17 September, 20238 October, 2023Pole talk Sorting and preparing Calcutta bamboo for ski poles Good things come to those who wait! I just received a refill of my bamboo stock. Around Christmas last year I ordered […]
12 March, 202321 April, 2023Pole talk Slalom racing with bamboo ski poles Can you race and smash slalom gates with bamboo ski poles? Do they hold up for that? A hundred years ago, people […]
2 January, 202221 April, 2023Pole talk Mr Swix and almost a million bamboo ski poles a year He is sometimes called “Mr Swix”. Harald Bjerke is the one who has worked the longest at the company, 50 years, and […]
7 August, 202125 September, 2023Pole talk The super bamboo has arrived—the man behind the bamboo tells his story * At last, the long-awaited delivery with super bamboo has arrived after its long boat trip from the Orient. I have been […]
31 March, 202125 September, 2023Pole talk The super bamboo from India: “iron bamboo” Suddenly I step on my own pole, with full boot power right above the basket. The bamboo cracks! Shit happens, I think […]
26 September, 202018 November, 2023Pole talk Build your own ski poles—DIY Why should I make your ski poles when you can build them yourself? It’s both fun and usually easy to create things […]