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18 Dec

Posted at 23:12h in Adventure, Films, Mountaineering, ski, snowboard
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Late in the winter of 2018, a handful of wandering snowboarders decided to establish the first ever igloo village in Greece, on Mt Vasilitsa in the Pindos Mountain range. After 2 weeks of abstract weather shifts, bear and fox visits and lots of burnt snowboard boots, this nomadic group of filthy animals was left with nothing but soaking socks and swollen faces. Oh... and good times.

17 Dec

Posted at 16:37h in Mountaineering

[vc_row content_placement="middle"][vc_column][vc_video link="https://youtu.be/muT91iOVqeo" align="center"][vc_column_text] Subscribe to The Thing About Greece - http://www.bit.ly/TTAGONYOUTUBE One of the cleanest and least industrialised areas left in Europe is currently being surveyed for oil and natural gas extraction. If the project moves forward it will cause the death of thousands of native...

06 Mar

Posted at 11:18h in Films, ski

In mid 2017 Makis Kalaras, a three time Paraolympic competitor and Silver Medalist, endured a severe injury to his bicep tendon, rendering his arm almost completely useless, leaving him with only one fully functional limb. No better time to set his sights on going to the Winter Paraolympics in South Korea in March of 2018. This is the story of his journey through rehabilitation, physiotherapy and qualifying for the games.

06 Dec

Posted at 08:52h in ski, snowboard

Just like a lot of my peers, I grew up in Greece and took the fast train out as soon as I was done with high school. Not without warrant, I mean the education system is pretty confusing at times and the prospect of living...