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On the south face of Annapurna, at 7,400 metres, Iñaki Ochoa de Olza is dying. His rope companion sounds the alarm. And, from the other side of the world, the biggest rescue attempt in the history of the Himalayas gets underway. For four days a dozen men including some of the best mountaineers in the world, from ten countries, set out to try to rescue their stricken comrade. Even beyond his peaks Iñaki is an exceptional man. As exceptional as the rescue attempt itself and the men who risked their lives to save him. Exceptional because their one driving rule is to live. To live in the only way possible: with pure intensity and honesty. “Un héroe para mi es el médico que le curó el cancer a mi madre. Yo soy un turista profesional. La dificultad de los ocho miles depende siempre del estilo en el que se intenten. En el tema del oxígeno yo soy muy radical. Nosotros buscamos saber si nuestros pulmones están a la altura de estas grandes montañas. Reducir la altura de estas mont...

The History of BMX Side Hacks is Founded on Rick's Bike Shop Riders, John Palfreyman and Doug Takahashi. In the early 1970\'s when organized BMX competition was still new and evolving, Motorcycle Motocross was a powerful influence in shaping how this new bicycle focused sport would develop.  A great many of BMX\'s earliest riders were already racing motorcycles or in the case of the youngest pedal crossers, they came from families where parents or older siblings were racing motorcycles.  It is no surprise then that in this earliest period of BMX, Sidehack racing was a natural progression for those kids that were already racing the modified Stingrays in ways that emulated their heroes from Motocross racing. Sometime around 1972, two young men that were already racing bicycles in the first wave of BMX in Southern California took the initiative and developed a BMX bicycle with a sidehack car with the intention to race it.  This was John Palfreyman and Doug Takah...

The art of shaping surfboards by hand, in a 4 minute film Design, tools, pencil, 3 weeks of work to create very special surfboards. In a quiet location of the north of Spain, there´s a little old fashioned workshop where unique surfboards are being made Directed, photography and edit by Pablo Ballester zitafilms@gmail.com Shaper Florian Carlo Postproduction hdstudioonline.com Colorist Jaime Climent Motion Graphics Jose Gil Thanks to Victor, Natxo & Guille for their help in posproduction Thanks Almudena & Jason for subtitles Visit: flyingsurfboards.blogspot.com Music: Guaranteed by Eddie Vedder

Laser-engraved skateboards designed by Scien & Klor of 123 Klan for Against The Grain.  

Haroshi makes his art pieces recycling old used skateboards. His creations are born through styles such as wooden mosaic, dots, and pixels; where each element, either cut out in different shapes or kept in their original form, are connected in different styles, and shaven into the form of the final art piece. Haroshi . Have you seen him?