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--Kris
has organized three different expeditions (1997,
1998, and 2000) to Peru's Cordillera Blanca
to photograph alpine first ascents and ski first
descents. Among his accomplishments there are new
routes on Caraz III and Santa Cruz Norte, and the
first ski descents of Tocllaraju and the Shield
route on Huascaran Sur (22,205'), the highest
mountain in the Tropics.
--In
Feb, 2000, Kris and a group of extreme skiiers and
snowboarders went to The Antarctic Peninsula
aboard the converted Russian scientific vessel M/V
Schulayken. Despite atrocious weather
characteristic of the region the group made four
serious ski descents; Kris captured images of the
wildlife and geography of this remote
continent.
--In
Oct, 1999, Kris went on an expedition with 7
skiiers to the "Forbidden Land" of Tibet, to
attempt to ski the south face of Shishapangma.
--In
Jun,1999 Kris and a group of seven climbers and
skiers went to a never-visited glacier in
Alaska's Fairweather Range. Only 12 miles
from the Pacific Ocean, they encountered storms
which dumped 6 feet of snow in 24 hours. They also
made the first ascents and descents of half a dozen
untrodden peaks. more
coming...
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