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Tom Dickson (left) and as a saint
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Jeff Shlabs
in wingsuit
One of Barbie's
adventures
George Mattson lived in Yellowstone Park as a child
When the three young men casually decided to make the climb, only
one ascent had been recorded, 25 years previously. e three students
"were strong hikers, but had no rock-climbing experience whatsoever,
no rope, no climbing equipment," says Rick. "eir enthusiasm was
matched only by their naivete."
Despite these limitations, the men improvised by using an extra
pair of trousers and each other's bodies to replace the normal tools of
the trade to make it to the top, beating a much more experienced and
better-equipped group of mountaineers.
Of course, adventure stories take many forms. Stefan Stern, a native
of Germany and a Bozeman transplant used his composing talents to
tell the story of a cruise ship tour he took to Antarctica, singing for his
supper as the ship piano player. What struck him most about the trip
were the penguins—the filthy, excrement-covered versions he saw in
Antarctica differed in every way from the pristine snowy white versions
he had seen in Western Europe and the United States. Stefan expressed
his anguish in song.
Some people like to climb mountains; others like to jump off of
them. Jeff Schlabs realized a childhood dream by jumping off Mt Siyeh's
10,000-foot peak in a Ripstock nylon wingsuit. His presentation ended
with a short video of Jeff making the dramatic leap. Ironically, Jeff 's big-
gest fear: public speaking.
20 slides
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20 seconds each
six minute, 40 second
Presentations!
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