SirJibAlot 0 Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 I saw this on the TV schedule and Tivo'd it. I was surprised to find out it was a Japanese dude and he did it back in the 70s. It was shot on film so it looked beautiful in HD. Was wondering if others have seen it. It's not ski porn, but it is certainly an interesting doco. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_Who_Skied_Down_Everest SJA Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Davo Karnicar also skied down it! Link to post Share on other sites
tsondaboy 0 Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 The guy is Miura Yuichiro son of Miura Keizo a Japanese skiing legend who also was the oldest man to climb up mount Everest. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keizo_Miura He was on TV yesterday and said he plans to ski down Everest again this year! Link to post Share on other sites
SerreChe 2 Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 I did not realize he actually straight-lined it at the beginning with a parachute before wiping out as he lost an edge on ice. He is another one of these guys tempting faith. If he keeps on going the odds will catch up to him eventually unless he is very lucky. It will be another one of those "he died doing what he loved"... Other have tried to snowboard down everest and have never made it (RIP). Has it been done yet? Link to post Share on other sites
quattro 1 Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 He owns the ski school at Teine highland Link to post Share on other sites
contender 0 Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Originally Posted By: SerreChe I did not realize he actually straight-lined it at the beginning with a parachute before wiping out as he lost an edge on ice. He is another one of these guys tempting faith. If he keeps on going the odds will catch up to him eventually unless he is very lucky. It will be another one of those "he died doing what he loved"... Other have tried to snowboard down everest and have never made it (RIP). Has it been done yet? Marco Siffredi has done it. He successfully snowboarded the Norton couloir (the same couloir that took the life of swedish extreme skier tomas olsson last year). After that he tried to snowboard the hornbein couloir and died. Link to post Share on other sites
SerreChe 2 Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 I thought Marco had died trying to board down everest and his body was never found. I must be mixed up with somebody else. I will search on that. Link to post Share on other sites
SerreChe 2 Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Gotcha, it was his second ride down then. Link to post Share on other sites
SerreChe 2 Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Found this old thread on SJ where among other things we talk about Marco, and relish the sick pics! http://www.snowjapanforums.com/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/83627/fpart/6 Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 Miura himself reckons crashing saved his life. He couldn't slow down. His old man skied down the Mont Blanc's Vallee Blanche when he was 99. The family had wanted to have four generations of them doing it, but the authorities wouldn't let granddaughter do it. She was only 3! Link to post Share on other sites
SerreChe 2 Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 I saw the vid when he crashed. He hit this patch of blue ice which looked like a 50 degree ice rink that had just been zambonied and off he went. 3! I hope they are not pushing the little one just for the sake of being in the record books. That would be sad for the kid. I am surprised they would not let her do it. I do not think there is a law against it, unless maybe reckless endangerement or something like it...? Link to post Share on other sites
contender 0 Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 Originally Posted By: SerreChe Found this old thread on SJ where among other things we talk about Marco, and relish the sick pics! http://www.snowjapanforums.com/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/83627/fpart/6 Really impressive hit list for a guy that young Link to post Share on other sites
SerreChe 2 Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 Yes, he pushed too hard unfortunately, and paid the ultimate price. His family lost another son in an avalanche. Sad. Link to post Share on other sites
snobee 0 Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 Saw it first about 25 years ago I think. Miura family certainly at the forefront of non-conforming ski fame. I think I recall in the film that he was pretty upset at all the crap and rubbish discarded by other japanese mountaineers and their generally bad "life" habits. Link to post Share on other sites
SerreChe 2 Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Everest has become a giant rubbish bin. You'd think otherwise coming from mountaineers. Ego before nature. Link to post Share on other sites
AK 77 0 Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 The people who leave all the rubbish on Everest cannot be considered 'Mountaineers' in my head. Leaving all that crap just contradicts too many tenets of mountaineering. Link to post Share on other sites
yamayamayama 2 Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Well they're not Sunday strollers are they? Perhaps the definition of 'Mountaineers' needs to be adjusted. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Everest is a tourist attraction now. Forget all thatpurist stuff. Peop-le pay from 35,000 USD to go there so that they can say to there cronies that they've been there. 10,00 of that shit fee should go towards taking their shit off the mountain. Link to post Share on other sites
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