TPM Episode 150: Greg Hill, Pro Skier

Greg hill is known for setting records; climbing 2 million vertical feet in one year, climbing 50k vertical feet in a day and the travel involved in record breaking created a huge carbon footprint.  That’s all in the past as Greg has radically changed his way of life, becoming Electric Greg, who’s all about electric and human powered adventures.  The podcast is a mix of goal crushing, deadly avalanches, and more.

Greg Hill Show Notes:

2:00:  Backcountry, growing up in Quebec, divorce, and losing  a finger

10:00:  Who is Greg in HS, College, and why he leaves school

13:00:  Rudy Beglinger, becoming the Human Lung, and finding his calling in the mountains

17:00:  Disaster during an avalanche class and experiencing death in the field for the first time

20:00:  Stanley:  Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30

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22:20:  The idea in 1999, tree planting, and Randonee

28:00:  50K Vert in 1 day, 1 million Vert in a year, 80 10K+ days and making a movie

31:00:  Going for 2 million, the details behind it, achieving his goal, and Salomon

39:30:  Spy Optic:  Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20

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The Summit At Snoqualmie

42:00:  The Manaslu Avalanche, more death in the mountains, and family reaction

50:00:  Becoming a certified guide and the Pakistan injury

56:00:  The beginning of Electric Greg, making the full-on switch, and starting POW in Canada

65:00:  The selfishness that goes along with being a skier and being Electric Greg

68:00:  Inappropriate Questions with  Jonathan Ellsworth and Mike Douglas