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Thread: The FIFTY
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04-26-2019, 11:40 AM #476
Also, simply put, some of these lines are impossible to ski that fast. No one is going to flash Robson, for example.
I ski 135 degree chutes switch to the road.
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04-26-2019, 12:16 PM #477Registered User
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04-26-2019, 12:45 PM #478
Given condition, right equipment, and available evac support, I'm guessing Cody would entertain the idea of opening it up on some of the descents. But that's nut really the goal of his project.
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04-26-2019, 02:32 PM #479
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04-26-2019, 02:51 PM #480
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04-26-2019, 04:09 PM #481Registered User
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04-26-2019, 04:10 PM #482
I was hoping for a monoski straightline descent of terminal cancer.
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04-26-2019, 04:25 PM #483
Yeah that's the video I was thinking of
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04-26-2019, 04:38 PM #484Registered User
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maybe it's just me but every time I see a video of TC the juice doesn't really look worth the squeeze. looks like one of those lines that's super impressive shot from across the road, but the inside is kind of meh. I'm sure it's fun and good on anyone who has skied it of course
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04-26-2019, 04:39 PM #485
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04-26-2019, 04:53 PM #486
Didn’t McLean ski it like 20 years ago and storytell about it in very deep conditions.
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04-26-2019, 10:10 PM #487
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04-26-2019, 11:13 PM #488
Someone didn't watch Episode 2...In all seriousness, if the conditions allow it, of course I'd open it up. But most of the lines are steep, exposed and climbable only when it's stable and often not great for opening it up. When the chance is there, of course I'm gonna ski fast because it's more fun, but more often than not, it hasn't been optimal for skiing the way I did for the last 15 years.
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04-26-2019, 11:22 PM #489
So you're agreeing with me? Hard to tell. I'm a few beers in on Friday nite, but i think we're saying the same thing.
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04-27-2019, 12:01 AM #490
So i was thinking about this last night. After the "Crack" there was no real way to top that without taking insanely huge risks. Others have turned to new sports when they felt they had hit the risk ceiling while skiing (usually a more risky sport). Instead you've decided to turn your skiing in a different direction.
Was a feeling that your (as of then) current trajectory was unsustainable over time a part of your decision to take on this project?powdork.com - new and improved, with 20% more dork.
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04-27-2019, 08:21 AM #491
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04-28-2019, 03:54 PM #492registered abuser
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besides its aesthetics and location, what makes tc a classic is that its pretty much obtainable for anybody with half a skill set, and those with skills, can rip the shit out of it.
that last episode was hilarious. i love this series and already cant wait for next weds+++
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04-29-2019, 12:24 PM #493
Yeah, I've said this in quite a few podcasts lately but I 100% felt the trajectory I was on was unsustainable, both from the level of line that wouldn't get me excited/motivated to the only line that did get me excited/motivated and how insanely dangerous that was to continue to push in that realm. I pretty got bored (oh and this is like the most jaded 1% of 1% thing to say) of heli-skiing, the pampered lifestyle of it and filming lines. I needed/wanted something different that I wasn't getting anymore from traditional ski-porn film making. So over the last 4-5 years, I started exploring many different realms of mountains, from far flung expeditions, to high-altitude adventures to human powered line skiing. Over those 4-5 years I settled on the fact that I'm obsessed with the west coast of the entire North American continent. The Fifty then fit right into that realm. So now over 2 years of dreaming about this, I'm doing it and couldn't be more stoked about it.
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04-29-2019, 12:45 PM #494
On Friday, Village to Village Spearhead Traverse FKT, climbing up from the bottom, was set to 6:27
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04-29-2019, 01:12 PM #497Registered User
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