PETER CHRZANOWSKI, 1957 – 2007 HIGHLIGHTS : EXPEDITIONS, ATTEMPTS, MISHAPS, SURVIVAL AND SKI MOUNTAINEERING ACHIEVEMENTS ,
-1972-73 New Brunswick, Canada to Tierra Del Fuego and back overland by VW camper It all began here …..
-1975 Alaska Highway by same VW camper.
-1976 Exploration of 18,000ft (6000meter) Huajtapallana Range, near Huancayo , Peru
-1976 First ski descent Alpe’Dhuez, France direct ski line from peakinstead of tunnel route
-1976 Ski descents: couloirs ,some firsts: Les Deuz Alpes,Val D’Isere/Tignes, Parc National Des Ecrins, Fr.
-1977 First ski descent 6000m peak Huajtapallana, Peru . Extensive ski touring of surrounding glaciers
-1978 Ski descent above 20,000ft (6000+m) on Huascaran, Peru’s Highest peak, with Jean Marc Boivin, Patrick Vallencant and Dominique Andre. See film “ Ski Peru “
-1979 First Ski descent of Ishinka 5500m,
-1979 First Canadian ascent of Ranrapallca Peru with Americo Tordoya who is first Peruvian to summit 21,198ft (6000+m). Survived Major fall in excess of 2000ft, 700metres. Spends three days awaiting rescue.
-1979 Summer/fall First Ski descents of various Couloirs, Bow Summit
-1979 November : Attempts first descent of Anderson Coloir on Mt Temple, faulty crampon strap snaps and he survives 1700ft fall down ten metre couloir receiving only minor injuries.
-1980 First Ski Descent , West Couloir, Wedge Mountain 9500ft, Whistler
-1981-83 Various attempts for first ski descent of Mt Robson
-1983 August, First Ski Descent, solo climb, Mt Robson, Kain Face / Furher Ridge route
-1982 First Ski Descent, North Face Mt Athabasca, Icefields Parkway
-1983 First Ski Descent , Ventorillo Route, Popocatepetl Volcano, nearly 6000m Mexico. Six week road trip
-1983-85 First ski descents in Coast Mountains, Ipsoot Range, North Face of Mt Serratus, Tantalous Range.
-1985 First Ski Descent / ascent from valley , Diagonal Couloir Mt Currie, Pemberton BC, Canada
-1984 Mt Waddington Ski Tour from Tiedman Glacier, Partial ski Descent of large Couloir off Mt Combatant , nicknamed named Alex’s Couloir
-1985 Mt Waddington, First Ski descent off Angel Glacier (?) See” Mt Waddington Now” Film
-1986 The Odyssey, First circumnavigation of the globe by a DC3 Dakota aircraft. Trip took 60 days, spanned 28 Countries, 50 cities, crew of 11.
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-1987 Back to Mt Robson, attempt on North Face , descents off Helmet, then Robson Glacier Route
- The” filming with Al” episode with roadtrip to New Orleans .
-1989 Filming Northern Rage ,6 week snowboard Expedition through Western US Ski Resorts
-1990 First Paraglide descent off below North West Peak, Mt Waddington, BC’s highest peak, three flights. Expedition includes Swiss French Skier Sylvain Saudan See “Reel Radical “ Film
-1989-96 Early Paragliding exploits: The Lions, BC, Squamish Chief, Whistler, Blackcomb, Pemberton,Joffre Chilliwak, Chugach Alaska, North Face Aguille Du Midi, Mt Blanc France,
-1991-98 Judge of WESC (World Extreme Skiing Championshis, Valdez , Alaska ) , Judged eight years. Also Judged US Extremes w/ Anselme Baudat Crested Bute, Co. and Red Bull Extremes in Chamonix , France.
-1992 First Ski descents in Alaska’s Chugach Range, heli access: ie North Face of Mt Diamond, 9000ft
-1994, March , First Ski Descent, second ascent “ Siberian Express “1000m vertical Couloir off Mt Atwell BC
-1995 Western Tour: Prom, Vancouver BC’s Expo 86 in six week road trip across North American Ski REsorts
-1995 Organized First of a kind Ski Mountaineering Race of , dubbed “ The Traverse”, a five person team race across 85km Pemberton Icecap. Only one team finished. Organizer broke leg / med evaced out by heli. Curiously 5 people in the half hour film have since perished in unrelated incidents- Ist it the “Curse of the Traverse ?”
-1996 Ski Touring and steep descents in Chamonix, La Grave, filming “ The Spirit “ for Trevor Petersen.
- 1997 Aug-Sept – Treks Annapurna Circuit Nepal as part of Everest N. Face Expedition. Aborts Expedition and treks skiing/boarding three glaciers w/Pawel Boryniec in Gokyoregion upto 6000m elev.
-1998 Climb/ski descent of Mt Blanc De Tacuil, Scary Paraglide Flight of North Face of Aguille Du Midi.
-1998/99 Christmas six week expedition to Sierra Nevada De Santa Marta, Colombia, Written up in National Geographic “ Voices From The Summit ” Chapter by Wade Davis. Also see Aug 1970 NGS mag.
Where idea originated when Chrzanowski was 12 years old. See film Journey To The Heart of The World
-1999One of few Ski descents of the “ Skyladder “route – Columbia Icefields w/ Troy Jungen on Snowboard
-1999 Paraglide accident, breaks both ankles in Pemberton
-1999/2000 Six weeks overland to Baja California, w/ Ryszard Szafirski, legendary PolishClimber.
-2000-2002 Ski Tours in BC , ski descents in Dogtooth Range, Rogers Pass, Canadian Rockies, Whistler
-2004-2007 Begins paragliding again ,has some major flights , several broken bones. Flies in Mexico, Peru and BC.
-2007-Returns to Peru with broken leg as judge to www.inkafest.com and recountnostalgic beginning to his roots in a mountaineering and fllm career.
-Jan 2008 Return trip To Colombia,SA. Sierra Nevada De Santa Marta.
-Aug 2008 Filmed “ Para Cinderella “ while judging four mountain film fests in Europe.
-Dec / Jan 2009 Reconnaissance paragliding expedition to Chile and Peru as preparations begin for prepping XANDES a hiking/paragliding race from Huaraz to Cuzco,Peru, styled after the prestigious XALPS in Europe.
Peter Chrzanowski
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