. Released on condition of not participating in union activities for 10 years, Hoffa was planning to fight the restriction in court when he disappeared on July 31, 1975, from the parking lot of a restaurant in Detroit, not far from where he got his start as a labor organizer. Several conspiracy theories have been floated about Hoffa’s disappearance and the location of his remains, but the truth remains unknown.

Flying Business class

Well i didn't but looking through DBK's pics from my whistler trip i remembered how well i slept on the way to Vancouver even though the rest of the crew pretty much flew buisness class i was all good in my mini seat..........(well its not mini , i am just a giant so it feels like its mini ha ha ha ....)
And i found this pic of a cool little dog we came across in Whistler. Now i have never been much of a dog guy but when i saw this little dude i kinda thought to myself i could handle this little dude running around with me.
He was full of energy and seemed to love us lots giving him attention.

pics by DBK

Few Pics from Camp of Champions

Found these pics online and stole them !!!!!!!!
Yes i am a thief there you go ............

DIGITAL ORCA

Click on the photo above to read about it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Walking on the moon

Hard to believe that 41 years ago Neil A. Armstrong walked on the moon !!
I mean maybe he did or maybe he didn't who knows if it was the biggest hoax the world has ever seen.
Either way i am impressed.

Left to right, are Neil A. Armstrong, commander; Michael Collins, command module pilot; and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., lunar module pilot.
I wonder did they get Airmiles for that trip ? I mean thats about 500'000 mile round trip there ........
Lets not forget that it was only a race with the russians anyways.
A race to the moon or a race to make it look like they went to the moon you decided because we may never know........

Vancouver

Last day on the hill was a busy one finishing up some filming shots and riding right till the lifts closed.
Then i hoped on the chair down with my Burton team buddy Kevin Backstrom who just had his 18th birthday and we spotted our last bears of the trip before i jumped in the car with Paddy and bene down to vancouver.
Paddy had to get a quick tattoo retouch and me and bene checked out the town.
Hot dog time a bit more sight seeing then it was time to get dinner and sleep before the monster journey back to zillertal.