LIVE Audio from the World Extremes
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Girls Going to the Summit
Listen in on the heli ride as Heidi Van Winkle, Chris Hutcheson, Raphaelle Monod and A.J. Cargill scope out their lines on the way up to their first run.
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Wendy Fisher
Winner of the last two World Extremes and this year's South American and US National contests, Wendy Fisher tells us what it's like to ski sick lines.
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Greg Morris
Greg skied the Zell line today and slipped into an alter ego before heading down his run.
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A.J. Cargill and Alison Gannett
Alison took poloriods from the heli on the way to the summit to help pick her line. Cargill is a contender from Jackson Hole, WY. and Gannett won theCanadian Free Skiing Championships in Whistler earlier this year.
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Dean Cummings
Cummings, 32, skied in four World Extremes and won the championship in 1995. He's a veteran here and knows as much as anyone about skiing these big Alaskan peaks.
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Chris Anthony
Anthony took first in the Alaska Extremes in Girdwood. From Beaver Creek, CO, he is a former member of the US Ski Team, writer, producer and we caught him scoping his line on Day 2.
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Chris Davenport
Davenport, 1996 World Extreme Skiing Champion, sat out this comp due to an injury, but he provided us with color commentary from the judges stand on the final day of competition.
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Jon Johnston
We caught Johnston just after his run down Wilbur Peak on the last day of competition — a little out of breath, but this Crested Butte boy couldn't wipe the smile off his face.
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Shane McConkey
Since he couldn't compete due to a torn ACL, McConkey decided to free-fall and pull his parachute in front of the judges two days in a row. We talked to him about the International Free Skiing Association (IFSA) and stuff.
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Rex Wehrman
Rookie winner at the US Nationals in Crested Butte, Wehrman is here for his first time in Alaska and says it's a whole different ball game.
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Brian Teale
When he's not ice climbing, Brian coordinates safety for the media, keeping all those crazy camera folks healthy and in one piece while in search of the perfect shot.
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