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  1. #1
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    K2 first ski descent

    This is all I have right now

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BlgO94tlXhJ/

    Przed wyjściem do ataku szczytowego

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    Quote Originally Posted by LeeLau View Post
    This is all I have right now

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BlgO94tlXhJ/

    Przed wyjściem do ataku szczytowego
    Bad ass if that’s the case.

  3. #3
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    word

    other level respect if it hopefully went down,

    conquistadors of the useful!

    base camp looked plush
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    Wow. That'd be a first D to put on the resume. Hope he sent it.

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    "Its not the arrow, its the Indian" - M.Pinto

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    Dave Watson was the first to put skis on the slope in 2009 ... granted he was 300m from the summit when they had to turn around... but I guess that doesn't count anymore.
    "Its not the arrow, its the Indian" - M.Pinto

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    The Poles are freaking bad-ass in the mountains, what a history for such a small country. Just finished reading "Art of Freedom" about Voytek Kurtyka, which completely blew my mind.

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    Mad props if this turns out to be true, radness thru the roof.

    Hans Kammerlander did an attempt many years ago too but had to abort after descending on skis a few hundred meters from the summit due to excessively dangerous conditions.

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    white people......
    dirtbag, not a dentist

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    Unreal achievement.

    Google earthed the mountain....couldn't find any green circle or blue square runs.

    Wonder what line he skied? One of these blue ones?

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    Master of mediocrity.

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    insane! I can't imagine climbing a mountain like that with such a huge set of balls

    the route is described here: ( but looks like he started with the red above, then traversed skiers right to blue and then continued down the right fork)

    http://www.alanarnette.com/blog/2018...2-ski-descent/

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    This is pretty incredible! Seems like it would be a really intense ski descent.

    On another note, does it seem to anyone else that mountaineering achievements have fallen out of favor with the media in recent years? Other than the TGR instagram feed, I'm not seeing much coverage.

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    Doesn't count until someone takes it switch to the parking lot

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    Nice.
    Well maybe I'm the faggot America
    I'm not a part of a redneck agenda

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    Quote Originally Posted by viglio View Post
    Looking forward to the POV.

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    Quote Originally Posted by plugboots View Post
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    Nice.

    Nice?

    More like I'd shit in my pants from that ice and death exposure!
    dirtbag, not a dentist

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    Quote Originally Posted by plugboots View Post
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    Nice.
    wasn't on BGs, doesn't count

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    Quote Originally Posted by BRUTAH View Post
    insane! I can't imagine climbing a mountain like that with such a huge set of balls

    the route is described here: ( but looks like he started with the red above, then traversed skiers right to blue and then continued down the right fork)

    http://www.alanarnette.com/blog/2018...2-ski-descent/
    badass. the youtube footage is crazy too. hope they release the whole POV footage

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    jesus. wow.

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    Woulda made better turns w RAX

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    Quote Originally Posted by cmcrawfo View Post
    Dave Watson was the first to put skis on the slope in 2009 ... granted he was 300m from the summit when they had to turn around... but I guess that doesn't count anymore.
    hmm, noted for thought. i always like that guy in colorado who skied all the 14ers in a season, but somehow did not follow the rules. jason ivanic. always loved that story.

    mad respect for sure though.

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    Pretty freaking intense! Hats way TF off!

    CNN's article on this has a couple of trailers I haven't seen elsewhere (with some very cool drone footage): https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/23/sport...ntl/index.html. Looks like dude even found some good pow (as well as...other things).

    I'm sure Red Balls will put together a full-length feature - it's what they do. They just had to release something the minute the news broke.

    BTW, that cnn article also states: no supplemental oxygen used, and ski descent took 7 hours. Impressive as hell.

    Yes, the Poles are superbadass in the mountains.

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    Cool accomplishment but dude could have charged harder. 6.2/10

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