{"id":1112,"date":"2011-01-17T09:18:17","date_gmt":"2011-01-17T09:18:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/williamwinram.com\/wordpress\/?p=1112"},"modified":"2012-12-01T10:17:55","modified_gmt":"2012-12-01T08:17:55","slug":"winter-sled-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/williamwinram.com\/wordpress\/2011\/01\/winter-sled-training\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter Sled Training"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ski touring at 3'000 meters: takes your breath away | \u00a9 Fred Buyle <\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Winter sled training: more speed and more fun <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

Winram’s Winter Wonderland <\/span><\/p>\n

Swiss Alpine Mountains, December 23, 2010 | January 16, 2011<\/strong><\/p>\n

As winter training goes, freedivers who are in the Northern part of the Northern hemisphere during the December\/January holidays are stuck to training in swimming pools.<\/p>\n

That is until they discover there is another world of possibilities outthere.<\/p>\n

While ski touring takes 3 liters of sweat, 3 hours of climbing at a pace of 300 meters of ascent per hour, you discover snow-covered nature is very quiet. A real change from the city’s hustle and bustle.<\/p>\n

On a sunny winter day, the summit reveals the horizon spanning 360\u00b0.<\/p>\n

When William got the cravings for some carving, he doned his Pure Boarding<\/strong><\/span><\/a> snowboard and off he went to kiss the slopes.<\/p>\n

During his three-week stay in the mountains, William was training for the upcoming freediving season using a sled of a different ilk. Instead of the underwater steel sled, it’s made of wood and has been used for centuries. It’s fast (over 40 km\/h on some stretches), it’s fun, and the best part about it is, just before you take off on the sled, you can stuff your face with a chocolat viennois, heisser Schoggi, hot chocolate with whipped cream, what have you, anything and everything. This is in direct contrast to the fact that a breath-hold diver generally does not eat at all just prior to diving. Career change anyone? When are the next selection for the Wood Sled World Championships?<\/p>\n

A huge thank you to the whole team at Passe Montagne Les Diablerets<\/strong><\/span><\/a> for their generous loan of ski touring equipment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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