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[ soft, dramatic music plays ] the trip started in juneau, alaska, which is theres roads here, but its not connected to anywhere. The mountains are so radical that the only way to get here is on boat or plane. [ fish pouring into ship ] so were going to get on a boat from here, take that boat about 25 hours up into Glacier Bay National park. Were going to get dropped off at the edge of a glacier, and then were going to walk 15 miles to a base camp and, ideally, go and ride one of the most beauti...

>> [ sighs ] yeah . >> holy shit. i just went from "everythings fine" to, like, "we need to move." doing something that nobody has ever done before, theres no guarantee that your plans going to work. >> agh. [ rapids rushing ] once you commit, there is no turning around. [ waves crashing ] >> were entirely removed from civilization. >> look at this one. >> we know once we get there, were on our own. >> climbing. weve chosen to live a life that does have risks. [ rock rolling ] >> oh, m...

[ soft, dramatic music plays ] >> the trip started in juneau, alaska, which is -- theres roads here, but its not connected to anywhere. the mountains are so radical that the only way to get here is on boat or plane. [ fish pouring into ship ] so were going to get on a boat from here, take that boat about 25 hours up into glacier bay national park. were going to get dropped off at the edge of a glacier, and then were going to walk 15 miles to a base camp and, ideally, go and ride one o...

Impossible launch, as well as an impossible landing. i could get across with that munson, but i can guarantee you that everybody will be soaking wet and all our stuff will be wet. >> the classic pro-skier route is figuring out you have what it takes when youre maybe 15 or 16. but i was the opposite of that. i didnt even really become a pro skier until i was 23 or 24. before that, it was all about, you know, going to school. i got my mba from the university of denver, which gave me a lot of good ...

But i was the opposite of that. i didnt even really become a pro skier until i was 23 or 24. before that, it was all about, you know, going to school. i got my mba from the university of denver, which gave me a lot of good assets to approach the business and skiing world. it was only the last couple years of college that i realized that there could be a different path. [ crowd cheers ] the first freeskiing contest i entered, i won. i was like, "oh, maybe this skiing thing can, you know, work out...

Kyle Smaine, Pro Skier, Passes Away at 31 Due to Avalanche: Photo #4886735. Kyle Smaine has sadly died. The professional skier, who took home the gold at the 2015 Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships, died in a skiing accident…

Kyle Smaine, Pro Skier, Passes Away at 31 Due to Avalanche: Photo #4886734. Kyle Smaine has sadly died. The professional skier, who took home the gold at the 2015 Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships, died in a skiing accident…

Kyle Smaine, Pro Skier, Passes Away at 31 Due to Avalanche: Photo #4886733. Kyle Smaine has sadly died. The professional skier, who took home the gold at the 2015 Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships, died in a skiing accident…

Kyle Smaine, Pro Skier, Passes Away at 31 Due to Avalanche: Photo #4886731. Kyle Smaine has sadly died. The professional skier, who took home the gold at the 2015 Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships, died in a skiing accident…

Kyle Smaine, Pro Skier, Passes Away at 31 Due to Avalanche: Photo #4886732. Kyle Smaine has sadly died. The professional skier, who took home the gold at the 2015 Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships, died in a skiing accident…