Hace unos dĆas escribĆamos cĆ³mo algunos medios de comunicaciĆ³n recogĆan la maravillosa historia de Igor Urizar. Un esquiador vasco, de Durango, que ha realizado una autentica proeza. Muchos mĆ”s importante que esas que llenan minutos y minutos de informativos de radio y TV y pĆ”ginas de diarios. Ha fundado la primera escuela de Sky de Kurdistan Iraki. En un lugar donde los conflictos violentos han sido los protagonistas de la vida de sus habitantes por demasiado tiempo.
On the piste in Iraqi Kurdistan: where skis are replacing bullets
When 37-year-old Igor Urizar first happened upon the isolated mountain village of Penjwin, 300km north-east of Baghdad, he had a vision of this border town ā nestled in the pristine, snow-capped mountains of Iraqi Kurdistan ā transformed into a haven for skiers. Now, after four years of hard work, Urizar is the proud founder of the first ever ski school in Iraq, and can hardly contain his satisfaction. “It has been a long way to get to this point but I really think it was worth the effort,” the Basque ski instructor told IPS.
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Last Updated on Abr 29, 2013 by About Basque Country