This past weekend was Mountainfilm in Telluride, the second festival for our film ”Shattered.” It was an incredible weekend. The range of films and stories and lectures went from inspiring and moving to funny to jaw-dropping and adrenaline pumping and back again. It is incredible to be a part of such an amazing group of artists, and we couldn’t be more proud to be showing our film along side them. I introduced the film at the Climbing Program on Saturday and was having a blast representing the studio.
On the streets of Saigon ( Ho Chi Minh City.) Draper and I both found Ho Chi Minh city to be one of our favorite stops on the trip so far. From the moment our bus entered the city you could tell there was something different about the place. Over 5 million motor bikes weave through the city streets, like worker ants they move along stopping for no one. You literally have to keep an even pace when walking the streets as to not get hit! Perhaps the motorbikes allow for us as passers-by to get a closer look at the city and it’s people than we would if they were hidden behind cars. The people here transport nearly everything on their motorbikes- pigs, people, plants, everything! The buildings are fairly low and have a worn down texture of a place that’s seen a lot of change. From French colonization to westernization after the American War, Ho Chi Minh City has a lot of layers that we barely had enough time to explore.
We had an amazing time in Bangkok. As a team we have the seminars running like a well oiled machine. And after the seminars it’s all food, laughter and good times. Couldn’t ask for a better group of people to travel around with. Only gripe? Need more time in each place. Bangkok has so much to offer and we just scraped the surface!
Kuala Lumpur! Part 1
