Hit the Slopes with World’s First Skiers | National Geographic

I thought it’s a fantastic idea to go

I thought it’s a fantastic idea to go and see this ancient culture that maybe

and see this ancient culture that maybe

and see this ancient culture that maybe invented skiing the places where they

invented skiing the places where they

invented skiing the places where they still ski this way is a far out beyond

still ski this way is a far out beyond

still ski this way is a far out beyond prepared terrain here they they still

prepared terrain here they they still

prepared terrain here they they still make the skis the exact same ways they

make the skis the exact same ways they

make the skis the exact same ways they must have done it thousands and

must have done it thousands and

must have done it thousands and thousands of years ago one guy will go

thousands of years ago one guy will go

thousands of years ago one guy will go out in the woods cut down with an axe a

out in the woods cut down with an axe a

out in the woods cut down with an axe a good spruce tree it’ll haul it back to

good spruce tree it’ll haul it back to

good spruce tree it’ll haul it back to the village well he’s a really simple

the village well he’s a really simple

the village well he’s a really simple planar she saw a shape that entered two

planar she saw a shape that entered two

planar she saw a shape that entered two thin boards that can be used as a base

thin boards that can be used as a base

thin boards that can be used as a base for skiing after you bent the tips the

for skiing after you bent the tips the

for skiing after you bent the tips the skis have to cure attached with nails

skis have to cure attached with nails

skis have to cure attached with nails horse skin underneath because the

horse skin underneath because the

horse skin underneath because the direction of the horse hair gives them

direction of the horse hair gives them

direction of the horse hair gives them traction for traveling uphill and skis

traction for traveling uphill and skis

traction for traveling uphill and skis smoothly and fast downhill

when you’re looking for villages where

when you’re looking for villages where people are skiing you have to kind of

people are skiing you have to kind of

people are skiing you have to kind of look for where are their skiing tracks

look for where are their skiing tracks

look for where are their skiing tracks coming down the mountain size another

coming down the mountain size another

coming down the mountain size another difference from the Altai skis to what

difference from the Altai skis to what

difference from the Altai skis to what we’re used as they use only one pole

we’re used as they use only one pole

we’re used as they use only one pole they sort of lean back and use the pole

they sort of lean back and use the pole

they sort of lean back and use the pole as almost like a rudder they have a need

as almost like a rudder they have a need

as almost like a rudder they have a need to constantly go up and down and shift

to constantly go up and down and shift

to constantly go up and down and shift between upwards and downwards and

between upwards and downwards and

between upwards and downwards and sideways and through Russian trees out

sideways and through Russian trees out

sideways and through Russian trees out on open ground and then you know it’s

on open ground and then you know it’s

on open ground and then you know it’s all about chasing animals and going

all about chasing animals and going

all about chasing animals and going where you can’t plan

I was always trying to just stay ahead

I was always trying to just stay ahead of the curve somehow to do photography

of the curve somehow to do photography

of the curve somehow to do photography tried to get position tried to get past

tried to get position tried to get past

tried to get position tried to get past them try to get a good angle we found

them try to get a good angle we found

them try to get a good angle we found that we had quite a hard time keeping up

that we had quite a hard time keeping up

that we had quite a hard time keeping up with that I just had to try to keep up

with that I just had to try to keep up

with that I just had to try to keep up for me it was like a travel back in time

for me it was like a travel back in time

for me it was like a travel back in time to what might have been the origin of

to what might have been the origin of

to what might have been the origin of skiing but the whole tradition of skiing

skiing but the whole tradition of skiing

skiing but the whole tradition of skiing is very much you could say on its last

is very much you could say on its last

is very much you could say on its last legs the young generations are less and

legs the young generations are less and

legs the young generations are less and less involved with these ancient ways