Sadly…
…I haven't figured out how to upload photos via my iPAQ, so you'll have to use your imagination:
I spent most of yesterday naked (yes, really), in the crater of a 10,000ft volcano, being photographed for Nike ACG's spring 2005 ad campaign. The stripping off bit was easier than I anticipated (despite the onlooking production crew and passing throngs of pony trekkers) but it certainly ranks as one of the most surreal days of my life. Highlights included having foundation applied to my bum, and stepping out of a white Ritz Carlton towelling robe at 10,000ft. And no, the wind chill wasn't particularly flattering…
Maui is heavenly - part of me is dreading having to fly home tomorrow night, but part of me also knows that I have a heck of a lot to do in the next few weeks…
It was cool talking to Petra Bernhard (a champion downhill mountain biker and fellow Nike athlete) - she too has spent several years chasing a crazy dream and only now is she making a living doing what she loves. I'm still pinching myself - it feels like I've been pushing a boulder up a mountain for four years and only now is it tipping over the summit. For the next few weeks, I'll be running after it as it rumbles down the far side, trying to keep it on course…
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Ben Saunders is the youngest person to ski solo to the North Pole and holds the record for the longest solo Arctic journey by a Briton.
Paul " DrainBamaged" Christian wrote:
AAAAAAAAAARGHHHHHHHH!!! Can't get… mental… image… out of… brain!!!!
The commentary was descriptive enough. Thank God no jpegs. HAHAHAHHAAHHAHA
Glad you're having an interesting, albeit surreal, time. I hope there's more to the completed ad than just your foundationed bum. Wait a second,… NO! I don't hope there's more. *LOL*
DB
November 23 2004 · 3:02 pm
Claire wrote:
Was she naked too?
November 23 2004 · 4:54 pm
Ben wrote:
Yes siree. Actually, she had a few strategically positioned strips of tape - a luxury I was never offered…
Still, at least my tan lines are evened out :)
November 23 2004 · 6:24 pm
Helen wrote:
Hi Ben, I thought you were supposed to be the FACE of
Nike….
November 23 2004 · 8:48 pm
Michael Abramson wrote:
Hey Ben,
Congrats on your photo session…I'm jealous. I
love Maui. with or without clothes. I'm new to you
and your ventures, but I must tell you, your photos
are MAGNIFICENT! My friend Michael Belardo turned me on to
me on to your site and I'm glad he did. Keep up
the grest work and please make me a part of your
mailing list…I'm a fan. (by the way, I'm part owner in a small record label and developed my artistic tastes
by having worked with such icons as the Jefferson
Airplane, Lou Reed, David Bowie and U2…to name a few)
few). Until we speak…
Be well,
Michael Abramson
November 26 2004 · 2:16 am