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How To Adjust YouTube Videos When Embedding Them in Your Blog or Website

2010-03-11T11:15:00.022+02:00

Do you notice something wrong with the video below?It goes too much to the right and it covers the sidebar. So how can one change this?First, you should know the width of your posting column in your blog (Blogger, WordPress or other blogging platform). If you use Blogger then you can find this easily by viewing the HTML structure of your blog: from dashboard go to Layout/Edit HTML. Press CTRL and

Winter Trekking Tour - Barbecue and Caving

2010-03-10T12:35:00.012+02:00

Winter kicked the spring back from where it came (Africa perhaps...) but that was no reason for us to stay at home. It was rather an incentive to go outdoors once again for a trekking tour - a simple yet voluptuous treat: to walk through heaps of snow and to breathe the cool, fresh forest air.My obsession with building a fire has manifested once again and that's how we ended making a little

Fingerboard Training - How To Get Stronger on Small Edges

2010-03-09T00:12:00.012+02:00

This exercise concentrates on finger strength and will help you develop the necessary claw for hanging onto small edges.When you first started climbing you may have noticed that it's hard to hold and pull on crimpers. It's just unnatural for human beings to grasp such sharp edges and it's also a bit painful...In order to be able to hang on small holds you need to gradually train your fingers for

Downhill MTB Rider - T Shirt Print Design

2010-03-06T17:29:00.008+02:00

These computer graphics were obtained by altering a photo of Janie- a lady mountain biker from Czech Republic.Download this drawing in SVG format for your cycling T-shirtDownload this drawing in SVG format for your cycling T-shirtMy suggestion for printing your downhill MTB T-shirts and hoodies

What To Eat in order To Improve Your Cycling and Climbing Performance

2010-03-05T13:04:00.035+02:00

Apart from eating pork, I try to keep a certain balance in my eating habits. Before reading further though, you should know that my knowledge on nutrition is rather limited and it's based on my experience as a climber and mountain biker.What I came to realize is that you cannot improve on anything without at least a little effort on your side. This also applies to your performance in sports which

How To Cycle Smart with Heather Higgins

2010-03-04T11:08:00.007+02:00

The following advice for cyclists comes from Heather Higgins:Smart CyclingI. On The Road The same laws that apply to motorists apply to cyclists Obey all traffic control devices Use hand signals to indicate stops and turns to other users Never wear portable music players (cassette players, MP3, etc) while cycling. Your ability to

Bouldering Open - Indoor Climbing Competition at Natural High Gym

2010-03-01T15:39:00.007+02:00

The Bouldering Competition at Natural High Climbing Gym was at its second edition and we hope to make a tradition out of it. Climbers from Bulgaria, France, Austria and Romania attended this year's event.Results:Men Top 61.Claudiu MIU, Romania, Club Alpin Carpatic 2.George MARIS, Romania, CSAM Bucegi Predeal 3.Lazarov BLAGOVEST, Bulgaria, Edelweis 4.Cosmin SCORTEA, Romania, CSAM Bucegi Predeal

Critical Mass - Cycling in The City

2010-02-28T00:17:00.021+02:00

It was about time I participated in Critical Mass.So what's there to be seen in such a bicycling event? Pretty much actually:lots of bikes - trial bikes, old school bikes, downhill bikes, BMX bikes - you name it!lots of bikers - some timid, some show offs, some silent, some outspokenlots of drivers along the way - some angry and stupid, some intrigued, some jealous, some sympatheticone or two

How To Edit Your GoPro HD Videos with MPEG Streamclip - MP4 to AVI Converter

2010-02-25T21:19:00.015+02:00

In a previous post I mentioned about video editing software that will allow you to import, edit and export in HD the MP4 clips from your GoPro HD camera. It's always good to find a solution to a problem but if the solution implies buying a new video editor then it might not fit everyone. As the action sports camera alone costs 300$ then I don't see the fun in spending additional money for a new

Downhill Addict II - Freeride Mountainbike T shirt Design

2010-02-25T13:05:00.004+02:00

Download this drawing in GIF format (right click/save image as...)Download this drawing in GIF format (right click/save image as...) Download this drawing in GIF format (right click/save image as...) My suggestion for printing your downhill mountain-bike T-shirts and hoodies

MTB Dirt Bike - T shirt and Hoodie Print Design

2010-02-24T12:14:00.012+02:00

Download this drawing in SVG format for your T-shirtDownload this drawing in SVG format for your T-shirtMy suggestion for printing your Dirt Bike MTB T-shirts and hoodiesRide on!

Hangboard Training - Five Minutes Cycles on Crimpers, Slopers and Two Finger Pockets

2010-02-23T17:39:00.007+02:00

On some days I don't feel like doing a long workout on my fingerboard and I limit myself to a simple training cycle on four types of holds: medium crimpers, slopers, small crimpers and two finger pockets.The principle is really straightforward - hang 20 seconds on the holds (dead hang), rest 10 seconds, hang another 20 seconds, rest another 10, etc. Do this for five minutes on each type of hold

BMX Rider - T shirt Design for Street Bike Addicts

2010-02-23T15:35:00.004+02:00

The weather is getting warmer and I've already taken my bike outside two times. I figure I'm not the only one...Here's one for the BMX riders!My suggestion for printing your BMX T-shirts and hoodiesKeep impressing chicks with your stunts! ;-)

Where To Rock Climb in Romania - A Climbing Guide of Brasov Crags

2010-02-22T13:38:00.023+02:00

During the last two years, as we went climbing, we would always find Cirpian Draghici at the crags with his camera taking shots of the routes and asking for information regarding difficulty and crux passages. Basically, when he wasn't climbing he was working on his climbing guidebook which was just launched this month - February 2010.If until now we were heavily browsing the internet in search of

How To Edit Your GoPro HD Videos with Magix Movie Edit Pro Plus 15

2010-02-21T22:15:00.029+02:00

A frequent problem all GoPro HD users have is finding the suitable video editing software that will both import and export in HD. The video output of the new action camera is MP4 with H.264 encoding which is a standard for digital video, remarkable for it's high compression rate.Since I don't have a Mac laptop I can't speak for that but for the PC (Windows) users this information might be

Half Pipe - Snowboarding T-shirt and Hoodie Print Design

2010-02-16T11:51:00.015+02:00

My suggestion for printing your snowboarding T shirt and hoodieOne for the half pipe snowboarding masters! For more inspiration, check out the amazing tricks at Shaun White's private pipe - Red Bull Project X.Download this drawing for your T shirt in GIF and SVG formatDownload this drawing for your T shirt in GIF format(right click/save image as...)The SVG format allows you to edit the drawing

Fingerboard Training - Forearm and Finger Strenght in Ten Minutes Sessions

2010-02-13T14:46:00.031+02:00

Some years ago I had found an article on how to train on your fingerboard which was divided into three sections: warm-up, intermediate and hard. The article, and the graphics were available on IndoorClimbing.com but for some reason I couldn't find them anymore.I still visit the site and I believe it's a great resource for training tips when it comes to climbing and bouldering. They have some good

How To Create Links That Open in a New Window in Blogger

2010-02-10T13:22:00.016+02:00

In the previous post I mentioned how to manually set each link to open in a new window by adding a target attribute (target="_blank") within the anchor tags.I currently read a HTML tutorial book and I've found out there's a simpler and better way to make all links from your blog or website load in new pages or tabs. To make this change to your Blogger / Blogspot blog, follow the instructions

How To Create an Image Map for Your Twitter, Facebook and YouTube Accounts

2010-02-09T12:07:00.037+02:00

An image map is nothing more than a clickable image that can replace, in this case, your Facebook or Twitter button.The best aspect of an image map is you can define more clickable areas within the same image. Also you can define the shape of each area - circle, square/rectangle, polygon, etc. - and you can ad a title suggestion as to inform your readers about the landing page they will be taken

The Simple Pleasures - Trekking T-shirt Design

2010-02-04T10:59:00.010+02:00

You walk up the mountain, carrying a heavy backpack, sweating a lot but... what for?There's no ready made answer for such a question. The simple pleasures of admiring the view, lighting a fire and sleeping in a tent are sufficient. Passionate trekkers and outdoors enthusiasts know what I mean.My suggestion for printing your trekking T shirts and hoodiesBe safe!

How To Light a Fire in One Try - Video

2010-02-03T16:09:00.017+02:00

I love fire! For a few simple reasons: it brings light, it gives me warmth and it makes me happy.There are occasions, often while being up on the mountains, when I light a fire for pure joy, just to lift my spirit. And since I'm such a big fan of fire I should be able to light one in almost any type of weather conditions, right? I thought so too but in my last mountaineering trip I had a little

How To Shoot Wildlife - Photoshoot That Is

2010-01-28T23:55:00.029+02:00

An article in a national newspaper once said that Romania is home to one third of the large carnivores in Europe, another third belongs to Russia and the last third is scattered across the remaining continental Europe.There's no doubt here you will find the largest variety of wildlife, like nowhere else on The Old Continent. And by wildlife I mean wild animals roaming free in the Carpathian

Aliens Discover Modern Caveman - Caving T-shirt Design

2010-01-25T14:59:00.006+02:00

My Suggestion for printing your caver's T shirt and hoodieHere's one for the cavers!I can honestly say I miss caving... It's also a bit harder to find people willing to go caving, considering one has to crawl through small and muddy places in order to see the beauties of the subterranean world.When doing it obsessively, this outdoor activity becomes very gear dependent: ropes, acetylene lighting

Is GoPro HD Camera Suitable for Cold Environments? - Winter Mountaineering

2010-01-20T11:11:00.026+02:00

Clear weather is a rare commodity in high mountains. Every time the mighty internet tells me the sky will be blue, I get the itch to go outdoors for another adventure. Since I've got my GoPro camera, the desire is even higher.It wasn't easy for any of us to take part in this tour. We partied, stayed up until late in the night, drinking beer - two days in a row - and the thought of quitting was

Paul Robinson on Bouldering

2010-01-18T19:10:00.001+02:00

A short video featuring Paul Robinson - a well known boulderer who visited our climbing gym last year.