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back in may

keith — Mon, 03 May 2010 09:25:03 +0000

A look back as the goings on at Up and Downhill in May in previous years. This is a quick selection of our favourite posts, a May ski tour and loads of getting ready for the bike season.

winter polo in reith, kitzbühel

keith — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 14:07:03 +0000

A new format on an old post. Check out the winter Polo event we visit each year. Loads of action and the odd tumble or two...

st. nikolaus and krampus

keith — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:17:50 +0000

The festival events start even earlier in Austria than England (apart from the TV ads in the UK which I really don't miss). I apologise for the lack of mountain biking...

26trix leogang bike park

keith — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:09:29 +0000

26trix brings together the World's best riders to compete in a dirt jump competition, we spent a somewhat wet afternoon watching these guys ride bikes like we never will...

winter polo world cup

keith — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 11:59:25 +0000

I've never really thought of myself as a journalist and this blog post about the 7th Hypo Liechtenstein Snow Arena Polo World Cup 2009 is no exception. However, there are...

scheffau 30000

keith — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 12:16:43 +0000

Scheffau 30,000 is my own little attempt to challenge myself on a full days skiing. The 30,000 relates to trying to complete 30,000 vertical metres of descent in one day. There are a number of factors...

new years eve

keith — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:41:51 +0000

As 2008 draws to a end and the turkey is finally finished. What did you do with the leftovers? turkey curry? turkey sandwiches? Myself and Manu hope you all had a great Christmas and hope you enjoy the New Year celebrations. We'll be enjoying...

riding and running

keith — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:24:03 +0000

We didn't have much time to spare as we needed to head off to the nearest town for an appointment to get the baby scanned. With a quick browse through the paper we thought it would be nice to get some fresh air and watch others...

STIHL timbersports

keith — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:42:17 +0000

It was a scorchingly hot day that the STIHL Timbersports qualifying event in St. Johann in Tirol took place. I like sport in virtually an guise it may take. Watching any competition is usually good for a laugh. To save a few pennies we went on the...

dumpling festival

keith — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 06:15:31 +0000

It is said that there was a world record broken in St. Johann today. Interested to find out what that record was? Today was the 27th Annual Knödelfest in St. Johann in Tirol. Apart from having a nightmare trying to find a spot to park, everything else felling to place nicely. A quick stroll through...