{"id":7622,"date":"2023-04-12T14:10:15","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T20:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voile.com\/blog\/?p=7622"},"modified":"2023-04-12T14:10:17","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T20:10:17","slug":"project-ski-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.voile.com\/blog\/project-ski-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Project Ski Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"x-entry-share\" ><p>Share this Post<\/p><div class=\"x-share-options\"><a href=\"#share\" data-x-element=\"extra\" data-x-params=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;tooltip&quot;,&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;hover&quot;,&quot;placement&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;content&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" class=\"x-share\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.voile.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F7622&amp;t=Project+Ski+Africa', 'popupFacebook', 'width=650, height=270, resizable=0, toolbar=0, menubar=0, status=0, location=0, scrollbars=0'); return false;\"><i class=\"x-icon-facebook-square\" data-x-icon-b=\"&#xf082;\"><\/i><\/a><a href=\"#share\" data-x-element=\"extra\" data-x-params=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;tooltip&quot;,&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;hover&quot;,&quot;placement&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;content&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" class=\"x-share\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" onclick=\"window.open('https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Project+Ski+Africa&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.voile.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F7622', 'popupTwitter', 'width=500, height=370, resizable=0, toolbar=0, menubar=0, status=0, location=0, scrollbars=0'); return false;\"><i class=\"x-icon-twitter-square\" data-x-icon-b=\"&#xf081;\"><\/i><\/a><a href=\"#share\" data-x-element=\"extra\" data-x-params=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;tooltip&quot;,&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;hover&quot;,&quot;placement&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;content&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" class=\"x-share\" title=\"Share on LinkedIn\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.voile.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F7622&amp;title=Project+Ski+Africa&amp;summary=Project+Ski+Africa%3A%26nbsp%3BChicken+Jousting+in+the+Atlas+Mountains+of+Morocco+Location%3A+ZAWIYA+AHANSAL+Village%2C+Morocco%26nbsp%3B+Big+Mountain+Objective+1%3A+JBEL+AZOURKI%2C+12%2C070+feet+Equipment%3A+Voile+V8s+%28Telemark%29+and+SuperChargers+%28AT%29+Project+Ski+Africa+Cafe%2C+sparkling+water%2C+and+heat+are+the+essential+staples+as+we+drive+to+our+first+ski+destination+of+Jbel+AZOURKI.+Jbel+means+Mount+and+AZOURKI+is+the+...+%3Cdiv%3E%3Ca+href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Fwww.voile.com%2Fblog%2Fproject-ski-africa%2F%22+class%3D%22more-link%22%3ERead+More%3C%2Fa%3E%3C%2Fdiv%3E&amp;source=Voile', 'popupLinkedIn', 'width=610, height=480, resizable=0, toolbar=0, menubar=0, status=0, location=0, scrollbars=0'); return false;\"><i class=\"x-icon-linkedin-square\" data-x-icon-b=\"&#xf08c;\"><\/i><\/a><a href=\"#share\" data-x-element=\"extra\" data-x-params=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;tooltip&quot;,&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;hover&quot;,&quot;placement&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;content&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" class=\"x-share\" title=\"Share on Reddit\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.voile.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F7622', 'popupReddit', 'width=875, height=450, resizable=0, toolbar=0, menubar=0, status=0, location=0, scrollbars=0'); return false;\"><i class=\"x-icon-reddit-square\" data-x-icon-b=\"&#xf1a2;\"><\/i><\/a><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Project+Ski+Africa&amp;body=Hey, thought you might enjoy this! 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Jbel means Mount and AZOURKI is the name of the mountain that we will ski for our first-day ski mountaineering in the Central Atlas Mountains in Morocco.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The land on the drive towards Jbel AZOURKI is what one might expect out of a desert. It\u2019s dry, aired, and very warm, contrasting to the Marrakesh morning nip and gentle frost in the breeze. Some of the lands are terraformed into sustainable farms and ranches. They&#8217;re complete with donkeys and horses that clip-clop, burdened with work, through the occasional town we pass.&nbsp;&nbsp;The trees are Crayola crayon green and well-lushed for such a dry region. As happy as a Bob Ross-painted tree, they are stunted in their growth and present more like nappy-haired bushes which give little to nothing in the way of shade from the heavy sun that sits with its arm flung over your shoulder like a frienemy with ambiguous intentions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Approach to Jbel AZOURKI<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>For most of the car ride, I have been dozing in and out of sleep. Last night&#8217;s sleep was restless, saturated in hot-bellied anxious energy in anticipation of tomorrow&#8217;s first day of skiing. The anxiousness was that of my childhood experience of Xmas Eve. I would become so overwhelmed with excitement that I would often vomit in my bed. On this occasion, I could contain the vomiting episode and fall into an uneasy sleep dreaming about what my mind premeditated to come on the mountain.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our driver, Ali, winds us up a narrow cliff-sided road where the rails are guardless. Only 1.5 cars can fit the width of the street which is more like a sidewalk-sized paved path that serves as a jousting runway to play a game of chicken with oncoming cars&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"x-resp-embed x-is-video x-is-vimeo\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Project Ski Africa: African Corn &amp; Rainbow Roster Tails\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/811755906?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><em>About The Author<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"cs-content x-global-block x-global-block-5288 e5288-e0\"><div class=\"x-section e5288-e1 m42w-0\"><div class=\"x-container marginless-columns e5288-e2 m42w-1\"><div class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-4 e5288-e3 m42w-2 m42w-3\"><span class=\"x-image e5288-e4 m42w-4\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.voile.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/300-Mike-Russell.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Image\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"x-column x-sm x-3-4 e5288-e5 m42w-2\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e5288-e6 m42w-5 m42w-6 m42w-7\"><p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Mike Russell  (\\&quot;Tele Mike\\&quot;)&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:6785,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;10&quot;:2,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;14&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:2105118},&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;}\">Mike Russell (\"Tele Mike\")<\/span><\/p><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e5288-e7 m42w-5 m42w-6 m42w-8 m42w-9\"><p><strong>Location:<\/strong> Denver, CO<\/p><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e5288-e8 m42w-5 m42w-6 m42w-8 m42w-9\"><p><b>Top Gear Picks:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.voile.com\/voile-v8-skis.html\">V8<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.voile.com\/voile-v8-skis.html\"> 186cm<\/a> <b>\/ <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.voile.com\/voile-telemark-tech-system-binding-stiff.html\">TTS Binding - Stiff<\/a><\/p><\/div><hr class=\"x-line e5288-e9 m42w-b\"><\/hr><div class=\"x-text x-content e5288-e10 m42w-5 m42w-6 m42w-8 m42w-9\"><p><b>Instagram:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tele.mike\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@tele.mike<\/a><\/p><\/div><hr class=\"x-line e5288-e11 m42w-c\"><\/hr><div class=\"x-text x-content e5288-e12 m42w-5 m42w-8 m42w-a\"><p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;&ldquo;Tele Mike&rdquo; Russell has never seen a snowcapped mountain that he did not want to climb and ski. Fierce and soulful, Tele Mike is a big mountain Telemark Skier who is passionate about climbing technical routes and skiing exposed backcountry mountain descents on a global scale.\\n\\nTele Mike finds gratitude in guiding and showing anyone how to access the beauty of the mountain in a way that is safe, connected, empowering, and accessible, regardless of ability levels. His ultimate motivation is to amplify ALL voices in the backcountry ski community regardless of an individual&rsquo;s labels or demographics. And due to his African and Native American heritage, Tele Mike has meticulously curated countless mountain experiences for BIPOC communities which provides positive mountain experiences to underrepresented groups, in an effort to bring about sustained physical and mental wellbeing, and inner peace, while overcoming generational fears of open spaces. \\n\\nTele Mike also loves to use his artistry to create short cinematic heartfelt mountain adventure films to show people of color that there are other people adventuring in the mountains who look like them, enjoying safe open spaces.&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:6849,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;9&quot;:1,&quot;10&quot;:2,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;14&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1},&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;}\">&ldquo;Tele Mike&rdquo; Russell has never seen a snowcapped mountain that he did not want to climb and ski. Fierce and soulful, Tele Mike is a big mountain Telemark Skier who is passionate about climbing technical routes and skiing exposed backcountry mountain descents on a global scale.<br \/><br \/>Tele Mike finds gratitude in guiding and showing anyone how to access the beauty of the mountain in a way that is safe, connected, empowering, and accessible, regardless of ability levels. His ultimate motivation is to amplify ALL voices in the backcountry ski community regardless of an individual&rsquo;s labels or demographics. 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