MSPs new YEARBOOK Movie

All,<br>I just viewed the new Match Stick Production ski movie "Yearbook" featuring Shane McConkey (of course), Seth Morrison, Ingrid .... (some girlie from Seattle) and many others. Wow, great flick and definitely a motivator. I suggest seeing it. Since I'm one step ahead of all you that haven't I'll be at the Parasail store before going to my terminal line / cliff jumping class !!! Please dear wholly world spirit let it dump profusely on us all - and soon ! ;D<br><br>Skidawg

I've seen Shane, Seth, Kreitler and many others ski in many films. But I think it's time some locals from the Seattle area get some recognition. I've browsed through some of peoples sites, including skykilo's and I'd have to say I'm impressed with some of the pics I've seen. I'd like to see Seth climb for 15+ hours and be able to ski a 2000-3000 foot 50 degree slope with high exposer. Handsdown, Seth and those guys rule but maybe someone oughta check out sky and the Hummels and some of the other hardcore people who post on this site.<br><br><br>Some hardcore pics along with this years new MSP movie and there are no excuses for not getting pumped for the upcoming season. Let the Freshiez fall!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Those guys (and gals) in the MSP/TGR/Miller flicks are generally not to be dissed on. Despite the fact that they are getting heli rides up and getting paid for what they do, they are still very much elite athletes. They just push the sport in different ways... <br>

I watched part of that film yesterday while fitting some boots at Olympic Sports. Definitely some impressive aerials. The most amazing shots are of a guy (I didn't catch his name) who has combined high-end "free skiing" with BASE jumping. His thing is to ski steep terrain and then launch off cliffs hundreds of feet high (unsurvivable landings), throw a flip or two in the air, then deploy his BASE chute. Definitely the most extreme stunt I've ever seen. One of his jumps was off the northwest shoulder of the Eiger at a point where a vertical prow extends out over the north face.<br><br>I've seen pictures of BASE jumping before, and normally the jumpers take off with their pilot chute (or whatever you call it) in their hand so they just let it go to deploy the main. This guy skis down (using poles) on terrain that you could definitely screw up on (not a trivial slope like Rick Sylvester's El Cap jump), then he drops his poles at high speed, launches into his flip before he's cleared the edge, reaches behind his head to grab the pilot chute after completing the flip, releases the pilot, then looks up and grabs his risers to control the main canopy as soon as it's out.<br><br>The number of things that could go wrong with this stunt are huge. They show him doing it on a bunch of different peaks. I wonder what "mainstream" BASE jumpers think of this stuff.

(blaring high-energy punk rock)<br>"...and this year, we managed to track down the elusive Skykilo. Cascades bla bla ski mountaineering hardcore bla bla bla...<br><br>Hey, there he is! Hey! Hey man! Yeeeeeaaah, boyeee! What's up br----hey, what's he doin' with his pants... ahhh... OHHH my god well now that's just disgusting! Cut!"

Skykilo's mad steeze would put McConkey to shame. Here, he is shown modelling the new Black Diamond Backcountry Bod Thong...the latest in functional and fashionable backcounty wear. Also note the expensive and ultra-stylish Lowe Alpine Triple Point Ceramic (TM) $80 pants. Black, with yellow patches. Killer.<br><br>From the Lowe Alpine catalogue: <br>

Our cheap rain pants are wonderful for everything from walking your poodle in the rain to skiing the Coleman-Deming route in the extremly harsh environment of Mount Baker, in the rugged northern regions of wild Washington State. Our pants are guaranteed water-resistant/non-breathable; we guarantee that you will get wet and stay wet in these pants. Whether you tour your local rainy neighborhood or thrash your gear sipping hot cocoa by the fireplace, these pants are sure to keep you uncomfortable.

<br><br> <br><br><br><br> <br>And really....Jason has no marketable steeze whatsoever. No spiffy softshell, no patagucci/Arc'teryx snazzy hardshell. No Garmonts (Scarpas are old school, didn't you know?), no Hammerheads (the targas aren't even blue! oh the humanity), no NOTHING!! Not even a Swix beanie (which makes sense, he wouldn't know wax if it smacked him upside the head. Hence the snow clumps). Face it, these guys are simply not marketable. Period.

I thought that was an advertisement for Whippets?

I apologize for clogging up this thread with two photos. Hopefully Charles will forgive me.

Actually, I'll take two of whatever he's got...<br><br>cascadecrusades.org/SkiMountaineering/Mo...onSlotShotSkypic.jpg

BD Bod Thong, Petzl G-String, MistyMountain Thong Works...whatever you want to call it, it's classic!

As for as some locals...Mike Hattrup has starred in many Greg Stump movies, not to mention a couple of Warren Miller flicks, including last year's Journey with another local Tim Petric. <br><br>I might add, Mike certainly earns his share of turns skinning in the BC.

Mike is a great ski mountaineering guide as well!

Lowell,<br><br>Regarding ski BASE jumping, a good friend of mine I grew up skiing with is a professional skydiver, amateur BASE jumper (seeing its illegal most places), and phenominal skier. It was only a matter of time before he starting mixing them - rather than sky skiing, he chose ski BASE.<br><br>I'm not sure what YEARBOOK has in it, but he has some footage from both the ground and a headcam that is utter insanity. It starts with him hucking off a rise with considerable speed, needing to clear 70 feet to reach a 400-foot drop. After clearing the 70-foot span and plumetting over the 400-foot drop, he started to rotate backward in an unfortunate way as he was reaching for his chute to deploy. As he said once he landed, "I almost just died."<br><br>So to answer your question, from what I've pulled out of him, this is a little more extreme if you will and a quite a bit more dangerous than your typical jump - for the reasons you mentioned, stemming from the substantially greater horizontal movement. <br><br>p.s. He's not distributing the video on that one, but plans to do some other jumps in Utah this winter. I'll pass along the video if he makes it available.