Figure 1.-- Here in our photograph I'm hamming it up on a flat spot where I felt comfortable. You can tell from the background that we are rather high up in the Swiss Alps. The pants were actually knickers that I eventually grew into, and had an interesting side entry with buttons.

Here in our photograph I'm hamming it up on a flat spot where I felt comfortable. You can tell from the background that we are rather high up in the Swiss Alps. The pants were actually knickers that I eventually grew into, and had an interesting side entry with buttons. If you are any kind of modern skier, you are probable wondering how we managed to survive without multiple broken bones. The boots were strapped to a non-movable toe clip, and the heels held in place with no safety release. This was considered high tech in 1959. Also note the double lace ski boots. You first laced the inner boot, then the outer boot. I don't remember getting goggles until much later in my skiing career. Getting started in the morning was quite a chore with the four of us children

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