And you think Skyline is a vertical challenge?

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And you think Skyline is a vertical challenge?

Postby EMan » Wed Nov 17, 2010 10:47 am

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And you think Skyline is a vertical challenge

Postby Cy Kaicener » Wed Nov 17, 2010 12:50 pm

Greg Hill is the guy that climbed and skied 51000 vertical feet in 24 hours (the equivalent of six Skylines) :shock: 8)
http://www.denverpost.com/sports/ci_5164775

http://greghill.ca
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Postby lilbitmo » Wed Nov 17, 2010 4:04 pm

Steve and Fern do you guys have pictures of him on your walls at home :roll: :shock: :D

Now that's taking our sport to the limit
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Postby zippetydude » Wed Nov 17, 2010 5:10 pm

lilbitmo wrote:Steve and Fern do you guys have pictures of him on your walls at home :roll: :shock: :D

Now that's taking our sport to the limit


Actually, I think he has their pictures on his wall.

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And you think Skyline is a vertical challenge

Postby Cy Kaicener » Thu Nov 18, 2010 1:40 am

Robert Webb is a Californian that climbed Mt Shasta six times in a twenty four hour period totaling 37572 feet of elevation gain :wink:
http://pweb.jps.net/~prichins/shastarw.htm
Will Gadd is another skier that has done over 30000 feet in a day but it is not mentioned on his website
http://www.willgadd.com
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