Kelly Slater – most dominant athlete ever?

In the spirit of the NBA playoffs (yeah, basketball still exists, I was surprised as well – though not as surprised as finding out pro baseball is still around) we were having a discussion in the office yesterday about the most dominant athlete ever. I nominated Kelly Slater over the likes of Lance Armstrong and others that are often thrown around in those conversations. Today someone forwarded these articles to me, one from Sports Illustrated and one from Surfermag interviewing the guy from SI that wrote the article. Good reads, especially when you consider what he’s accomplished over the likes of Shaun White and others out there.

Surfermag article

SI article

Kelly Slater - most dominant athlete ever

Kelly Slater - most dominant athlete ever

Avalanche beacon review round up

Haven’t been posting much lately due to time/energy commitments. Figured I’d take a moment to throw these two avalanche beacon review sites up to help out anybody who is looking for a beacon, especially as now it’s the offseason and the sales are going to start – and if you’re lucky you’ll find a screaming deal like my Ortovox D3 for $90.

I’m not going to break it out by beacon, partly because I’m lazy lately, but partly because I want people to consider all options when choosing a beacon.

Lou Dawson’s beacon reviews from this year. Also check out beaconreviews.com for a different angle on the reviews. Like all will point out though the best beacon is the one that you know how to use and that you carry with you all the time.