Just yesterday, British Columbia based Greg Hill – a passionate and talented skier, husband, and father of two – successfully reached his goal of climbing and skiing 2 million vertical feet (670,000 meters) in one year. To accomplish this, he did not rely on chairlifts, snow cats, snowmobiles, helicopters to reach the top of his ski runs, but rather, his legs, lungs and positive psyche. To put this in perspective and considering just the numbers, this would entail climbing from New Hampshire’s Pinkham Notch to the top of Mount Washington (a 4000′ climb), and then skiing back to Pinkham Notch… and then doing it again the same day… for approx. 235 days! Wow.
Congratulations Greg on reaching this incredible goal and inspiring all of us to get out and ski! Here’s a great short film put together by a friend of Greg’s that sheds some perspective on this mission to ski 2 million vertical feet. (Click on the 4-arrows symbol at lower right in the video screen to enlarge.)
-Brian
