Skiing the 50 Classic Descents in North America with Cody Townsend

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🗓️ 17 December 2024

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Cody Townsend is one of America's most well-known and beloved professional skiers. In his 20s, Cody made a name for himself as a competitive alpine ski racer before starring in dozens of blockbuster ski movies. His fame skyrocketed in 2014 when he skied The Crack, a steep and narrow gully in Alaska. Following this feat, Cody embarked on an ambitious journey to ski the 50 classic lines in North America— a project that isn't quite finished and maybe never will be.

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0:00.0	if you're obsessed enough, you'll find a way.
0:02.9	Because there's no one path, there's no linear path.
0:06.2	And I look back in my own career, and it was just like pure obsession and passion that got me to this place.
0:12.2	And the other part of it is in the cliche you always hear from like the greatest sports stars in the world is like you have to be more comfortable with failure than just about
0:21.4	anyone else.
0:25.7	Cody Townsend is one of the most well-known and beloved professional skiers in America. In his 20s,
0:32.6	Cody was a competitive alpine ski racer and later appeared in dozens of blockbuster ski movies.
0:38.7	In 2014, Cody became famous for skiing a very steep and narrow gole in Alaska called
0:44.2	The Crack. At the time, it was referred to as the most insane ski line in history.
0:50.5	His performance on The Crack went viral and he won several awards for the descent.
0:55.5	From there, Cody came up with another wild idea.
0:59.2	Instead of trying to out do himself on a crazier, more dangerous line,
1:02.8	he started exploring the world of ski mountaineering.
1:06.1	In 2019, Cody ventured into the wild to ski 50 classic lines in North America.
1:12.4	The project isn't quite finished and maybe never will be, but the process of going after the 50 has taught Cody to redefine failure, respect his limits, and center joy.
1:26.8	I'm Shelby Stanger, and this is Wild Ideas Worth Living, an R-EI Co-Up Studios production brought to you by Capital One.
1:36.0	Cody Townsend, welcome to Wild Ideas Worth Living.
1:39.2	You have lived a very wild life, so I'm excited to chat with you.
1:43.7	I'm excited to be here.
1:44.9	Thanks for having me.
1:45.8	All right.
1:46.0	So you're in Tahoe right now.
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