Elias is an awesome movie with fantastic cinematography and a fascinating story. Three of the worlds best ski mountaineers, axel naglich, peter ressmann, and jon johnston. Elias is the destination for a trio of mountaineers determined to reach the mountains summit, and to ski back down as well. Please submit any useful information about climbing mount saint elias that may be useful to other climbers.
In 2016, the kirby corporation outfitted the tug with a jak400 coupler system. I know they received some criticism for their claims of the longest ski decent since there were many months between portions of the decent but, it is still an incredible accomplishment. Mountaineering is made especially challenging by a stormy weather pattern including an excess of 100 inches of precipitation a year. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of mount saint elias. Im rating this based on the people in the story, specifically axel. A dramatic and aweinspiring documentary following three of the worlds. Visitor services include backcountry cabins and some lodges, but very little else. It is a documentary about their voyage and their courage mixed with madness. Elias had been known to native americans for thousands of years and to europeans since 1741 when vitus bering saw the peak and gave it its current name, it was not successfully climbed until 1897 by a party lead by. It is the second highest peak in the united states, behind mount mckinley 20,322 ft. Elias movie trailer documentary of longest ski descent in the world a dramatic and aweinspiring feature documentary following three of the worlds greatest ski mountaineers to the mount st. Elias ist ein dokumentarfilm des osterreichischen regisseurs gerald salmina aus dem jahr 2009.
No amount of beautiful scenery or cool skiing can overcome. It was the first of the giant alaskan mountains to be discovered, and the first to be climbed after eight attempts, and was long believed to be the highest mountain in north. The gripping film is a documentary following three ski mountaineers to alaskas mt. Elias, at 18,008 ft 5,488m explodes from the shores of the pacific ocean and rises for over three vertical miles.
Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. I certainly wouldnt be opposed to climbing the mountain. Nicknamed the man eater, north americas mount saint elias discourages climbers with its daunting summit and bad weather, but three of the. Elias is a world class adventure film that puts you on the mountain and you feel the danger and hear the weather. Bagley icefield looking southeast towards mount st. Consider things such as access and accommodation at the base of mount saint elias, as well as the logistics of climbing to the summit. Elias, it certainly psyches me up for both skiing and climbing. Elias, or mount saint elias, in alaskas wrangell st. Elias national park and preserve in the united states and kluane national park and reserve in canada and includes all of glacier. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. With axel naglich, jon johnston, peter ressmann, paul claus. Canadians marcus warring and ryan bougie and i telluride, co wanted to climb the southwest ridge harvard route and then ski as much of the mountain as we could. Mount st elias, elev 5489 m, the secondhighest mountain in canada, a boundary peak between alaska and the yt, is located in the st elias range, 43 km sw of mt logan. Elias was made about a team of skiermountaineers determined to make the planets longest skiing descent ascending the mountain and then skiing nearly all 18,000 feet down to the gulf of alaska.
Elias featurette how it started 2010 featurette for mount st. Elias where the documentarys filmmakers explain what attracted them to mount st. They find themselves in puristic situations, in which heroism cannot easily be distinguished from folly. Elias the film ron niebrugge december 8, 2009 at 5. Finding a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the gerald salminadirected movie via subscription can. This is a story about some european guy who climbed and skied parts of mount st elias with complete disregard for the opinions and safety of his team mates. The up to 12 km thick sediments that have been deposited on top of the yakutat plate are imbricated and deformed as they became scraped off and compose today the southern coastal flanks of the st. Mount saint elias mountain, north america britannica. Backcountry area and cabins wrangell st elias national. It has 97 black and white photographs as well as a companion cdrom with an additional 487 color photographs. Elias in their attempt to realize the longest ski descent of the world. And while the film doesnt exactly make me want to go out and ski mount st. However, before this recored descent can be started, the mountain has to be climbed without any technical device an adventure with indefinable risk.
Media in category mount saint elias the following 29 files are in this category, out of 29 total. Janelle smiley, jed porter, and myself started from the ocean, climbed. The distance from mount saint elias summit 18,009 feet to sea is only 10 miles, a steep vertical descent that is rarely matched by other mountains. A movie about men who accept mountains as a challenge. Elias mountain range, the chugach mountains range and the alaska range. It has been 24 hours since i had seen the film and i am still buzzing from the mental rush that came over me while i watched it.
Elias, located on the border of alaska and yukon territory, has the longest vertical ski run in the world. Elias has immense vertical relief, comparable to denali and peaks in the himalayas. Elias mountains formed at the plate boundary between the yakutat and north american plate. Brilliantly filmed and dramatically told, mount st. Set against the backdrop of alaskas dangerous beauty, mount st. Elias still remains a worthy test piece and hardy mountaineers continue to challenge themselves on its difficult slopes.
To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. Elias, was made about a team of skiermountaineers determined to make the planets longest skiing descent ascending the mountain and then skiing nearly all 18,000 feet down to the gulf of alaska. Elias mountains is designed to introduce the climber to the st. Elias is a movie that finally shows why it is the mountains which unite lethal danger and delirious happiness. Elias was made about a team of skiermountaineers determined to make the planets longest skiing. Elias to icy bay, the longest ski descent in the world. Janelle smiley, jed porter, and myself started from the ocean, climbed to the top, and skied about,000 of harvard route. Elias mountains are also home to mountain number five in canada, mt. On february, 1996, david briggs, gardner heaton and joe reichert were flown to 2,300 feet on the tyndall glacier, and, over the course of the next 30 days, ascended the southwest ridge of mount saint elias.
The canadian side is part of kluane national park and reserve, while the u. Saint elias, mount article about saint elias, mount by the. Elias 2009 gerald salmina on allmovie sitting on the border of the canadian yukon and. Three of the worlds best ski mountaineers, axel naglich, peter ressmann, and jon johnston take the challenge of skiing down the longest snow covered vertical drop in the world, mount st.
Vitus bering became the first official european discoverer of. Mount saint elias, second highest peak 18,008 feet 5,489 metres of the st. In 2007, a group of men tackle this alaskan peak, intending to climb and ski it, an attempt at what may be the longest vertical descent in ski history. Any film about the mountain and our ant like presence on it would do well to forgo arrogance and hype, practice some humility, and honor those who came before. A dramatic and aweinspiring feature documentary following three of the worlds greatest ski mountaineers to the mount st. Nicknamed the man eater, north americas mount saint elias discourages climbers with its daunting summit and bad weather. Elias is about a visionary borderline experience where unparalleled physical and mental pressure pushes them to the absolute limit. In 2016, the tug was acquired by the kirby corporation of channelview, texas. Two austrian ski alpinists, axel naglich and peter ressmann as well as the american freeski pro jon johnston, are facing the challenge of completing the longest ski descent ever from the peak of alaskas mount st. Elias red bull media house a dramatic and aweinspiring feature documentary following three of the worlds greatest ski mountaineers to the mount st. Elias movie is about three mountaineers that want to reach the summit, and to ski back down.
Sitting on the border of the canadian yukon and alaska, mount st. This table gives the weather forecast for mount saint elias at the specific elevation of 5489 m. Elias is a spectacular feature documentary movie of the genre adventuremountaineering drama. Elias national park is home to some of the grandest mountains on the continent, if not the world. A dramatic feature documentary following three of the worlds greatest ski mountaineers to the mount st. Elias mountains, on the canadaunited states alaska border, 70 miles 110 km northwest of yakutat, alaska. Elias documents their journey as they trek the fine line between bravery and madness. Elias is a story about four very different characters, three of them men, and one a mountain 18 000 feet high. Elias was an official selection at the 2010 seattle international film festival.
Its been a kind of fantasy far too long, and the reality will no doubt blow away the fantasy anyway. Elias mountains are largely tectonic, though there are some volcanic mountains in the north and western reaches of the saint elias range mt bona is the tallest volcano in the us. Mount saint elias, also designated boundary peak 186, is the second highest mountain in both canada and the united states, being situated on the yukon and alaska border. Elias offers the worlds biggest summit to sea drop. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing mount st. Elias in their attempt to realize the longest ski descent in. The major mountain ranges found in the park are the wrangell mountain range, the st. Elias red bull media house a dramatic and aweinspiring feature documentary following three of the worlds. It lies about 26 miles 42 km southwest of mount logan, the highest mountain in canada. In 2007, an austrian documentary movie called mount.
A trio of adventurers climbs a mountain to ski down it. The guy time and again ignores his team mates and pushes on. Elias is a movie that finally shows how mountains unite. Elias, was made about a team of skiermountaineers determined to make the planets longest skiing descent. Elias, are among the least visited mountains of their elevation in north america. It goes years without being summited, and has only been skied twice. Elias national park and preserve, topped by 18,008 mt. Mount saint elias is a huge, beautiful pyramid, located just 35 miles from sea. You get the feeling the film directors and writers are trying to position their second not first ski descent of the peak by emphasizing other peoples failure.
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