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This is a Paradise for Extreme Winter Sports... [PIC]

bighugelabs.com — Mount McKinley or Denali "The Great One" in Alaska is the highest mountain peak in North America, at a height of approximately 20,320 feet (6,194 m). Picture of a skiier at 17,000' on Denali carrying his skis down to around 16,200' where he will be able to ski down the rest of the way to base camp at 7200'.

Who dugg this? Made popular Nov 7, 2008

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  • mysn239, on 11/06/2008, -0/+42They're on their way to MORDOR
  • pseudojd, on 11/07/2008, -1/+20Denali is actually the tallest mountain in the world from top to bottom. Everest is higher, but the bottom of everest starts above 10,000 feet. Denali starts at sea level. The more you know....
  • seanc6610, on 11/07/2008, -0/+14I'd love a huge version for my wallpaper.
  • aComa, on 11/07/2008, -0/+14One does not simply ski into mordor.
  • Echomote, on 11/07/2008, -0/+13They're taking the Hobbits to Isengard.
  • talonstriker, on 11/07/2008, -0/+9Your piss would freeze.
  • cyrix, on 11/07/2008, -1/+7What crawled up your ass?
  • Vodd9, on 11/07/2008, -0/+5More like hell once you fall and don't stop until you've reached to botttom of the mountain.
  • bsou, on 11/07/2008, -0/+5sweet but I wish it was higher res
  • Novion76, on 11/07/2008, -2/+7Holy ***** I would piss my pants.

    Awesome.
  • Jforsyth89, on 11/07/2008, -4/+8Paradise for an extreme skier, and hell for just about any rational person. I would probably curl up in the fetal position and cry if I was stuck on that mountain :/
  • SuperStromboli, on 11/06/2008, -5/+9When I went to Colorado to ski I was amazed at how winded I got from just walking up a hill. Being up so high, I had to consciously make the decision not to do anything too vigorous or risk passing out. Then again, I am out of shape. It wasn't as beautiful as Alaska (I assume), but still a very awesome landscape.
  • jkendal4, on 11/07/2008, -0/+4LIE. the tallest mountain in the world from top to bottom is mauna kea in Hawaii.
  • DinosWillDie13, on 11/07/2008, -0/+3Yeah, hiking is terrible in that thin atmosphere.
  • Thousand, on 11/07/2008, -1/+4Well if you want to get technical like that, Mauna Loa in Hawaii is probably even taller, as its summit sits about 30,000 ft above the ocean floor.
  • haydukeqc, on 11/07/2008, -0/+2Gnarly title brah
  • jkendal4, on 11/07/2008, -0/+2just got new K2 Obsethed..... i can't wait to get out skiing again, and this photo is just eating me up while i sit in my room, i want to ski now!
  • inactive, on 11/07/2008, -0/+2Looks like a Hokusa painting
    http://mikeytherhino.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/h ...
  • dhughes, on 11/07/2008, -0/+2 Or you could just strap on a snowboard and jump off a building onto a snowbank.
  • MisterPockets, on 11/07/2008, -0/+2If anyone other than Maki or Mr.Babyman submitted this it would get like 8 diggs.
  • denshvalaunt, on 11/07/2008, -0/+2I like to snowboard in places that have color.
  • infectthefrets, on 11/07/2008, -0/+1Me too... Come on diggers..
  • dawnraid101, on 11/07/2008, -0/+1I ski in Mordor all the time, its the Tongariro National Park in NZ, Skiing on Mt Ruapehu's Whakapapa ski field is Sick!
  • aliasfallen, on 11/07/2008, -0/+1That is dope man! Great photo!
  • Jhiaxuz, on 11/07/2008, -0/+1***** that!
  • jigallo159, on 11/07/2008, -0/+1GAY!
  • inactive, on 11/07/2008, -0/+1Nice pic Lame tittle
  • elblinguino, on 11/07/2008, -0/+1or go-kart
  • burhaan, on 11/07/2008, -0/+1Dugg for MORDOR!
  • jigallo159, on 11/07/2008, -3/+4Wow. You know what would be even more extreme? Everest! ***** yeah!
  • mehan, on 11/07/2008, -0/+1oh hell no
  • specialbuddy1, on 11/07/2008, -0/+1I think I saw this same picture in a Patagonia catalog. My mistake, the picture in the Patagonia catalog had a guy riding a unicycle in a canoe on top of a mountain.
  • PleasantKiller, on 11/07/2008, -0/+1how do u get that high?
  • risc427, on 11/07/2008, -0/+1So awesome... I'd love to have the opportunity to ride something like that. Some day...
  • xan18, on 11/07/2008, -0/+1HE WONT!
  • anarchyinthekr, on 11/07/2008, -0/+1hike to the lake chutes @ breck when you're hung over, absolutely brutal for a short hike
  • Mutiny32, on 11/07/2008, -0/+1Yeah, when I went boarding in Colorado I could definitely notice the change in altitude. We stayed in boulder and walked everywhere as well. We both are in very good shape and do a ton of cardio and weights, but just walking around got us winded. Boarding takes your mind off of it though. That and busting your ass every 5 seconds when you're just a beginner. My ass has never been more sore than after boarding.
  • chugatussin, on 11/07/2008, -0/+1until an... AVALANCHE COMESSSSSSSSSSS
  • dawnraid101, on 11/07/2008, -0/+1Walk.
  • blake_mooney, on 11/07/2008, -1/+2LMFAO!!!!
  • Lynxist, on 11/08/2008, -0/+1amen
  • burhaan, on 11/07/2008, -0/+1Alaska's version of the Misty Mountains
  • marioara, on 11/07/2008, -0/+1If I were there I think I would be pretty scared, astounded but pretty scared
  • blake_mooney, on 11/07/2008, -1/+2LMFAO!
  • burhaan, on 11/07/2008, -0/+1But one can surf into Mordor... if your surfboard can withstand Lava
  • mattofasia, on 11/07/2008, -0/+1Right, you pussies. Get your scuba gear and weights out. Hike to the top of Mauna Loa, ski to the bottom
    (with the help of fake snow.) Then toss on your weights and your scuba gear in as little time as possible. Then keep frackin' going.
    Then explode messily into red misty crap somewhere a few hundred feet down.

    Thats what a REAL man would do. If you cant do that ya better HARDEN THE FRACK UP PEOPLE!
  • friday91350, on 11/07/2008, -0/+0Wow.
  • GrandAmChandler, on 11/07/2008, -0/+0DRAGGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
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