The FIFTY

[hutash]

To generally answer a lot of the questions...


4. Man, I've never had so many people talk about my pee. Don't worry though, I'm all good.

Count yourself lucky...around here talk is mostly about poo ��

[NW_SKIER]

Count yourself lucky...around here talk is mostly about poo ��

I think you're confused. That's not what shit talking means.

[thefrush]

Yesterday in the liftline I got a full Cody call-out. Dude says "I really love your Fifty series, it's great stuff man." I should have messed with him more but I was too surprised to do anything other than mumble, "that's not me."

Do you even ski Salomons bro?

[MakersTeleMark]

Yesterday in the liftline I got a full Cody call-out. Dude says "I really love your Fifty series, it's great stuff man." I should have messed with him more but I was too surprised to do anything other than mumble, "that's not me."

The hair must have tipped him off.

[t.odd]

Intense episode for sure and certainly sobering...curious, Cody, what was the elapsed time between being in the gut and watching it unload? I think that's one of the first times I've seen on video where a crew is talking about how scared and spooked they are because of changing conditions and how they need to get out, but that seems like one of the first where we've literally been able to see something happen so close to being in danger, in all it's terrifying reality...

Really glad you guys stayed on the good side of that one, thanks so much for a glimpse into this, wild shit!

[teleee]

Damn those couloir avalanches were hairy. I had to hit pause and grab a bourbon to calm the jitters in order to finish the episode. I feel you on those rain days waiting for the plane. We were down to a hand full of clif bars on my last fishing/rafting trip to Alaska.


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[romeo tango]

hello Cody,
just re-watched Peak Obsession
with J Jo

as one beautiful man to another
ditch the porn star mustache

it makes you look .....
inexpensive

.

[MakersTeleMark]

hello Cody,
just re-watched Peak Obsession
with J Jo

as one beautiful man to another
ditch the porn star mustache

it makes you look .....
inexpensive

.

STFU JONG.

[rip]

That was gnarly...

If anyone hasn't already seen the red bull movie Mt St Elias, it's definitely worth a watch.

https://www.redbull.com/us-en/films/mount-st-elias

[Alkasquawlik]

Intense episode for sure and certainly sobering...curious, Cody, what was the elapsed time between being in the gut and watching it unload? I think that's one of the first times I've seen on video where a crew is talking about how scared and spooked they are because of changing conditions and how they need to get out, but that seems like one of the first where we've literally been able to see something happen so close to being in danger, in all it's terrifying reality...

Really glad you guys stayed on the good side of that one, thanks so much for a glimpse into this, wild shit!

The first couloir two over from where we were slid just about the moment we reached the shale ridgeline. The second went multiple times and went about 30 minutes after the first and then two more times 15 minutes later. The giant slide that split the Ridgeline, stepped down 4-5 feet and flushed where we were stuck above the exposure went about 1.5 hours after we were in the bottom of it. It pretty much all started raining down the moment we got to a high point. It's rare you get reinforcement to your opinion of "this is fucked we gotta get outta here" in the mountains. That was one of those rare moments. It was honestly pretty terrifying. The ground was shaking and it sounded like a airliner flying 50 feet off the deck when it was happening.

[MakersTeleMark]

The first couloir two over from where we were slid just about the moment we reached the shale ridgeline. The second went multiple times and went about 30 minutes after the first and then two more times 15 minutes later. The giant slide that split the Ridgeline, stepped down 4-5 feet and flushed where we were stuck above the exposure went about 1.5 hours after we were in the bottom of it. It pretty much all started raining down the moment we got to a high point. It's rare you get reinforcement to your opinion of "this is fucked we gotta get outta here" in the mountains. That was one of those rare moments. It was honestly pretty terrifying. The ground was shaking and it sounded like a airliner flying 50 feet off the deck when it was happening.

Your goosebumps recalling it were palpable through your 3 layer shell. I even almost puked in my mouth a little.

[John_B]

Your goosebumps recalling it were palpable through your 3 layer shell. I even almost puked in my mouth a little.

I agree Makers. I feel like all of the 50 episodes have been fun to watch vs this one felt serious enough that it kind of left me with a quesy feeling.

And it certainly gave me an appreciation for the gnarlyness of skiing on St Elias. I also think your previous episodes have done such a good job of explaining your trip plan and navigation that I felt a bit lost on this one. Of course the switch from 3K vertical lines to 20k is also a helluva lot more confusing to watch.

Thanks for another good one Cody!

[jackstraw]

"...didn't have a 70lb pack this would be super fun!"

And..."it's all downhill from here...except the uphill parts."

Gold!

[bean]

Great watch, and has me wanting to go give Elias a shot. Certainly looks warmer than Denali. Having to carry everything up and over on your back doesn't look fun though.

[BFD]

Great watch, and has me wanting to go give Elias a shot. Certainly looks warmer than Denali. Having to carry everything up and over on your back doesn't look fun though.

if you go, East Ridge better looking route

[t.odd]

The first couloir two over from where we were slid just about the moment we reached the shale ridgeline. The second went multiple times and went about 30 minutes after the first and then two more times 15 minutes later. The giant slide that split the Ridgeline, stepped down 4-5 feet and flushed where we were stuck above the exposure went about 1.5 hours after we were in the bottom of it. It pretty much all started raining down the moment we got to a high point. It's rare you get reinforcement to your opinion of "this is fucked we gotta get outta here" in the mountains. That was one of those rare moments. It was honestly pretty terrifying. The ground was shaking and it sounded like a airliner flying 50 feet off the deck when it was happening.

wow, I probably would've sat down and cried a bit...haha!

[Danno]

did we ever get an answer about the base camp tents? Did those get left up there?

[Khrolar]

did we ever get an answer about the base camp tents? Did those get left up there?

Nope, at what point does stashed gear become booty?

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[yeahman]

I imagine they're cached and those queries are best left unanswered.

[CnRzG]

Yeah... I was truly worried. And in awe.

[~mikey b]

if you like The Fifty you’d like Nikolai Schirmer’s films


https://youtu.be/aaeBN_JYkcA

[frosted flakes]

if you like The Fifty you’d like Nikolai Schumer’s films

+1. I just started watching recently.

[nyskirat]

So Cody answered the question about the other tents on his instagram post.

They were flown off the mountain.

[m17504]

I watched the St. Elias attempt film, glad nobody got the chop. They don't call it alpine start for nothing, eh?
Looked like a good trip for you guys to learn about spring weather in Alaska and get a peek at the mountain, hopefully some beta gained and lessons learned will help you on your next attempt!

Reminds me of a trip I guided to the Science glacier area ages ago. 4 day scheduled trip, but Meekins couldn't make the pickup a half day early to avoid the incoming parade of low pressure systems brewing in the gulf. 12 days of storm later, out of food for 4, sick of shoveling, we bundled up the client, left a stash of kites, garbage, and broken tents to be picked up by Meekins at a later date, and started walking...

Nobody is ever sad to see a bush pilot show up in Alaska. Ever. Roderick, Claus, Meekins, and all the rest make it all possible on trips like that. Cheers.

[grskier]

I watched the St. Elias attempt film, glad nobody got the chop. They don't call it alpine start for nothing, eh?
Looked like a good trip for you guys to learn about spring weather in Alaska and get a peek at the mountain, hopefully some beta gained and lessons learned will help you on your next attempt!

Reminds me of a trip I guided to the Science glacier area ages ago. 4 day scheduled trip, but Meekins couldn't make the pickup a half day early to avoid the incoming parade of low pressure systems brewing in the gulf. 12 days of storm later, out of food for 4, sick of shoveling, we bundled up the client, left a stash of kites, garbage, and broken tents to be picked up by Meekins at a later date, and started walking...

Nobody is ever sad to see a bush pilot show up in Alaska. Ever. Roderick, Claus, Meekins, and all the rest make it all possible on trips like that. Cheers.

That sounds like a complete suffer fest of anxiety and hunger to me.. dang.