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Skiers make first descent of Yosemite peak, risking death slabs and avalanches

Skiers make first descent of Yosemite peak, risking death slabs and avalanches
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The Curious Case Of Nick Russell

How Nick Russell’s snowboarding career has taken him to unlikely places. The Curious Case Of Nick Russell Story by Ben Gavelda There’s more beneath all the fur. A carefully and calculated mind bent on riding, a thoughtful and compassionate soul, a student of the mountains. Turning riding into a career has taken decades, and it hasn’t been easy. But snowboarder Nick Russell has ridden far more because of it, he’s become wiser, stronger and well-travelled in the process. After finally gaining much-deserved support and recognition in recent years including being a member of the Smartwool athlete squad, it’s all falling into place for him. After all, not many snowboarders turn “pro” in their thirties. He might not be a household name, but for those who’ve been following his feats, he’s been a fountain of inspiration, dreaming big and broadening the view for the rest of us. He’s ridden arguably the earliest concept of a snowboard in Turkey with Alex Yoder, so

Watch the First Descent of Half Dome on Skis

 On February 21, two friends, 45-year-old Jason Torlano and 40-year-old Zach Milligan, completed the first full descent of Half Dome from the top of the dome to the floor of Yosemite Valley . The descent, which is 4,800 vertical feet, took the pair five hours on skis and included a couple of rappel sections, as well. Snowboarding legend Jim Zellers is the first to have completed the descent of the upper “dome” portion of Half Dome, but as far as the history books go, no one has ever attempted to ski or board the entire way down to the valley. It truly was a death-defying feat: one slip could have sent Jason or Zach tumbling down to the valley floor a lot quicker than the five hours it took for them to do it and live to tell the tale.

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