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is just voracious studier of maps and routes and weather and just every little detail on a mission like this. >> big-mountain skiing has that combination of being in nature, that adrenaline rush, and that challenge. it checks all the boxes of what really does it for me in life. >> it's like we finally see the sun for really the first time since we've been here. and we got a really stiff wind that we can't really move in. all we can do is try to be right on the doorstep, and we're on the doorstep right now. >> i think we're at the start of the driveway. >> yeah. >> [ chuckles ]
but i was the opposite of that. i didn't 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." >> griffin has made major descents in some of the most remote places on the planet and is just voracious studier of maps and routes and weather and just every little detail on a mission like this. >> big-mountain skiing has that combination of being in nature, that adrenaline rush, and that challenge. it checks all the boxes of what really does it for me in life.
>> it's a very dangerous place. you have to respect the mountains around you. you are at the mercy of your earth. >> who you're going out there with plays a big role. you prepare yourself by wearing beacons, which your friends and family are able to track you out there in case something would happen. >> january 2006, heather and ben are joining their friend, ben sparling, to help shoot footage in a pristine area of the back country called jones pass. >> jones pass is kind of the vision of a skier, snowboarder has of big mountain skiing. >> it involved us just being riders and gist taking our turns and being filmed. i was all for it. >> the day gets off to a great start. >> it was beautiful. it was sunny. >> the day was great. it was great. unbelievable powder turns, fresh snow all day, sunshine, couldn't be any better. >> but when the time comes for
injuries. whether or not it did, i am not too sure but i am glad i have it. >> bill: do you have a death wish? >> i do not have a death wish. if you want to be at the top of the game in big mountain skiing you have to be prepared to take the hits. i am living my dream. i travel the world doing what i love. this is just part of the game. you have to be prepared to take hits. >> bill: you are tough. thank you, ian, for coming in. our viewers should know you were back on the mountain two days later >> you cannot get this discourage you. you learn from mistakes in live and move forward. back two days later, we finished filming the rest of the segment and we will premier that tonight. >> bill: thank you very much.
you prepare yourself by wearing beacons, which your friends and family are able to track you out there in case something would happen. >> january 2006, heather and ben are joining their friend, ben sparling, to help shoot some snowboarding footage in a pristine area of the backcountry called jones pass. >> jones pass is kind of the vision of a skier, snowboarder has of big mountain skiing. >> it involved us just being riders and just taking our turns and being filmed. i was all for it. >> the day gets off to a great start. >> it was beautiful. it was sunny. >> the day was great. it was great. we had unbelievable powder turns, fresh snow all day. sunshine. couldn't be any better. >> but when the time comes for heather to take her turn on the mountain, everything changes. at about 1:00 in the afternoon, heather takes off from the top of the mountain with her husband looking on. suddenly the mountain cracks and
you are at the mercy of your earth. >> who you're going out there with plays a big role. you prepare yourself by wearing beacons, which your friends and family are able to track you out there in case something were to happen. >> january 2006, heather and ben are joining their friend, ben sparling, to help shoot footage of snowboarding in a pristine area of the backcountry called jones pass. >> jones pass is kind of the vision of a skier, snowboarder has of big mountain skiing. >> it involved us just being riders and just taking our turns and being filmed. i was all for it. >> the day gets off to a great start. >> it was beautiful. it was sunny. >> the day was perfect. it was great. unbelievable powder turns, fresh snow all day, sunshine, couldn't be any better. >> but when the time comes for heather to take her turn on the mountain, everything changes. at about 1:00 in the afternoon,
>> it's a very dangerous place. you have to respect the mountains around you. you are at the mercy of your earth. >> who you're going out there with plays a big role. you prepare yourself by wearing beacons, which your friends and family are able to track you out there in case something would happen. >> january 2006, heather and ben are joining their friend, ben sparling, to help shoot footage in a pristine area of the back country called jones pass. >> jones pass is kind of the vision of a skier, snowboarder has of big mountain skiing. >> it involved us just being riders and gist taking our turns and being filmed. i was all for it. >> the day gets off to a great start. >> it was beautiful. it was sunny. >> the day was great. it was great. unbelievable powder turns, fresh snow all day, sunshine, couldn't be any better. >> but when the time comes for heather to take her turn on the mountain, everything changes. at about 1:00 in the afternoon, heather takes off from the top of the mountain with her husband looking on. suddenly the mountain cracks and
>> we're on the snow fields. having a great run. >> reporter: a handful of daredevils are breaking all boundaries. pioneering a new sport where passion and pure risk collide. >> it is a perfect blend of big mountain skiing and high performance parachute flying. >> what it does is it allows people like myself to go to terrain and do lines never thought rideable before because they closed out in big crevasses or cliffs. >> reporter: of the handful who are spearheading this new extreme sport, john devor might be the most fanatic. he is taking us to utah's back country. we touch down on 10,000 feet on a narrow ridge called high ivory. >> pretty steep drop. trying to get enough speed. to get -- >> reporter: soon after john launches the lack of good wind causes trouble.
you should check it out. >> how long is it? >> 14 minutes. >> yeah. >> you have 14 minutes to watch a bunch of friends being awesome. next up we will talk beards if you don't know who james harden is he's a superstar in the nba. he's known for his beard. he's been wearing it for years. his signature look. they had james harden beard day at the game the other night. >> it is called brooklyn. >> really, really? >> sorry. i live in brooklyn. there's a lot of that in brooklyn. >> you went off on brooklyn. it is not brooklyn. it is houston. the fans got involved in. this. oh, my goodness. we can't finish the story. >> the little kid with the beard, though. >> he's not from brooklyn. >> not growing a beard for another ten years either. >> people in brooklyn all have beards. that's how you know where they are from. it's the james harden borough. they are more hipster but they are big. they grow well. it must be in the water. this one i know you really like this story. >> that's why i let you have it. >> yes. >> this is cute. people are acting like dogs for a good cause. a cute video promoting the adoption of homeless pets.
happen. >> january 2006, heather and ben are joining their friend, ben sparling, to help shoot footage in a pristine area of the back country called jones pass. >> jones pass is kind of the vision of a skier, snowboarder has of big mountain skiing. >> it involved us just being riders and gist taking our turns and being filmed. i was all for it. >> the day gets off to a great start. >> it was beautiful. it was sunny. >> the day was great. it was great. unbelievable powder turns, fresh snow all day, sunshine, couldn't