{"id":48108,"date":"2015-03-16T08:37:08","date_gmt":"2015-03-16T16:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=48108"},"modified":"2015-03-16T09:42:51","modified_gmt":"2015-03-16T17:42:51","slug":"forrest-shearer-feels-the-zeal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=48108","title":{"rendered":"Forrest Shearer Feels The Zeal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/forrest_shearer_marquee.jpg\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/forrest_shearer_marquee.jpg','popup','width=1400,height=610,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=yes,left=0,top=0');return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/forrest_shearer_marquee-tm.jpg\" height=\"187\" width=\"430\" border=\"1\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" alt=\"Forrest Shearer Marquee\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>See that little, tiny spec on that monstrous white wall? That&#8217;s <strong>Forrest Shearer<\/strong>, the newest member of the <strong>Zeal Optics<\/strong> team, working his big mountain magic. Now, he&#8217;s going to charge all the harder because he&#8217;s got some proper eyewear showing him the way (and someone paying him to wear it) which isn&#8217;t all bad these days.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cForrest is one of the most legendary and inspiring snowboarders out there, and we\u2019re so excited to have him in the ZEAL Family as he holds a passion that is found deep within every ZEAL ambassador,\u201d says ZEAL Marketing\u2019s <strong>Mike Lewis<\/strong>.  \u201cA passion and desire to explore more and a constant push to challenge himself and those around him to make the world a better place with his work with the POW Riders Alliance makes Forrest a perfect fit with the brand.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>For the official word from Zeal, please follow the jump.<!--more-->ZEAL Optics Welcome Snowboarder Forrest Shearer To The Family<\/p>\n<p>Boulder, Colorado \u2013 ZEAL Optics is proud to welcome world renowned snowboarder Forrest Shearer to its family of snow Ambassadors.<\/p>\n<p>From the beginning, Forrest has always held a passion for getting out and pushing his limits \u2014always striving to challenge himself. \u201cThe possibilities are endless, you just have to experiment,\u201d says Forrest, making him a perfect fit with ZEAL\u2019s motto of \u201cExplore More\u201d!<\/p>\n<p>Spending his childhood hitting mini ramps and searching for the best waves on the shores of Southern California, Forrest has never been one to sit back and watch his life go by. He now resides in Salt Lake City, Utah \u2013 constantly searching for the biggest and best lines! Forrest has been in numerous big mountain films, including the Jeremy Jones trilogy; Deeper, Further, and Higher, and Absinthe Films, Dopamine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cForrest is one of the most legendary and inspiring snowboarders out there, and we\u2019re so excited to have him in the ZEAL Family as he holds a passion that is found deep within every ZEAL ambassador,\u201d says ZEAL Marketing\u2019s Mike Lewis.  \u201cA passion and desire to explore more and a constant push to challenge himself and those around him to make the world a better place with his work with the POW Riders Alliance makes Forrest a perfect fit with the brand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Forrest\u2019s unique approach to snowboarding involves adapting to his surroundings, allowing the mountains to teach him a thing or two and inspiring him to help protect them. \u201cOur natural surroundings talk to us,\u201d adds Shearer. \u201cYou just have to pay attention and have an open mind.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When asked why he was stoked to partner with ZEAL, Forrest says: \u201cZEAL has an open mind, a family vibe, and they make environmentally friendly products. ZEAL is the future. They\u2019re not afraid to try new things. It\u2019s refreshing to be a part of a brand that is blazing a trail with goggle\/eyewear designs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>About ZEAL Optics: Proudly the most sustainable sunglass company in the world, ZEAL designs and crafts every sunglass from renewable plant-based materials. ZEAL is also known for revolutionizing the goggle market with the HD Camera Goggle and the original GPS goggle. Based in Boulder, Colo., USA, ZEAL is a boutique brand focusing on handcrafted quality eyewear build for life outdoors. For more info visit zealoptics.com and follow @zealoptics on Instagram and Facebook.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>See that little, tiny spec on that monstrous white wall? That&#8217;s Forrest Shearer, the newest member of the Zeal Optics team, working his big mountain magic. Now, he&#8217;s going to charge all the harder because he&#8217;s got some proper eyewear showing him the way (and someone paying him to wear it) which isn&#8217;t all bad [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48108"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=48108"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48108\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48111,"href":"https:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48108\/revisions\/48111"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=48108"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=48108"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=48108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}