Summertime in Whistler

Our friend Moritz Zimmermann is also up in Whistler BC, read his account from week one.

Almost a year ago my brother Jonathan and I decided to save up as much money as possible, leave our homes in Germany behind and do something awesome for once: Spend our summer in what has to be the best place in the world if you're at least somewhat interested in the sport of Mountain Biking... fast forward and here we are in Whistler, first week into our summer vacation!



In fact we arrived in the Pacific North West around 2 weeks ago since we decided to spend a few days with some friends in the US. After a long 9-hour-drive we finally made it to Whistler exactly a week ago and have been riding the park every day since. Luckily the weather has been rather nice lately so all the trails are running very fast right now... except for Una Moss which is still covered in snow. Note to self: Don't ever ride again ride a fire road covered in snow. It's simply not worth it.



Apart from the, we've been having a blast so far. The bikes are working like a charm and we haven't had any mechanicals so far (knock on wood...). When we got over here, we received a pair of shiny Podium pedals which work amazing. In fact it took me a while to get used to the outstanding grip they offer - you know that feeling when you're wearing brand new Five Tens? Finally I don't have to worry about my feet blowing off the pedals anymore. Thanks to Jimmy and the rest of the crew!



A few days ago Jonathan and I decided to spend a day shooting some pictures up on the mountain instead of riding all day long. This proved to be a rather interesting experience. Every time I head out to snap photos I'm surprised by how many factors you have to keep in mind when shooting a rider going down the hill and for the rider, constantly switching between pushing up the hill and riding down in front of the camera can be as exhausting as riding all day long. We're fairly happy with the way most of them turned out though. Keep your eyes open for some more updates in the next weeks - after all, we'll stay here for another 5 weeks... good times to be had!

Cheers from Whistler, BC
-Moritz Zimmermann