Walls of Freedom

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Alex C

2 жыл бұрын

Scott Gaffney's 1995 ski movie Walls of Freedom

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@SteveOfTheMountains 10 ай бұрын

Rest in peace, Robb. Im sure you and Shane are bounding from cloud to cloud like hitting these light pillows of pow.Thanks for all the stoke and inspiration Robb. Godspeed .

@alexspreservationsociety4737 Жыл бұрын

Possibly the best ski film ever made.

@alexspreservationsociety4737 10 ай бұрын

RIP Robb-man. You are not forgotten. 5:11 Glen Plake Air, Mainline Pocket 10:34 Middle Knuckle, Fingers 11:45 The Shoulder, Eagle’s Nest 12:10 Middle Line, Light Towers 14:30 Triple Drop, Ice Goddess 14:42 The Diagonal, Mainline Pocket 18:47 Adrenaline Rock 18:57 Double Drop, Granite Chief Chair 19:21 Plake Line, Granite Chief Peak 19:42 Shoulder, Eagle’s Nest 19:50 Slitoris, Mainline Pocket 20:17 Double Drop, Granite Chief Chair 26:22 Patrol Chute, Granite Chief Peak 26:38 Glen Plake Air, Granite Chief Peak 59:41 Main Chute + Extra Rock, The Palisades 1:02:35 Chimney Sweep, Chimney 1:03:29 Pony Express, Chimney 1:06:26 Robb becomes the 2nd person in history to stick Schmidiots, Chimney. Until then, Scot Schmidt was the first and only person to successfully ski this line in 1983.

@awcohen3020 10 ай бұрын

Love the timestamps 🙌 RIP Robb

@scottgaffney7879 Жыл бұрын

What??? Can't tell you how many times I've been asked when this will be online. I keep telling people "maybe by 2032."

@turnyernie Жыл бұрын

Well Scott, thanks for making this awesome show and all you’ve done over the years for the sport. What a grand time that highlights the energy of skiing in the mid 90s. Hope you are recovering well & hope your brother is doing as well as can be.

@patrickchase5614 Жыл бұрын

The soundtrack on this is a banger. I can understand why it's difficult to release digitally. I'm watching along with my dog-eared copy of 'Squallywood'

@alexspreservationsociety4737 Жыл бұрын

Scott I’ve been looking for that Carnival of Souls song “Let it Go” forever. I can’t find it anywhere except in this movie.

@scottgaffney7879 Жыл бұрын

@@alexspreservationsociety4737 I met them in South Lake at a show at got a tape from them, but I have no idea where my tapes are now. I've looked them up without success, so...

@alexspreservationsociety4737 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for replying back. You, your brother, and this movie changed my life. I'm in the midst of finishing up a GNAR book for my own local ski patrol at Hunt Hollow based on what you guys accomplished. Little did I know the end of the book would turn into a sobering epitaph for Robb. @@scottgaffney7879

@markappel2464 9 ай бұрын

RIP Robb! Your memorial this past Saturday is a testament to the impact you had on all of us. You are the best dad, the best adventurer, the best husband, son, doctor, community member (thanks for saving Squaw!), and so much more...a complete MAN we can all be inspired by...and BTW....I am not in any way... better than you! GNAR! GNAR!!

@dennisbehan1590 10 ай бұрын

RIP Robb, truly an inspiration to us mere mortals. Thanks for all the great times!

@AllenSmithe 10 ай бұрын

Rest in Peace Rob. We thank you for all you did.

@alexvimo8739 6 ай бұрын

SKI BRAIN NATURAL SMILER MAJESTIC

@MichaelKantor1 Жыл бұрын

I truly planned on having a productive afternoon. Really, I did.

@timoakes2685 2 ай бұрын

SQUAW it doesn't get any better.

@BCRandom69 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for doing this. This flick is iconic.

@gsp631 Жыл бұрын

WOW. Words can't describe what should be experienced :) Just go and see . . Wheeeeee

@user-cq3ju5kv6q 10 ай бұрын

This is a Great ⛷ Ski film! 😊 The equipment back then also took more work then the new shaped Skis we have today. We can Thank Shane MCConkey for that since the reason we now have wider skis was his idea. These guys make Skiing ⛷ look so easy, all very fine athletes with such smooth, technical skills! Polished.Thank You Scott for filming this. Finally Robb and Scott you seem to have done so much to help with Lake Tahoe Conservation in the fight against "reckless development" at Olympic Valley. Thank You. 😊 Robb, I said a prayer 🙏 for you and your Family this morning at mass in Tahoe. 😇 Condolences to your Family.

@curbdog3036 2 жыл бұрын

Been waiting for this, all time favorite ski movie, my vhs copy wore out long ago, Thanks!

@BrettMcNary Жыл бұрын

Great job uploading this. I guarantee I've probably watched this on old vhs more times than even Scott Gaffney himself haha. Classic ski movie

@hanswurst5865 7 ай бұрын

BIG UP!!!

@telstarlogistics Жыл бұрын

This film changed my life.

@dougda Жыл бұрын

YES! Exactly - I was 23 years old watching this movie over and over on VHS in Indiana and eventually it clicked and I moved out West and started really living my life. RIP Shane McConkey.

@flatoutrich258 9 ай бұрын

Someone who had been skiing squaw a few seasons showed back up in VT with a copy of this and "Breathe" summer 1998. I was on the road to tahoe by mid november, havent left, just bought my 26th squaw valley usa pass last week. (Formerly palisades tahoe)

@gordonisl33t Жыл бұрын

I am getting maximum enjoyment out of life and ill never stop this!

@patrickchase5614 Жыл бұрын

It was true right up until the end.

@murphysackett5529 Жыл бұрын

Thanks made my day!🤙

@coolcid8888 Жыл бұрын

Yet another legitimate masterpiece

@TheEndIsNear333 6 ай бұрын

They myth, the legend, Kent

@jdaltonpe1 10 ай бұрын

love it

@patrickchase5614 Жыл бұрын

OMG, 49:50 is such a classic Gaffney narration: "With [backcountry safety] in mind Shane .... enters a chute with just a single rotation"

@colincarver893 Жыл бұрын

Siiik. Fun to reminis. How much more the human body can take. Haha. Well, its gone a bit further id say. Long film. Good times

@alexvimo8739 6 ай бұрын

HAVEN'T SEEN IN MORE THAN FIRST IN GUESSING 85-90SAME MIND

@Moondaka89 Жыл бұрын

old school yeah...

@juergengrissenauer7995 6 ай бұрын

TipTop

@huntermontgomery973 Жыл бұрын

McConkey with the lettuce is impossible to beat

@arapahoe_basin Жыл бұрын

💙❤

@Mr2plank Жыл бұрын

thats the dank cheese right here

@cameronwillett613 Жыл бұрын

Love how Shane knew Vail was shit.

@hanktrill3885 Жыл бұрын

ahead of the curve

@charliechristian1097 Жыл бұрын

Jesus why is it that these last few months all I care about is riding my snowboard why can't I just be normal

@patrickchase5614 Жыл бұрын

Is that Adrenaline Rock over near the old Cornice II at 18:40? I need to go dig out my well-loved copy of 'Squallywood' since that has all of the times for the various features in WoF.

@awcohen3020 Жыл бұрын

It is adrenaline rock!

@alexvimo8739 6 ай бұрын

@farmerscast6479 Жыл бұрын

What is that song that starts at around 7:50. When yall hit the 14ers on the last day of summer? I ❤ this flick. Great job Rob and Scott

@awcohen3020 Жыл бұрын

Song credits at the end of the movie starts around 1:25:31

@scottgaffney7879 10 ай бұрын

That would be Beads by a band called Mighty Kong. A few college friends who named themselves after their Rottweiler. Only had it on tape, and it seems all of my tapes have disappeared...

@slck9404 Жыл бұрын

does anyone know the song from 24:33 ?

@awcohen3020 Жыл бұрын

Song credits at the end of the movie starts around 1:25:31

@slck9404 Жыл бұрын

@@awcohen3020Bummer. The song is called "4 ever" but I cant seem to find it online.. any ideas?

@johns3106 Жыл бұрын

Interesting…given the gear of the day, even the best skiers looked like they were working hard and really putting their skills to the test on these lines…now days, the best skiers (with modern skis) make even the gnarliest lines look easy. For non-pro skiers like me, there is something more relatable in the old style. Will they land it or won’t they?!

@patrickchase5614 Жыл бұрын

There's also a difference in preferred skiing aesthetics. In this movie people make turns in stuff that would be straightlined today, or that wouldn't be featured at all. The skiers in this movie (especially Shane) were perfectly capable of straightlining those lines in 1995, too. I rode 212 Atomic SGs all mountain back then, and stability/speed was not a problem. Sustained, tight steeps over exposure really aren't skied much differently now, either - windshield-wiping is still the order of the day. It's just not seen as something worth putting in a movie any more. To be sure there have been significant equipment-driven advances but you can also see the beginnings of the new school in this movie. That's one of the things that make it such an interesting document.