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Skiing The Empress - Tuckerman Ravine

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  • čas přidán 25. 04. 2018
  • Shot on GoPro: amzn.to/2HtNffB
    Using the Karma Grip: amzn.to/2HYHunb
    Attached with a Peak Design Plate: amzn.to/2Khoam3
    The "Empress" is one of the more aesthetically pleasing lines in the Whites. As viewed from Hermit Lake it seems much steeper than it is but the exit can be a challenge to say the least.
    It's a bit technical to find the entrance and not great skiing to this point so I chose to down climb. The vantage point from above is much different than the straight on view and the snowfield feels compressed.
    The snow was great up top but quickly changed to "hot pow" by the exit and as it sluffed I took my time making my way across the exposed cliffs.
    It's a novelty run with a technical exit of your choosing, not sure I'll race to do it again but the neighboring lines are more bang for your buck.
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Komentáře • 18

  • @MAXIMUS250
    @MAXIMUS250 Před 6 lety +2

    Great job Andrew! Brooks Dodge would be proud of you. Upper and lower bushwacking is price to pay for that epic mid-section.

  • @extreme_ryan_delena
    @extreme_ryan_delena Před 6 lety +2

    Did not think that went cleanly, nice work man!

  • @Adventuredad207
    @Adventuredad207 Před 3 lety

    Heck yeah! What an intimidating line!

  • @dannyameri9631
    @dannyameri9631 Před 6 lety +1

    Awesome!

  • @natehawesvideo
    @natehawesvideo Před 6 lety +1

    Great video as always Andrew! Looks like a tricky line to navigate.

    • @andrew.drummond
      @andrew.drummond  Před 6 lety +1

      Thanks - it's a very unique line that's worthy of sharing. There's a lot of different exit options when there's more snow but this was always how I had envisioned skiing it.

  • @edgeontap
    @edgeontap Před 5 lety

    i don't think i've ever seen anyone ski the bottom part, nice job! looked good! make a stovepipe video!

  • @kevingarber7057
    @kevingarber7057 Před 6 lety +5

    That was awesome! I have never heard of The Empress. Was it hard to keep track of where the line was?

    • @andrew.drummond
      @andrew.drummond  Před 6 lety +4

      It looks a lot more compressed from above. The exit wasn't as difficult to find as I thought it might be. You can get a peek at it from Hillman's which helped. Finding the entrance wasn't too bad either.

  • @TheINFJChannel
    @TheINFJChannel Před rokem

    Holy..... 😳 I could *never* but so glad YOU did!! Repeat after me: balls, ginormous fukkin balls 🤝

  • @jeffreygreen9315
    @jeffreygreen9315 Před 2 lety

    Ski the East!!

  • @Gulgonful
    @Gulgonful Před 3 lety

    2020 getting the stoke up for this winter.
    AD are you alone on this tour?

  • @jasonlinker2650
    @jasonlinker2650 Před 6 lety +1

    How did you mount your camera?

    • @andrew.drummond
      @andrew.drummond  Před 6 lety +1

      Shoulder mount with the karma grip / peak design slide plate - put the info in the description. Works really well, favorite POV location since it's higher than the chest mount, lower than the helmet.

  • @jonathangariepy-roy6658
    @jonathangariepy-roy6658 Před 5 lety +2

    We should keep some alpine vegetation free from skiers

    • @mortsdans
      @mortsdans Před 3 lety +6

      That "alpine vegetation" in the video are just ordinary trees stunted by wind and cold. They're not endangered an no one cares about them. The rare plants are well protected under the snow.

    • @TrailRunnerLife
      @TrailRunnerLife Před rokem +1

      Do your part - stay home.

    • @na-et2gp
      @na-et2gp Před rokem

      @@mortsdans the concern is where those plants grow not just what species they are. The soil is held by those tree roots, those trees are fragile/stunted. It's an impressive line but doing so over vegetation at high altitude has to be discouraged as it leads to erosion