There's No Offseason For This Hardcore Japanese Skier

The sport of ski mountaineering (known as skimo) is grueling.Competitors race each other to climb tall mountain peaks on lightweight skis and bindings, and then race back downhill on the same poorly-suited skis.Japanese professional skimo racer Tokutaro Shima apparently doesn't take much of an offseason. Watch as he practices sprinting on a pair of skis modified for pavement:View this post on InstagramA post shared by 島 徳太郎 / tokutaro shima (@tottoko_tokutaro)
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