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    "Downside Up, T'es pas bien la?" A film by Sébastien Montaz-Rosset

    Yep, I think people on here may enjoy this trailer...



    Oh my!

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    I have to apologize, I usually try to keep my interwebz verbiage clean....but holy f**k!!!!
    "I know you believe you understand what you think I said, but I am not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant."- Alan Greenspan

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    I remember watching a show on tv about how the French Knights lost this battle they should have won against the English, But the French Knights rode out on honor to fight when provoked rather than waiting for an organized plan.

    Wow those French take ski mountaineering to a whole other level-heroic.

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    Soooo badass. Grace and a sense of humor under massive pressure.

    Watching Kilian Jornet run up that steep slope (probably at 3000m+) was impressive.

    Good find 666!

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    fkna, now^^^^^^^THATS howit should be done. rock, ice, exposure, and no ropework if skis can stay on.

    very refreshing after watching WAY too much "extreme" pow skiing.

    rog

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    Can't wait to watch the rest. Download here for $9: https://www.reelhouse.org/seb.montaz...euptespasbienl

    Quote Originally Posted by cat in january View Post
    I remember watching a show on tv about how the French Knights lost this battle they should have won against the English...
    Perhaps you're referring to the Battle of Agincourt? It's a great story (if you're British), which involves French knights trudging through a freshly plowed and rained on field while being pelted with arrows by British longbowmen. Those who had good enough armor to survive the barrage, or those who were fast and lucky enough to reach the British lines without being ventilated, were so exhausted from their wallowing, that they put up little resistance as British archers beat them with wooden mallets (used for driving sharpened stakes, customary for protecting archers from Cavalry charges, into the earth) or merely slipped daggers through the gaps in the fancy French armor.

    The British may have a significant edge on the French when it comes warfare, but nobody plays in the mountains in with grace and style like the French.

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    Je ne suis pas bien du tout!
    Ein Berg ohne Absturzgefahr ist nur noch Attrappe. (Reinhold Messner)

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    Yes that is the one. For me it shed some light on the heritage the French Mountaineers draw upon-heroisim is a noble calling. Myself I am more of a peasant in comparison.

    Would much rather watch this on the big screen than the TGR flick this Thursday, but for $12 I get a ski ticket out of it.

    Will be downloading "Downside Up, T'es pas bien la?" shortly.

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    ^^^^^^^ski ticket ti which mountain?

    rog

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    The terrain somehow looks sketchy......

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    They win the polewhacking award. You know, if there was one.
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    French speak = 'merican speak

    "Better to fall than to get the rope out [...laughter]" = "Hold my beer and watch this!"

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    That was quality. Tardivel was one of the first and a long time hero for me.

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    BUMP TO TOP. in honor of everything that isn't "EXREME" pow skiing and unnecessary use of ropes and garter belts.

    rog

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    Quote Originally Posted by I've seen black diamonds! View Post
    Can't wait to watch the rest. Download here for $9: https://www.reelhouse.org/seb.montaz...euptespasbienl
    The best $9 you will EVER spend on ski porn.

    Buy this movie.
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    And there will come a day when our ancestors look back...........

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    'Dry skiing'
    Fuck!
    Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut.

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    I should have wait to buy these instead of Into The Mind for sure...

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    This movie looks SICK. Anyone see a DVD of this for purchase? Can download but this is one id like for full screen viewing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Driver View Post
    Can download but this is one id like for full screen viewing.
    Download and

    Burn to a DVD?
    Does you big screen play content from USB thumb drives?
    Stream through your network to a roku box or similar?
    Connect a lap top direct to TV?
    Quote Originally Posted by Downbound Train View Post
    And there will come a day when our ancestors look back...........

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    The download played back on my ps3 with no problems. Kick ass movie! The move with the sideways ice axe and the poles was some sketchy shit.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PNWbrit View Post
    The best $9 you will EVER spend on ski porn.

    Buy this movie.
    +1, so stoke inspiring, makes me realise how monotonous Alaskan charging gets, the one scene where he opens up is the most boring! And it's so deliciously French

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    Watched it last night. Will watch again soon. It's a must see for anyone who likes skiing steeps.

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    What's the length?

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    En ce qui concerne les montagnes, les francais sont tres fort. J'en connais un ici (Northern BC) et il est un vrais savant dans les montagnes. Il a vraiment la passion pour les montagnes.

    Might be worth my $9.

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