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Michael C Wirth
Добавлен 1 янв 2012
I'm a professional backcountry skier who skied 31 of the Fifty Classic Ski Descents of North America in one season (2022). Stay tuned to The Classic Flow for videos dropping! #AvantLink
Elks Traverse FKT | 23,235' Elevation Gain | 55 Miles | Seven 14,000' Summits | 22 hours
The Elks Traverse FKT route has a unique history. With the first successful completion of the linkup done by Neal Beidleman shortly after his return from guiding on the infamous 1996 Everest Disaster led by Scott Fischer and accounted by Jon Krakauer’s Into Thin Air.
The film dives into Neal’s experience returning from Everest and completing the traverse a short six weeks after the disaster. Ultimately, Neal remarked that a love for moving in the high mountains is what inspired him to guide for Fischer to begin with, so escaping the multitude of weighty media appeared most feasible under a trying mountainous escapade.
With various attempts from others, Rickey Gates’ put up a time of 27.5 ...
The film dives into Neal’s experience returning from Everest and completing the traverse a short six weeks after the disaster. Ultimately, Neal remarked that a love for moving in the high mountains is what inspired him to guide for Fischer to begin with, so escaping the multitude of weighty media appeared most feasible under a trying mountainous escapade.
With various attempts from others, Rickey Gates’ put up a time of 27.5 ...
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Climbing and Skiing all 52 peaks above 13,000' in 60 days
Просмотров 51 тыс.Год назад
In the spring of 2021, I set out to ski from the summits of all the 13,000' mountains of the Elk Range in Colorado. Why? Well, the 14ers are known, but the 13ers still have a lot of adventure left within them. The Elks are my home mountain range, so this project was a close journey to reach deeper into my home. In search of new lines, some rarely or never done. This is a snippet into that journ...
Backcountry Ski Boots Explained: La Sportiva Skorpius CR II and Vanguard Deep Dive
Просмотров 3,9 тыс.Год назад
Michael C Wirth dives into the key differences of two La Sportiva ski boots. For Backcountry skiing, you're always searching for a balance between walking capacity and ski performance. This is La Sportiva's specialty. The flexion in their boots creates some of the most balanced boots I have used.
What to Wear? Best Layering for Backcountry Skiing
Просмотров 3,9 тыс.Год назад
Michael C Wirth dives into his favorite apparel pieces from La Sportiva. The goal with backcountry ski layering is to stay dry, remain at a comfortable temperature, and be efficient. Setting up with a proper layering system allows you to do these things. Michael extensively tested this gear from December to April of last year to find the best systems to share with you: accumulating 690,000' ele...
La Sportiva Backcountry Ski Comparison and Details by Michael C Wirth
Просмотров 2,7 тыс.Год назад
La Sportiva North America develops three different skis: the Salto (93mm underfoot), Tempo (103mm), and Capo (116mm). Each ski performs for a specific function in the backcountry - this is Michael C Wirth's overview of how each ski specializes in backcountry terrain.
LNT Full Film Presented by La Sportiva
Просмотров 8 тыс.Год назад
La Sportiva Presents LNT, a film by Michael C Wirth. LNT - Leave No Trace - is a backcountry ski film centered around the intentionality of travel amongst a snow-covered landscape. “To carve without being seen, for no purpose other than that of executing a calculated movement along landscape with greater eyes in mind.” This is LNT.
LNT Official Trailer
Просмотров 2,3 тыс.Год назад
La Sportiva Presents: LNT. Full film coming October 3rd. “To carve without being seen, for no purpose other than that of executing a calculated movement along landscape with greater eyes in mind.” This is LNT.
Elk Traverse FKT // Official Trailer // 55 miles. 23,235' Elevation Gain.
Просмотров 1,6 тыс.Год назад
Elk Traverse FKT is a short film directed and produced by Michael Wirth. The film documents Michael’s effort to lower Rickey Gates’ previous FKT by 4 hours and 50 minutes: from 27 hours 25 minutes to 22 hours 30 minutes. The Elk Traverse route entails traversing the Elk Range of Colorado: moving from the western side to the eastern side and summiting all seven of the 14,000’ mountains in a cont...
Maroon Bells Traverse Segment Fastest Known Time
Просмотров 4,2 тыс.Год назад
The Maroon Bells Traverse is an alpine traverse of the most photographed mountains in the United States - North and South Maroon. Michael holds the FKT of the Maroon Bells Segment from North to South. This is a key segment along the Elk Traverse route at large: last year, I set a new FKT for the Elk Traverse, the Maroon Bells are summits three and four of the seven in that route. I opt to use L...
Running Capitol Knife Edge
Просмотров 11 тыс.Год назад
Capitol Peak is a 14,137' mountain in the Elk Range of Colorado notorious for the aesthetic routes on its granite ridges to the summit. Last year, I set a new FKT for the Elk Traverse at large, Capitol is the first summit out of seven in that route. Full film coming summer 2023. The Elk Traverse has a unique history in the Aspen area and one that connects to the mountaineering community more br...
Aemmer Couloir, Mount Temple - Episode 14 - The Classic Flow
Просмотров 21 тыс.Год назад
The Aemmer couloir is roughly a 1,900’ direct couloir off the North Flank of Mount Temple. This line is an obvious classic for it’s aesthetic draw outside the Canadian town of Lake Louis. Truly, this is a great intro to ski mountaineering line that has some complexity, a large mountain next to it, but is a straightforward ascent and descent. Essentially you get the feeling you’re in the big mou...
Pillows, Backflips, and Big Mountains - Leftover Coffee Ep. 5 - an Ana Eyssimont Project
Просмотров 6 тыс.Год назад
Ana came and visited me for her traveling ski project titled Leftover Coffee. Why is it called this? Well you'll just have to watch and find out. Be prepared, we got some silliness coming at ya, some heart filled mountain climbing, and some ripping pillow lines! It's a ride. Like this video if you prefer skier chicks to men with mustaches! Comment if you prefer mustaches. Definitely comment if ...
Skiing Grand Teton, Mount Moran, and Middle Teton
Просмотров 28 тыс.Год назад
Climbing and skiing the three Teton Classic lines over three days. This was a lovely immersion into the Tetons and experience these lines in some of the finer conditions they can be in. A huge thanks go out to everyone on these mountains for their camaraderie - Specifically Zack Little and Will Howard. The three lines in this episode are the Grand Teton’s Ford-Stettner, Middle Teton’s East Face...
Teaser: Leftover Coffee - Backflips and Big Mountains. Ana Eysimmont X Michael C Wirth
Просмотров 1,1 тыс.Год назад
On February 22, I'll be releasing the full video of this version of Leftover Coffee: a project by Ana Eyssimont. For this leg of her journey, I took her deep into the backcountry via sled, showed her some pillows, and big mountain couloirs. Then, watched her shred both. Stay tuned.
Devil’s Bedstead North Face - CLASSIC FLOW - #12
Просмотров 7 тыс.2 года назад
A sunset lap on the Devil’s Bedstead North Face to wrap up the classic lines in Idaho. The Classic Flow is a multi-part series that will dive intimately into the journey of Michael Wirth (a 24 year old ski mountaineer) climbing and skiing 31 of the Fifty Classic Ski Descents of North America in just a single season. I hope you subscribe to stay tuned into the many more to come soon. I embarked ...
“Well I guess most people probably would’ve died.” - Castle Peak - CLASSIC FLOW - Ep. 11
Просмотров 16 тыс.2 года назад
“Well I guess most people probably would’ve died.” - Castle Peak - CLASSIC FLOW - Ep. 11
CLASSIC FLOW - #10 - McGowan - Icy Conditions Make Good Ski Mountaineers
Просмотров 9 тыс.2 года назад
CLASSIC FLOW - #10 - McGowan - Icy Conditions Make Good Ski Mountaineers
Finding a solo flow in the sharp Sawtooths in objective #1: Sickle Couloir - Classic Flow - 9/31
Просмотров 10 тыс.2 года назад
Finding a solo flow in the sharp Sawtooths in objective #1: Sickle Couloir - Classic Flow - 9/31
THE CLASSIC FLOW - 8/31 - Silver Couloir - Concluding a 37,000' vertical gain week in perfect powder
Просмотров 10 тыс.2 года назад
THE CLASSIC FLOW - 8/31 - Silver Couloir - Concluding a 37,000' vertical gain week in perfect powder
THE CLASSIC FLOW-7/31-Cross Couloir-14,000’ storm skiing amidst navigating a testy wind slab
Просмотров 12 тыс.2 года назад
THE CLASSIC FLOW-7/31-Cross Couloir-14,000’ storm skiing amidst navigating a testy wind slab
THE CLASSIC FLOW - 6/31 - Landry Line and Thunder Pyramid Linkup with Victor Major
Просмотров 21 тыс.2 года назад
THE CLASSIC FLOW - 6/31 - Landry Line and Thunder Pyramid Linkup with Victor Major
THE CRAGS - A secret couloir guarded by pillow fields
Просмотров 16 тыс.2 года назад
THE CRAGS - A secret couloir guarded by pillow fields
THE CLASSIC FLOW - 5/31 - The Hat Trick: A 10,000' linkup of Maroon Peak, North Maroon and Pyramid
Просмотров 24 тыс.2 года назад
THE CLASSIC FLOW - 5/31 - The Hat Trick: A 10,000' linkup of Maroon Peak, North Maroon and Pyramid
THE CLASSIC FLOW - Terminal Cancer: Is it The Perfect Couloir? - 4/31
Просмотров 19 тыс.2 года назад
THE CLASSIC FLOW - Terminal Cancer: Is it The Perfect Couloir? - 4/31
THE CLASSIC FLOW - 3/31 - Summit Sardines and a Cruzy Powder Line off Youngs Peak
Просмотров 18 тыс.2 года назад
THE CLASSIC FLOW - 3/31 - Summit Sardines and a Cruzy Powder Line off Youngs Peak
THE CLASSIC FLOW - 2/31 - A perfect 7,000’ Powder Run on Mount Hood’s Newton Clark Headwall.
Просмотров 23 тыс.2 года назад
THE CLASSIC FLOW - 2/31 - A perfect 7,000’ Powder Run on Mount Hood’s Newton Clark Headwall.
THE CLASSIC FLOW - 1/31 - Second Descent of the Comstock Couloir Solo
Просмотров 59 тыс.2 года назад
THE CLASSIC FLOW - 1/31 - Second Descent of the Comstock Couloir Solo
Thunder Lightning // Featuring a first descent of Lightning Pyramid (13,722')
Просмотров 6 тыс.3 года назад
Thunder Lightning // Featuring a first descent of Lightning Pyramid (13,722')
Did you wash the jacket ? All filling is in the middle
Dude, do you have to walk bowlegged to accommodate those big cajones? Yikes!👏👏👏👏👏
bonjour, pourquoi certaines chaussures sont équipées de fermeture à câbles qui cassent ?
So fast for so far, impressive. In an off weekend you should set a new W.U.R.L time.
Patiently waiting for that November released vid of mount Victoria!!!!
unbelievable 👏👏
Dude you are an absolute animal and your channel is criminally underrated. Keep the content coming, this is so awesome.
Thank you for sharing the journey with us. Very interesting and insightful. loved the scenery as well. A long trek with much by yourself. I admire the persistent and commitment to follow through.
Glad to see it all put together. Combines a lot of good & interesting elements!
I see that little sip! Shoutout VT
Another insane performance 🤯😵🤯
awesome effort but was really hard to hear the people talking with how loud the music was...rookie mistake
Fancy pants aspen people. In cb we could do it faster but we don't
the sangre de cristo range traverse would be awesome to see from you
I thought the music was great. Amazing accomplishment and looking forward to more 50 classic winter adventures
For us metric fellas the numbers are roughly 88,5km and 7k elevation gain. Can't comprehend how that can be done in 22 hours! What an achievement!
how fast could u do it backpedaling
Congrats! That is wild. I loved your music choices and volume; it sounded just how it feels to push yourself on precarious terrain. + It gave me serious Celeste vibes (amazing game soundtrack). Super inspiring, damn 🫡
this is beautiful and insane at the same time. respect Michael.
Congrats! Pretty insane accomplishment. Music too loud, less music more natural sounds can barely hear you talk
Rad video thanks!
Epic!
Incredible! Thanks for the epic content! Keep charging! Just FYI, I find your audio to be a bit funny. The music is really loud but the voice is very quiet and hard to hear. Could be balanced better, IMO.
Indeed: it's impossible to hear him without making the music far too loud. They also added an apostrophe to "others" early on.... But it's a great accomplishment!
Noted. Thanks for the feedback
What did you say about a sardine burrito?
Crazy performance
Amazing!
wow that was ridiculous!
Hell of an accomplishment! Loved watching you crush this FKT!
Great video, but maybe dial down the background music so the story can be heard more easily.
Simi Hamilton is an absolute crusher! But nice work setting the sub-24 hour pace.
Also looks like Simi took a different route. His trip report is claiming 45 miles. Quick glance shows he avoided Satan's traverse, which I'm surprised Michael did tbh.
Simi is an Alien and a energized positive human :)
There should be two different FKTs, one with Satan’s Ridge and one without. Kudos to Michael for doing it the hard way
Congratulations! Thank you for the video.
What an accomplishment, both the run and the filming. You've created an incredible film. I hope your film does well. Tremendous effort. ❤
never cease to amaze me homie
E dawg. Miss you
Awesome video! Have missed seeing your videos on RUclips. Have you done the WURL? Would love to see you go for the FKT on that too
David who just broke the record is a good friend of mine, and Jason who had it for a substantial time is also a great friend. Would love to give it a WURL ha
epic
Well done! 👏👏 Amazing!
Why?🍀
How do you like the tx103 vs the tx93? I have a pair I may take back... Mine are in a 189 which may be a bit long for the bc, was considering going with a 178 in the tx93
insane!
RIP Fatmap :( I hope to do the Middle Teton, and Mount Moran this February or March! I will be in Wyoming for a few months
If I get terminal cancer. count me in.!!!
12:28 must have been the turn of your life
Now do the fastest Satan's ridge traverse between Capitol and Snowmass.
whats the best way to train for this?
Fucking crazy
Where?
You are a bonafide idiot. And shooting this with a fisheye to make it look more narrow than it actually is makes this video dishonest and obviously just pandering for likes.
This is sick!
You Rock thank you for the great videos ! They’re awesome ! Seriously !
This is rowdy. Ready for more classic flow!
'Scrambling' better describes this ascent, rather than 'running'.