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Thursday, July 28, 2011

Filming a ski mounatineering flick in Peru



CLICK HERE TO READ A BLACK DIAMOND JOURNAL ENTRY ABOUT SKI MOUNTAINEERING IN THE CORDILLERA. LA CASA DE ZARELA AND KOKY COME IN FOR SOME GOOD PRESS.
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