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Dave Nettle talks about the Lake Tahoe Adventure Slideshow Series
By Ryan Salm
Special to the Tahoe World | Tahoe.com
Special to the Tahoe World | Tahoe.com
In 1990, Dave Nettle put on a slideshow series at Olympic Village Inn at Squaw Valley. The first year, the climbing-guru-adventurer presented every single show himself and ran the series for six weeks in the summer and winter. The weekly format clicked with the crowds and the series ran for three years before changes at OVI caused the series to stall out for awhile.
But people noticed.
“As I would bump into people in passing, I sensed that the community wanted more of this type of thing,” Nettle said. And so, in 2001, Nettle and Backcountry owner Mike Schwartz started tossing around the idea of doing a series in the winter when people had free time in the evenings. Schwartz came through with gear donations and sponsorship from the Backcountry. Justin Casey and Tom O’Neil at Squaw Valley opened Bar One to house the shows. And the grassroots slideshow series lived on.
“The first year’s core principle was that it would be a free community event and that it would never rely on sponsorship to continue. It would always be grassroots,” Nettle said.
Today, attendance to any one particular slideshow can be between 150-300 people per event. There always seems to be new faces every time, from the extreme types to the arm chair travelers. Be sure to get there early if you want a seat, this place gets packed with good people gathered together for the purpose of being entertained, informed and inspired.
Wednesday, Jan. 7 the 2009 season of slideshows will kickoff as Nettle presents his “European Vacation,” which we can assure you is more than your typical snaps of the Eiffel Tower.
Nettle’s presentation starts in Russia with an ascent of Mount Elbrus at the height of the recent Georgian conflict then continues on to Switzerland’s iconic Matterhorn and the spectacular granite face of the Dru near Chamonix. Despite the shrinking US Dollar, his “European Vacation” is full value and packed with a sense of humor, fun travel and memorable ascents.
Photographer, writer and slideshow presenter himself Ryan Salm had the chance to catch up with Dave Nettle for a few words about the series and his show. Check out what he had to say:
But people noticed.
“As I would bump into people in passing, I sensed that the community wanted more of this type of thing,” Nettle said. And so, in 2001, Nettle and Backcountry owner Mike Schwartz started tossing around the idea of doing a series in the winter when people had free time in the evenings. Schwartz came through with gear donations and sponsorship from the Backcountry. Justin Casey and Tom O’Neil at Squaw Valley opened Bar One to house the shows. And the grassroots slideshow series lived on.
“The first year’s core principle was that it would be a free community event and that it would never rely on sponsorship to continue. It would always be grassroots,” Nettle said.
Today, attendance to any one particular slideshow can be between 150-300 people per event. There always seems to be new faces every time, from the extreme types to the arm chair travelers. Be sure to get there early if you want a seat, this place gets packed with good people gathered together for the purpose of being entertained, informed and inspired.
Wednesday, Jan. 7 the 2009 season of slideshows will kickoff as Nettle presents his “European Vacation,” which we can assure you is more than your typical snaps of the Eiffel Tower.
Nettle’s presentation starts in Russia with an ascent of Mount Elbrus at the height of the recent Georgian conflict then continues on to Switzerland’s iconic Matterhorn and the spectacular granite face of the Dru near Chamonix. Despite the shrinking US Dollar, his “European Vacation” is full value and packed with a sense of humor, fun travel and memorable ascents.
Photographer, writer and slideshow presenter himself Ryan Salm had the chance to catch up with Dave Nettle for a few words about the series and his show. Check out what he had to say:
Salm: How would you define the word adventure? What is the Essence of
adventure?
Nettle: When I set out on an adventure I always bring confident uncertainty. I am confident that everything will work out but I am uncertain of how it will come together. It is essential that people travel as a participant not an observer. One must expose themselves to all the elements of nature, culture, the food, etc.
Salm: You have climbed and skied all over the world, do you get nervous or scared before some of the more challenging and/or dangerous adventures?
Nettle: Absolutely, fear and uncertainty are part of an important instinct. You must balance the fear of holding back with the fear of stepping up. That is what makes the experience rich.
Salm: Do you feel like the adventure is more when abroad vs at home?
Nettle: It’s all adventure. You always start with an idea of what the adventure will look like..the goal. By the time you come home that idea is just a tiny portion of the trip. It’s everything else that makes it the adventure.
Salm: Why do you present at these shows? Why do you MC these shows year after year?
Nettle: I feel that the oral tradition of directly sharing personal experience is being lost. These shows are the best way of sharing the passion, the influence and the inspiration and it is like maintaining a lost art. You have the energy of the crowd as well as the energy of the presenter. Plus I am a ham. I love doing it.
Salm: What have been the highlights over the years?
Nettle: The climber Timmy O’Neil came in as a celebrity-type comedian and he rocked the house. It’s a good mix of out- of-town big names like Lynn Hill, Peter Croft, Andrew McLean and all the local Tahoe talent. It is one of the few venues where big name people will come and not expect anything in compensation except great vibes.
Salm: How do you choose your
presenters?
Nettle: It’s a combination of input from sources I respect, a large group of friends that are travelers and can give great presentations with great images and the shows have enough of a name that people approach me with ideas.
Salm: Do you have a favorite trip that you have been on or a favorite show that you presented?
Nettle: My favorite show is the climb I did on Mt. Logan on the Hummingbird Ridge. This is so because on a scale of 1-10 it was an 11. It was an amazing story and experience.
Salm: Do you have a dream trip that you haven’t done yet?
Nettle: Every year the list gets longer but sometime in the near future I would like to travel to the granite walls of Baffin Island.
adventure?
Nettle: When I set out on an adventure I always bring confident uncertainty. I am confident that everything will work out but I am uncertain of how it will come together. It is essential that people travel as a participant not an observer. One must expose themselves to all the elements of nature, culture, the food, etc.
Salm: You have climbed and skied all over the world, do you get nervous or scared before some of the more challenging and/or dangerous adventures?
Nettle: Absolutely, fear and uncertainty are part of an important instinct. You must balance the fear of holding back with the fear of stepping up. That is what makes the experience rich.
Salm: Do you feel like the adventure is more when abroad vs at home?
Nettle: It’s all adventure. You always start with an idea of what the adventure will look like..the goal. By the time you come home that idea is just a tiny portion of the trip. It’s everything else that makes it the adventure.
Salm: Why do you present at these shows? Why do you MC these shows year after year?
Nettle: I feel that the oral tradition of directly sharing personal experience is being lost. These shows are the best way of sharing the passion, the influence and the inspiration and it is like maintaining a lost art. You have the energy of the crowd as well as the energy of the presenter. Plus I am a ham. I love doing it.
Salm: What have been the highlights over the years?
Nettle: The climber Timmy O’Neil came in as a celebrity-type comedian and he rocked the house. It’s a good mix of out- of-town big names like Lynn Hill, Peter Croft, Andrew McLean and all the local Tahoe talent. It is one of the few venues where big name people will come and not expect anything in compensation except great vibes.
Salm: How do you choose your
presenters?
Nettle: It’s a combination of input from sources I respect, a large group of friends that are travelers and can give great presentations with great images and the shows have enough of a name that people approach me with ideas.
Salm: Do you have a favorite trip that you have been on or a favorite show that you presented?
Nettle: My favorite show is the climb I did on Mt. Logan on the Hummingbird Ridge. This is so because on a scale of 1-10 it was an 11. It was an amazing story and experience.
Salm: Do you have a dream trip that you haven’t done yet?
Nettle: Every year the list gets longer but sometime in the near future I would like to travel to the granite walls of Baffin Island.
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