Peak Obsession
backcountry skiing documentary
Overview
Cody Townsend has set out on an audacious goal to climb and ski all 50 lines chronicled in the book, "The Fifty Classic Ski Descents of North America". Peak Obsession is a stand alone film premiered at film festivals around the world and dives into the depths of the mindset behind the project told through the story of two of the more challenging lines in the book, Meteorite Mountain and Pontoon Peak near Valdez, Alaska. Joined by legendary snowboarder Jeremy Jones, along with cameraman Bjarne Salen, they set out on an adventure rife with challenge, exhaustion and a bevy of lessons to learn along the adventure. This is Episode 19 and line 17 and 18 completed for The FIFTY, a project following Cody Townsend as he attempts to climb and ski all fifty of the lines and mountains chronicled in the book, "The 50 Classic Ski Descents of North America."
Top Cast
Cody Townsend
Jeremy Jones
Bjarne Salén
Similar Movies
High Fly Summits
2005
The Moebius Flip
1970
The Collective
2019
Flare - A Ski Trip
1977
Streif: One Hell of a Ride
2014
Full Circle
2023
Extreme Ops
2002
Lindsey Vonn: The Final Season
2019
Snows of Grenoble
1968
Sariri
2024
Warren Miller: Ticket to Ride
2014
Getting There
2002