Not afraid to put his mountaineering skills to use, Austrian Stefan Filzmoser, scales some the Dolomite's most spectacular peaks to access a pair of the Alps' finest couloirs. Steep, narrow and, for Stefan at least, loaded with snow, these descents look like they were worth the hours of boot packing.
In February, for the second consecutive year, Pally'Hi's in-house graphics man, Mr Michi Hanauer, packed his splitboard and headed east to Romania's Carpathian mountains for an adventure. Having seen the potential on his previous visit, Michi was eager to catch Romania at its best.
Pally'Hi ambassador Richard Tilney-Bassett is a talented, young photographer traveling around the world by trading his photography skills for food, board and travel. Now almost a year deep in this project and way of life, Rich’s 62nd trade took him to Africa to work with the Uganda International Marathon.
Last winter photographer Martin Erd and three friends headed east to Iran. With many preconceived ideas of what Iran would be like, the small crew spent several weeks absorbing the Iranian culture and skinning for fresh lines in the Alborz Mountains to the north of Tehran. Their adventure was a real eye opener.
Engadin, a beautiful valley in the Swiss Alps, might be most famous for the skiing on offer on its towering peaks or the glitz and glamour of St. Moritz, but for outdoors fans and budding adventurers this mountain playground presents hundreds of opportunities to get outdoors and enjoy nature.
With the big Atlantic surf Nic and his buddies had hoped for failing to make an appearance, the crew travelled to the final destination of their trip, Paradise Valley. Apparently cliff jumping, home cooked tagines and magical nut oils more than make up for a lack of swell.