The Eastern Sierra of California is a mythical mountain range of massive mountains that rise straight out of the desert floor. Scratching the sky, Giant Steps Couloir is a rarely tamed and hard-fought line that takes careful navigation and strong legs to ascend and descend.
'The FIFTY' is a project to climb and ski all 50 lines chronicled in the book, "The Fifty Classic Descents of North America". Over the next three years, Cody Townsend will be chronicling the adventures, challenges, and travels as he takes on a collection of the most aesthetic, spectacular, and hardest lines in North America.
Line #1: Messner Couloir
Line #2: Mt. Superior
Line #3: Terminal Cancer
Line #4: Hypodermic Needle
Line #5: Mt. Currie
Line #6: Aemmer Couloir
Line #7: Joffre Peak
Line #8: The Sphinx
Line #9: Pontoon Peak
Line #10: Spearhead Traverse
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