The three took a group photo at the mountaintop before the descent.
Three crazy skiing enthusiasts have pulled off a feat that has shocked the extreme skiing world. Recently, John Jackson, Chavez Rice, and Mark Landvik successfully descended Alaska’s famous Mount Tuderain in a high-speed ski run, covering over 1,000 meters of vertical drop in just seconds at speeds exceeding 100 km/h. They became the first adventurers to conquer Mount Tuderain. The volcano’s steep slope has long been “notoriously dangerous” in the extreme skiing community, with a gradient exceeding 50 degrees—extremely perilous and prone to triggering avalanches. For years, no one had managed to successfully take on the challenge.
The three brave skiers each have 20 years of skiing experience. For this challenge, a helicopter dropped them off at the summit. They carried only a shovel, an oxygen tank, and a receiver in case of emergencies. However, Safas, the photographer who captured the descent from the helicopter, knew what he was getting into: “It was incredibly dangerous. If something really went wrong, I’m afraid there would’ve been nothing we could do.”