Seeing Cody immediately back Bjarne’s decision, without question or hesitation was inspiring.

Thanks for making a ski movie with great risk management discussions. Too often the "stoke" media skips over the vital discussions during route planning and risk mitigation, too just show the glory payoff shots. As a former mountain SAR professional and current weekend warrior, I really appreciate seeing the way you handle the hazards and group dynamics of turning around.

@princecrane1277

3 жыл бұрын

FACTS. Cause best believe if you in ANY backcountry program, avalanche class, or out really doin it those discussions are always being had. First ski movie I truly seen where they legit have the talk and turn back. Can't brainwash erybody watching into thinking you jus send it all the time that's dangerous.

@justchirpin3080

2 жыл бұрын

Come on now bud. You were a volunteer ski patroller next to slow signs…..

@theboy6435

2 жыл бұрын

@@justchirpin3080 Was gonna get mad at you but then I saw your username and I gotta respect it lmao.

@asobamohammed3622

2 жыл бұрын

2è

Revisiting all of the old episodes now that the new ones are coming out. Man I forgot how real and raw this series was while being stunning from a filmography perspective. Absolute props boys - stay safe!

Every episode I wonder how you and Bjarne will possibly outdo your storytelling, but then you do, and we get this kinda thing. And here we are. Best video series in the history of youtube? Sure, i'll throw my vote into that hat.

@CodyTownsend

4 жыл бұрын

We definitely put a bit of extra work into this one. I wanted to show it outside of online at theaters and film festivals. Probably keep doing one "Super Episode" like this every year.

@alpinejonny

4 жыл бұрын

@@CodyTownsend Banff film fest worthy, without a doubt, was it shown earlier this month here?

@aaalllen

4 жыл бұрын

i can't decide between that bonus rescue video or this one

@CodyTownsend

4 жыл бұрын

Got denied by Banff! Guess i’m a little to underground for those big shots!

@tomasjavurek1030

4 жыл бұрын

Perhaps the best skimo series, but not outdoor in general. I honestly think that the best outdoor is the czech one called Onsajt. Otherwise, this definitely competes with fency series from arc'teryx, salomon, the north face, petzl etc. It is simply good.

I love watching the boys hang out and you spying on mountains with your new binocular sponsorship. But mostly, I have a tremendous respect for the bushwhacking and effort you put in to get to the top of these mountains. I am a professional bushwhacker (I live in coastal BC) and so that is my favorite footage. So stoked you decided to reinvent yourself because this is the kind of content the interwebs need!

That shot from the summit of Pontoon as you start sliding down the ridge is stunning. Great conditions, especially for that crack of ass start...LOL. Leisurely, comes to mind.

22:47 beer hidden in bibs. Classic!

@CodyTownsend

4 жыл бұрын

Good find.

I have zero desire and lack the necessary skills to do anything remotely close to this, but I absolutely love watching it. I feel very fortunate to be able to follow you along your adventures and to be able to watch your videos for free on the internet. Thank you so much for putting so much effort into making these videos. I like how long this episode is and I would love to see longer episodes in the future. I can't wait for the next one. Good luck and stay safe.

I can't like this enough!!! This whole series is amazing. Inspirational!

I'm glad I invested 32 minutes of my life to watch this. Inspiring!

@CodyTownsend

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for investing that time into this flick. Much appreciated.

Best I've seen in a long time! Love this project! Great job as usual Cody, keep it up.

It’s honest so important to trust your friends and what amazing decisions making, if one’s not feeling it you all leave together. Team work makes the dream work.

I love how you show there are endless learning opportunities out there in the mountains. It's comforting to see the group dynamics as you cooperate to work as a team. You have each other's backs, and you have clearly shown that we're all sharing a love of our passion as we live to shred for another day of adventure and no objective is more important than life. Stay safe out there and best of luck! Thank you for sharing this beautiful film!

What a legends!!! Awesome mission indeed and the perfect squad to accomplish it. Really stoked!!!

Cody, Bjarne you guys outdid yourselves (again). Took me a long time to watch this all the way through because I watched so much of the descents again and again and again.. :-). I can't even imagine how difficult it is but you all (and Jeremy) make it look easy and fun, even though I'm sure it's not all the time. Pontoon was gripping at the end, great discussions and plans. Bjarne's hard work capturing the moments (and having to ski those STEEP lines as well) is appreciated and he's so damn good knowing the angles, lines, moments. Loving all of these episodes and learning a lot and you all are just rock solid in so many ways (and good humor :-). Best, Paul

Phenomenal short film. You and Bjarne keep outdoing yourselves with this series.

Huge kudos to keeping this going, it’s a truly superb watch and it’s the only video I immediately click on when a new one is released. Keep up the great work and be safe.

I’m so happy your making this series!! I enjoy your skiing and humor. It was nice to watch a goofy snowboarder ride !

Another great adventure/episode! Gets me more psyched to get on my skis this season even if it's just at resorts! Peace, love and powder!

Love this episode, learning so much from you, Cody. Thanks for sharing these epic adventures!

Beautiful, amazing work Cody. I really appreciate the insights into the route finding, climbing, risk, which is what makes your project so valuable, as well as such great storytelling.

I love that an inspirational snowboarder and two inspirational skiers can work together without competition or even really mentioning the different platforms. I don't like how separate the two implements are in videos. I ski, my brother snowboards and we do it together. Another amazing episode all around and teaming up with a snowboarder just enhanced it.

@CodyTownsend

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah man, I feel like the days of even mentioning the differences of the platforms we ride are over. We all just mountain people that like to slide down slopes at a high rate of speed.

@Trailsthatflow

3 жыл бұрын

Pick your tool and slide....simple

Awesome type 2 fun .... thank you for educating and showing us all these amazing places with no lifts.

Nice! Super happy to see them come home smiling. Smart climb, tough one but these guys probably the most experienced out there. Great job and safely done!

Can't wait to watch your descent on Stimson! Love the series soooo much!

Codyyyy im not even a skiier but i just love your personality and you and your skiiing. Keep up these video's they make me feel so relaxed. Love you man!

oh boy we got a twofer! dreams do come true! Nicely done!

Thanks to everyone who made this short film possible. This was so good! I didn't want it to end! I'm glad there are a lot of mountains ahead! Great job! Let's see more short films ... it's worth the wait!

Thank you guys for letting the drama of the mountain play itself. Beautifully done.

Great stuff and it's awesome to see two legends ganging up for an amazing project, skiers and snowboarders tend to be more like competitors and don't gang up, so it's cool to see some shots of the best of both worlds in one vid, incarnate by two legends. Cheers from Chile.

Excellent work. Never miss an episode. Excited for more!

This is amazing. So inspirational. Keep making these! thank you!!

All these three guys are not only amazing athletes, they can read the snow condition and also predict the weather around them. They have so much experience.....amazing work! Thank you guys!

@CodyTownsend Watching you analyze, storytell and hammer these lines is super inspirational. Everytime I watch your videos, it gives me excitement about my next mountain adventure. Keep it up!

Great short. Congratulations to Bjarne and Cody.

You guys are great! I really like the way you take the viewers with you, I can almost feel the cold.

That was a great vid!!! I love the combination of snowboard and ski. Jeremy is the sensei but I think you and Bjarne are right there too. Great team, great vid.

really enjoyed this short film version , I hooked on the series can't wait for this winters edition @codytownsend stay safe and same to all your cohorts

You guys make it look so easy!

@DarkSliders

3 жыл бұрын

If easy is touring for 17 hours then sure

@snowyman42

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Kevin!

@mbal4052

2 жыл бұрын

@@DarkSliders yes doing something you love and are well trained for is easy 😉

So great Cody! What an awesome film, you all are definitely an inspiring bunch... Haleakala crater has some multi-day hikes that look pretty cool!

Late comment as I have just discovered ''The FIFTY - Peak Obsession''. I am excited to see this series. It stands out and differentiates itself from the hype videos by the reality of skiing steep slopes with a cohesive and responsible team of great members that call a spade a spade. So refreshing to see real skiers that actually measure risk-reward, and give us these great videos. Goodspeed!

Great Great opening sequence and great wisdom and confidence of knowing when its not right...

Awesome... love your work! Keep it up Cody & Bjarne.

What an awesome movie. This is such an inspiration...

Over 18,000 views and not even a 1,000 likes? What’s wrong with people? I think this is your best episode yet! Some superb filming and it gives you a real feel of what it’s like on the mountains. Keep it up, 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼😃

Great work cody! You're very inspiring and the shots and videos awesome! Thank's to bjarne!

I loved the section in gaffneys Breathe when herriger skis this. Much diff technology back then haha. Looking fwd to watching

Thank you for sharing this fantastic experience guys. You are amazing adventurer's as well as WAY above normal excellent boarders and skiers. The filming was excellent. Bravo to your crew the filming and editiing they did. I am sure none of them had it easy carrying all that camera filming gear withh them up the mountains, and in the helicopers. You guys are all in amazing physical shape. Keep taking care of yourselves, and be careful on future "adventures"! This is wide mouth open, watching hiking, skiing, boarding, and all else. It was an enjoyable time for me viewing your adventures from the beginning to the end. Thanks again.

I....cant....get....ENOUGH!! I think i have watched every episode twice now. What an amazing life!

Jones in the man! Remember the first time I saw him riding I was just like whaaaaa f**k I don't even like boarding but this guy rocks! P's what you and Bjarne are doing totally awesome, love the safe attitude and honesty stay safe and have a blast boys looking forward to all the episodes!

@CodyTownsend

4 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated man.

@damienmccutcheon506

4 жыл бұрын

@@CodyTownsend Loving it dude, best bit will be seeing you guys doing the 50th. The safety first and honest approach is just what the ski film industry needs IMHO. Maybe I'm getting old haha!

@adrianjfussell

4 жыл бұрын

@@damienmccutcheon506 totally agree. for all the conservative backcountry skiers and splitboarders, this is the real deal

Just loved this. As ever, so great to understand your decision making. And the backstory about your heli days and the huge contrast to now. As someone who last heli'd more than a decade ago, I'm psyched to have you in the randonnée community!

This is a great short film. Good luck on all the other classics!!

I'd love to see an off-week video of you and Bjarne talking through decision making on Pontoon trip 1 vs Pontoon Trip 2; especially since there were still spots where the snowpack appeared spooky.

Absolutely amazing work by everybody involved. Let’s see some footage of a Bjarne descent in one of the future vids!

Incredible, thank you for sharing. Much love in your life forever.

Looking at this a year later and having had watched all of the other ones, you can really recognize how far you have come in terms of resilience and mountain experience haha. Youre killing it man!

So, so good. Long format is amazing. What a day on top Pontoon! Perfect. Play Phish!!!!

One person gave this a thumbs down!? What soulless bastard could do such a thing!? This video has me totally jacked for spring! Stoked to follow your travels this season! \m/

@tugrulirmak315

4 жыл бұрын

You would be surprised how many videos you accidentally down vote whilst relieving yourself on the toilet

I’ve never climbed anything like this but for me, when things start to get dicey, that’s almost when I enjoy it the most because of the focus it requires and it’s a puzzle of safety. There’s no greater puzzle than life! You, my friend are a badass. Thank you for sharing these!

such a great film dude...really really enjoyed watching it

Saw this in recommended. Gave it a watch and loved it, then realised its part of a series and there’s loads of videos. Over the moon. Got my entertainment for the next week or so

I am really glad to see this “bonus” episode... I had to agree with your decision to turn back on your earlier ascent of Pontoon. On this ascent, the snow condition seemed better, but was a tad concerned it was too slabby where you turned back the first time. I’m glad it worked out though. Again, good decision making! Photography was superb. Thanks again for doing this.

loved the animations showing the ascent lines and the music was good too. keep sending!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Great series - absolutely love it! Would be great to see a feature on your camper truck and its kit. That seems an essential bit of kit for this series.

Not sure who was more scared, you or me Cody when Jeremy is talking about getting over crux "slab" section! I am living my extreme skier life vicariously through you. Love, luck and happiness from Chamonix

@CodyTownsend

4 жыл бұрын

I’d guess we were. Though we felt really comfortable with it, it was a low probability high consequence scenario which is always scary.

Yay!!! I like this format too.

"Got some bear spray?" "Nah but we got a shotgun." LMFAO!! 🤣😂 After watching the end of the Grizzly Man last night maybe it wouldn't be a bad idea!! This stuff is amazing, TY for the time and effort you put in to this!! As someone who's been skiiing nearly 40 years I really appreciate it!! Now, I think I'll stick to the slopes 🤣

I laughed and cheered and yelled and my adrenaline spiked off the charts! Just WOW! You know life is good - GO LIVE IT!

first video in a long time that I've watched from beginning to the end..greetings from the Alps guys 🇦🇹

what a bunch of legends!! mad respect!!

Such a great series of films; so inspiring, even for me stuck in UK. Cheers

Over the top, for perfect integration of drone with helmet cams. The best! Thank you.

Saw this at the Backcountry Film Fest Premier, and it was awesome! I'm gonna go watch it again in McCall, please come Cody!

What a GODDAMN face, that was rad! Appreciate how you guys also put safety front and center in these vids, definitely helping to protect some people for sure

John's Jerry guitar is the the most beautiful and stunning sounding thing I've ever heard...yet it has its own soul through John. Damn I'm impressed...takes me back to the Warfield yet it has it's own direction forward...Timeless and futuristic at the same time. We've warped the dimensions of time and space.

Great work Cody. Best wishes from Europe.

Hey, just a word of total appreciation. That you ski it, that you film it, that you share your tips with us. Brilliant storytelling. Totally captivating. You just have such a great presence. Learning from you with each episode. Keep em coming! (Thanks for Purl Speed Wax, Yeti Thermos and the MSR snow brush!!!) - " To learn the mountains in a whole new way!" - YES.

Great video! Watched all your episodes. Waiting for more 😉

@codytownsend first off, I really need to stop watching these right before I go to bed cause my heart rate is out the roof and I cannot go to sleep. Secondly, I know there are a lot of people coming together to create the magicalness that is "The Fifty," but holy cow there is something about your persona, your wit, and your ability to slowly and deliberately draw people in. Watching this project just brings in such an awesome feeling, thank you for sharing it! To you and all of your team (I speak out of sheer selfishness) please continue to be safe, listen to your instincts, and speak up if you're not feeling something, thank you for sharing this!

@CodyTownsend

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Josh. I appreciate the kind words. Means a lot. All the best to you dude.

One of the best ski/board videos I have seen. Thanks for all the work creating this video! Every minute is excellent.

@CodyTownsend

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks!

Simply awesome, Cody. Thanks.

Hell YES Cody Townsend! Love your project, and I really dig your videos man. I appreciate that you show the "real" side of climbing lines on foot and the true complexity of it. And the actual suffering lows, and drunk on stoke highs. I'm stoked to see the bindings I built for Jeremy too! Almost nobody can ride lines the way he can. Love it!

@CodyTownsend

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Russ. Much appreciated. It's definitely been a goal of the project, to show what goes into climbing and skiing big mountains, which is as you said, complex.

its great to watch your decision making .. respect to you and the guys for turning back.... always a tricky decision-when so close to the summit It shows the level of experience in the party that everyone was thinking it at the same time ...... and managed to vocalise it before the point of no return love the cinematography too

Hey Cody! Great videos, amazing project with one of the most skilled and inspirational skier! Just enjoying my new Salomon qst 106 thanks to you!

as of 11:30 this is most real Jeremy jones doc I have ever seen, so good. that river crossing Yikes. Its so stoke how Jeremy is spotting you. skier and snowboarders do get along. i started skiing and switched now going to switch back or just everything snow fun. snow is just fun. my first time watching your channel. did we all realize how good life was before the suckiness. pray for snow

showing some love from nepal. hoping to run into you someday, some corner of the world! skiing has opened up a whole new world for me since i was introduced to the sport some 3 years ago, only wish i'd havehad he opportunity to learn it earlier in life! keep sending it! cheers brother!

Love the moose head in the lodge, and the beautiful scenery!

LEGENDARY, I would love to get into this sort of backcountry snowboarding/skiing at some point

OMG, that was sooooooooooooooooooooooooooo awes(om)e!!! THANK YOU ALL! BEST EVER! congrats on the Pontoon redemption! Noble Effort, Wise SkiMo'ing! this ol' timer really appreciates your transformation from a Heli Skier to a "Sacred Sweat" Warrior! head bowed deep....

Loving all of this!!

Feeling the power of the mountain now!👍

Just rewatching all these gems - can't wait for this season's (2022) Canada lines!

Great clip. I appreciate you showing the decision making and smarts.

You guys are so incredibly inspiring... love it...

Fav episode, watched 8 times

🤯😨That was really scary...really really scary...damn...I have trouble wrapping my head around this...Amazing for sure...Incredible episode 👏🏻

@CodyTownsend

4 жыл бұрын

Not gonna lie, little scared a points myself.

Crazy to me that you only have 26k followers. I keep telling all my MTB buddies about this series. There seems to be a ton MTB content like this but nothing else ski related. You are have found nice niche for adventure ski filming.. I am hooked. Keep up the amazing content and stay safe.

Damn such a beautiful film again. You never dissapoint. And i love it that it's longer than usual :)

@barretthendrix8751

3 жыл бұрын

I loved the section in gaffneys Breathe when herriger skis this. Much diff technology back then haha. Looking fwd to watching

@jefffung8679

3 жыл бұрын

I love how you show there are endless learning opportunities out there in the mountains. It's comforting to see the group dynamics as you cooperate to work as a team. You have each other's backs, and you have clearly shown that we're all sharing a love of our passion as we live to shred for another day of adventure and no objective is more important than life. Stay safe out there and best of luck! Thank you for sharing this beautiful film!

I live in Alaska and I recommend coming back many times in the future!

Great episode and awsome skiing!!