Bamboo is one of the fastest growing plants on earth and while it is typically associated with hot tropical regions this grass actually can be found in diverse climates including mountain regions. Still it probably isn’t typically found on the ski slopes but Soul Poles is looking to change that.
We’ve seen bamboo used for bikes and canes and now Soul Poles is looking to take the sustainable material, which is also fairly low tech, and use it for ski poles. Bamboo actually features a high strength-to-weight ratio and is fairly flexible so it should be ideal for a ski pole. Continue reading Pole Position
Winter is finally over – in fact it never arrived for much of the country – but that doesn’t mean it isn’t too early to think about next year. Actually it is Neva too early, as in Anthony Griesel’s Neva microprocessor-equipped ski poles that will bring “smart” technology to skiing and back wood snowshoeing and hiking.