The FIFTY: Jim Morrison and Hilaree Nelson Get Techy With Cody Townsend

Cody Townsend’s Fifty Project is getting to the point where the lines left on the list are getting gnarlier and gnarlier. His latest adventure (#36) took him deep into the Montana wilderness to attempt a rarely skied line called the Patriarch on the North Face of Glacier Peak just outside Cooke City. It’s a proud line that requires a healthy amount of ropework and ends in a massive cliff that needs to be skirted around. This time, he’s joined by modern ski mountaineering legends Jim Morrison and Hilaree Nelson on a frigid spring mission that challenges the whole crew.