Sports

by Gerald Oskoboiny

Sometimes I wonder how many times I have tried a certain sport, or when was the first time I did something, so I decided to start keeping track on a web page.

Chronologically

• 2009: Skiing, Snowboarding, Bouldering (indoor, at the Core and at home), Snowshoeing, Mountain Biking (Downhill and Cross-country, Disc golfing
• 2008: Skiing (backcountry touring and downhill), Snowboarding, Rock climbing (indoor), Bouldering (indoor), Mountain Biking (Downhill and Cross-country), Bungee Jumping
• 2007: Dirtbiking, Scuba Diving, Mountain Biking (Downhill and Cross-country), Bungee Jumping, Snowboarding
• 2006: Mountain Biking (Downhill and Cross-country), Snowboarding, Trampolining, Trapeze, Bungee Jumping
• ...

(yeah, I know, some of these can hardly be called sports, but I'm tracking them here anyway)

Alphabetically

Bungee Jumping

• June 28 2008: third bungee jump, 150? feet, Whistler; running start (just a couple steps)
• Aug 30 2007: second bungee jump, 150? feet, Whistler; stood on railing and slowly fell forward with hands at my sides
• Apr 2006: first bungee jump, 150? feet, Whistler, jumped backwards off the bridge

Dirtbiking

• Mar 2007: five days in Cambodia

Disc golfing

• June 2009: tried for the first time at Spruce Grove course in Whistler.

Kayaking, Whitewater

• Oct 5 2005: very quick day trip with Erin and J, ran Garburator
• Aug 20 2005: day trip with Erin
• July 16-17 2005: two-day course with Paddler Co-Op at Palmer Rapids on the Madawaska River, with J and Kayte
• June 25-26 2005: two-day intro course with Liquid Skills on the Ottawa River, with Robin and Michelle. Had my eskimo roll dialed after about 30 mins of practice at the end of the first day :)

Mountain Biking, cross-country

• 2007: 12 days, incl Comfortably Numb, Kill Me Thrill Me, River Runs Through It, Lost Lake trails.
• 2006: 12 days (usually just 1-2 hours each) in Whistler, usually River Runs Through It or a loonie race.
• 2004-2005: went about a dozen times, mostly at Kanata Lakes, Ottawa, most of the time on my Rockhopper. Mostly rode with Andre, Clive, Erin, J, Curt, Dave.
• June 20 2004: bought my first real mountain bike, a Specialized Rockhopper
• 2001-2003: couple attempts to ride with Tristen et al. without a decent bike

Mountain Biking, downhill

• May-Oct 2008: 54 days in the Whistler bike park. Cornering and jumping progressed a lot this year, partly thanks to Lopes' book. Entered a few phat wed races early in the season just for fun but didn't really get into racing.
• June-Oct 2007: 25 days in the Whistler bike park, progressed a lot since last year. Cleaned Goat's Gully and many other double blacks, started jumping near the end of the season, cleared almost all the A-line jumps.
• June-Oct 2006: 37 days in the Whistler bike park and nearby; bought my first downhill bike, a used RMX.
• Oct 2005: day at Vancouver's North Shore with Tristen.
• Oct 2001: day at Bromont with Tristen.

Scuba diving

• Feb 2007: 18 dives, Sipadan and Mabul, Malaysia. New max depth: 40m(?)
• Jan 2007: PADI Advanced cert, Nitrox course and 22 dives, Similan Islands, Thailand. New max depth: 31.5m(?)
• Oct 2005: PADI Open Water and Adventure certs and my first 16 dives, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Max depth: 28.5m(?)

Skydiving

• Nov 2005: first skydive, 14000 feet, Cairns, Australia

Snowboarding

• Feb-June 2007: 33 days at Whistler :)
• Jan 15 2005: day trip to Mont Ste Marie with Erin, really icy
• Dec 2004: 1 day at Lake Louise with Tristen, Deb, Curt, Marn, Chris
• Dec 2003: 2? days at Jasper by myself (ditched family in town)
• Dec 2003: bought my first snowboard?
• Mar 2002: 2 days at Jay Peak with Alana
• Mar 2002: 2 days at Mont Tremblant with Alana and friends
• Feb 2001: 2 days at Loon Mountain with Wendy and friends
• Feb 2001: 1 day at Whistler with Tristen and Blaine
• Jan 2001: 2 days at Jay Peak with Tyson and friends
• Jan 2000: half-day on ice at Jasper with Darren, very painful

Surfing

• Nov 2005: four days in Byron Bay, Australia; did a headstand my sixth day surfing :)
• May 2002: one day in Hawaii with Wendy and John
• June 2000: one day in Anglet, France with Tristen, Tyson, Curtis, Chris

Trampolining

• 2006: daily, in the back yard in Whistler. Fairly consistent front and back flips, not too good at 360s etc.
• 198x: a few times at summer camps as a kid

Trapeze

• Sep 10 2006: intro trapeze lesson at Blackcomb

To be added:

• Rock climbing
• Skiing, cross-country
• Skiing, downhill
• Ultimate
• Waterskiing

Last modified: $Date: 2010/03/04 07:00:29 $
Gerald Oskoboiny, <[email protected]>