The POLAR STAR - Full FILM - Ski Mountaineering in an Arctic Land of Giants - The FIFTY 45/50
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ย. 2024
- The most remote classic of The FIFTY, The Polar Star is an iconic ski line. Set on the Arctic island of Baffin, the Polar Star Couloir is aesthetic, breath-taking couloir set among an island of ice, Polar Bears and towering granite walls. Joining up with Cody Townsend on his attempt to ski "The Fifty Classic Ski Descents of North America" is one of the world's best ski mountaineers and steep skiers, Vivian Bruchez. Though the goal of the journey is to ski The Polar Star, a plethora of steep, challenging and beautiful ski lines await in Baffin...and a lesson in just what makes Vivian one of the world's best, comes to light.
Film Length 48:00
Co-Starring: Bjarne Salen & Vivian Bruchez
Edited by: Matt Sheridan - Team Thirteen
Cinematography by: Bjarne Salen
Intro VFX by: Blair Richmond
Maps by OnX: James Lee & Katie Scott
Music from: Artlist.io License 4023308
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Looks like a world class couloir with world class skiers! Excited to watch
@@rikardtvedby3206I’d second that maybe Cody could come and do some Norwegian stuff once North America’s 50 have been ticked off!!!
The collab we all know would be insane
Pretty much watch every video from you and Cody. Would be awesome to see yourself, Cody, and Krister climb and ski/snowboard some stuff together.
@@samsinite100 That would be sick!
new 50 and top side boys in the same day!
I'm surprised that Cody and Bjarne haven't received some added recognition for their efforts, whether in the context of the athleticism or videography. The series finds a way to continually improve.
We sort of have here and there, but ultimately I haven’t chased too many film festivals and award stuff with the Fifty. Just trying to make stories I want to tell and put them out to the world.
@@CodyTownsend maybe even the best way to make a lasting impression, since you’ve already got enough attention as far as I can tell. Eg this episode has an experimental narrative structure w the bait/switch of “oh hey we got the objective early, now what?” As a good show-not-tell about how mountain adventures aren’t objective driven but dialogues with whatever nature puts in front of you, that you may not have seen coming, either way.
@@inqurious I loved that they just busted out Polar Star in the first few minutes, then ski ridiculous 6ft wide shit for the rest. Time well spent.
I would add that Vivian deserves massive accolades. He is a legend in Cham, and across the Alps. I hope this collab brings him exposure in the Americas, so thank you @CodyTownsend and Bjarne for setting that up. I also hope he takes you down the Couloir Mallory some time…
Thanks for noticing all that BD. It was so creative and unique storytelling we tried to pull off. It's two movies and two storylines in one so was a tough one to accomplish.
I love that the objective was done 9 minutes in on a 44 minute video. Thanks Cody for bringing so much stoke to the skiing community.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Absolutely magnificent, the best Fifty episode yet! "I feel like Ueli Steck!" and "The Matriarch" hit me right in the feels, didn't expect that but that's a beautiful tribute. As always gorgeous cinematography from Bjarne, especially that last shot of the three of you looking up as the drone flies away from you. Really fantastic stuff! I've wanted to see more Baffin Island content for years ever since I saw some folks wingsuit base jumping in this area on veeerrry early youtube, and this delivers so hard
Thank you very much. Glad you like it and noticing the extra camera work, means a lot.
Loving Cody's unintentional French accent imitation
Bjarne I don't tihnk I've seen you have more fun than when you went through that extreme little tunnel @@bjarnebuilds
@@TheJDoyle42 It felt like being a little kid again
Yaasss. The "Matriarch" wrecked me in the best way.
The Matriarch, wow! what a line, what a tribute! You guys are something else, it's beautiful to see the respect and wonder you have for all these places and the people you've skied alongside.
Thank you
Absolutely one of the best ski films I've ever seen. From Cody's endless stoke to Bjarne's amazing camera work and Vivian's knowledge, energy and passion. Truly the best ski film of the year and 110% the best 50 episode. Cannot wait to see more from this incredible team. Bravo!
Wow, thank you.
Wow Cody! This episode was so freaking good...I've been waiting for this line for the duration of these episodes! I am blown away by your total lack of ego and your lessons to all ski tourers and mountaineers that it's okay to turn around and come back another time. Bjarne is probably the most underrated alpinist in the world. He has been a stabilizing factor in every episode, he is an amazing camera man, and Swedish, like me. 5 more episodes., I can't wait!!
He is
When I first learned one of the lines was in Baffin, I was so excited to see how you guys would pull it off, and I was not disappointed! With Viv's mountaineering skills, Bjarne's cinematography skills, and Cody's storytelling skills, the 3 of you made a pefect team. Thanks for showcasing these lines and the stunning beauty of Baffin!
That was your best yet Cody! To hear you screaming like a little girl with excitement brought a smile to my face. To hear Bjarne's solemn and humble request to the mountain in the Fiesta, brought tears to my eyes. Cheers!
masterclass in skiing, alpinisme, ski mountaineering and film making. best film in the '50' series
Matt Sheridan crushed the edit! So much fun to watch.
Vivian is the man, nothing beats hop turns on 50 degree + terrain. Another great watch, Thanks Cody!
Vivian is a true master of the mountains. The confidence, composure, and intelligence in a new place like Baffin is remarkable.
Wept openly when Bjarne thanked the mountain and made it safely. Thank you for sharing the stoke, and the sacred.
Soo awesome, the adventure, the narration, amd of the camera work. This is whats missing in ski movies today. They dont all need to be hucking and loud music.
I’ve watched this ep 3 times so far and I’m not done yet. My favorite ski movie. I love the technicality, the playfulness, the mastery, and the intrigue. Let’s go have a look. I’m 55, on the cusp of retiring, and I know exactly what I want to do in my remaining years…
Thank you David. So very appreciated your kind words on the film.
Great episode, and always great to see Bjarne on camera. Producers, take note: Bjarne is like Cowbell. You can’t have too much!
Man this is the best cinematography on the tube. Bjarne has really step up his game and the editing team is doing great work. Vivian seems like just a guy that loves to share his abilities with others. Congrats on a successfully trip Cody and crew, cannot wait for the next one.
Incredible to watch Viv take charge after the rockfall at the end. A true master of the mountains and an extraordinary guide.
P.S loved the ending monologue
Masterclass. Two of my favourite freeriders whos also one of them my favourite technician of ski mountaineering combined in one big ski project. Dream.
Love Vivan's super french stoke in the couloir, such a legend. Awesome movie what a way to end the day. Best one yet for sure.
I believe the best episode so far! Really enjoyed it - congratulations!
Yay, thank you!
Cet épisode est sublime, une super team, des images tellement belles, bravo à Cody d'avoir crée cette chaine sur les 50 sommets à faire à ski. Cerise sur le gâteau il y a notre trésor national français Vivian Bruchez, tellement sage, tellement inspirant, tellement fort ! Bravo épisode magnifique.
One of the best ski mountaineering movies I've seen. I was spiritually transported with you on the face and followed Vivian with confidence. All the best for the next adventures guys!
And the Oscar goes to...
Well done!
You had me grinning ear to ear, bravo.
Merci! 🙏🏼
'let's go have a look' proceeds to climb and ski the raddest stuff on earth. bravo gents!
Merci my friend.
Cody, this is such a great film - well done to you and your whole team. You guys are such a positive force!
Yet again Cody and Bjorne and their amazing group of friends have not yet only set the standard of ski mountaineering in the America’s but the whole ski world! How f***ing radical is that! I take my hat off to you all!
Wow, I’m breathless. I haven’t had my heart beat like this watching anything that I can recall.
Cody, Viv and Bjarne, please do more.
And what a tribute to your friend Hilaree!
Live life!
Well done,Cody, Bjarne, and sick French dude! I've watched all of The 50 episodes and while, oddly, it took months to get to this one, I gotta say it's the best. Excellent job, and keep them coming.
9:35 this is one of the greatest drone shots I’ve seen. Great work bjarne
Cody you have captured and shared true love of the mountains. This is one of your best!
From the day I saw you point that couloir back when ski flicks were the annual thing to now, your videos have been a pleasure to watch. Thank you for sticking with it.
This episode has to be my favorite by far! Viv is awesome, brings stoke, and is willing to go try anything. The effortless anchor building was neat to see, along with the Escaper hitch. Stellar adventures in an incredible remote place.
What a start for the upcoming season, breathtaking environment, incredible storytelling, captured perfectly ❤
Thanks so much Cody and Bjarne. Thank you. Really. Such a message. Such a story. Such a MESSAGE!
As a 30yo french dude, I follow you too since The Battle of Alaska with you and Henrik Windstedt, and Viv since his Midi mega mix so more than 10 years for both of you. You both have been an inspiration to me, especially Viv who is a legend right here. 10 years ago I haven't done any ski touring and thanks to inspirations like you I skied the Godmother couloir in Norway this year. Thank you guys for inspiring me years after years . So happy to see you in a same movie with such stunning lines and landscapes
That's awesome! 🙏🏼
That's what gaining levels in real life looks like! I have a friend that has that same programming as Viv and we are blessed to know such people and how they enrich our lives.
One of the best so fare, you can hear the pure joy in your voices as you climb and ski.
In a series of remarkable adventures, epic trips and superb storytelling this was the best yet.
And thanks to you and Bjarne for showing your vulnerability on camera. It was wonderful to see your massive respect for Vivian.
Chapeau!
Channeling Mr. Warren Miller on this one Cody, nice. Great story. That place looks epic.
Such great content!!!! The hard work for the payoff! So intense....this is some of ya'lls best filming and skiing I've seen. AWESOMENESS!!! How great it must feel to reach the top and take a deep breath........
Great video as always and I really like how you highlight your guests on this series!
Absolutely love this series! I can only imagine the physical, mental and technical effort to ski the lines of the fifty. Thank you for bringing skiers of all abilities along for the ride. Awesome!!
Wow probably the best episode yet Vivian is awesome and extremely talented. Like Cody said "how the F did he lead climb this ?" I was wondering the same thing that couloir was unbelievably steep and narrow. Great work and much respect to the whole team especially Cody, Bjarne, and Vivian.
What a treat. Very well done. Thanks for creating this.
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks Dan
In a series full of amazing , this was by far the best episode. Everything about it. I'd wager that the actual 50 are all on Baffin
Man, you just blew your carbon footprint allotment for the decade. Great vid as always.
top 10 videos of all time thanks !
The best! The humility will take whatever breath you have left!
Well... I always thought that both of Bjarne and Cody were world class skiers/mountaineers but Vivian made them look like normal people 😂😂. The accuracy and the confidence of this guy 😮😮.
But after all its not about who's the best. Its about being out there. And having more and more fun
. And to have more and more fun you always have to become better, safer more accurate. As Cody said all this is a byproduct of the love of the mountains and the people we spend our time on them.
One of your best episode if not the best. Keep it up.
The skiing technique of Vivan is soooo amazing!!!!
Best ski mountaineering film ever made
One of the great skiing adventures
So epic! I can’t wait for the Fifty’s err…Les cinquante I mean….special episode in Chamonix…
A boy can dream. (that boy is me)
Outstanding. Technical, precise climbing, mint cinematography, great story. Best 50 by far Cody and Bjarne.
What an episode. Vivian is a beast! The Fifty at it's best
otherworldy level of quality absolutley amazing the best the 50 has produced so far!!!
I liked The Polar Star film very much, probably the best of all Fifty movies. Appreciate your work and all hail to Vivian, Let's go and have a look!
My favorite one yet. Fantastic in all ways-a true film, not merely a video.
SOOOO GOOD!! The best yet out of all being SO GOOD. True alpine ski moutaineering, real humanity. This is the essence of authentic backcountry experiences... THANK YOU, Cody et.al. Wonderful tribute to the greatest: Hillary
Sir Townsend that was an Epic and Absolutely Great Film Brother!!! My 3rd time watching this one..Seems to get better Everytime!
I’m honestly at a loss for words. The passion and technical abilities you all have for the sport is so much fun to watch. Thank you for taking us on this journey and showing me some of the most amazing scenery I’ve seen. I’m glad you all had fun and made it out safely.
I have thoroughly enjoyed every one of these films, but this one might be my favorite. Excellent photography and great storytelling.
absolutely beautiful, beautiful places, beautiful lines, beautiful people. I'm blown away by your work
Been waiting for Baffin since this series started. Congratulations, what a line
This is the my favorite film of the 50. EPIC
Vivian is the real deal. So much stoke. Thanks for sharing
Wow, the whole series is excellent, but this one stands apart. Excellent job guys!
The ending recap was fantastic! Not everyone can ski these lines, but a lot of people know someone who just loves skiing and the mountains
Wow that looked pretty awesomesauce and for once the weather plus mountain was on your side. Viv what a living legend and Bjarnes filming made for such a good team.
Epic, absolutely epic!
Awesome series. One day I hope to be able to ski some of the classics as well. This series really helped me from just thinking about mauntaneering to going out this winter to actually persue it - and I am very grateful for it.
oh my.
So glad you guys some pure fun skiing. I love this series, so many episodes trigger a visceral desire to be back in the mountains. But somehow you managed to top your previous episodes with this one. Thank you.
Hey Cody! Can we get a dream episode with you and Nikolay Schirmer skiing some Lyngen (Norway) classics, that would be the best of the best of ski movies.
Smearing to the top
This was a proper art piece. Thank you for sharing this with us. These films (it's what they are at this point, let's be honest) will be watched for decades in some form or another.
Thank you so much. We definitely put a ton of life, thought and work into making them. So it’s a pleasure they’re appreciated
Always a Sufferfest Cody! Great stuff with Viv this year. New perspectives and new successes. Congratulations for you and Bjarne.
Great Video! Wish we had that kind of equipment (snowmobiles, drones, and small high-quality cameras) when we climbed the Polar Sun Spire back in 1996. Your footage is fantastic. Great job on your ascents and descents. I loved every inch of the footage. We had the same issue with a camp on the ice in a storm, with our tents getting ripped down in a storm. We also had it up on the walls weeks into our climb. It's primarily nice days, but when it hits, it's intense. I love seeing these adventures 27 years after we started exploring the Sam Ford Fjord. Keep it up! And good luck on the next adventure.
This has been my favorite episode yet. Great storytelling, adventure, message and crew. Glad you got it ticked off and home safe.
It's easily one of the coolest episodes yet! Can't wait to watch it again. Always appreciate the epic content and good vibes.
Nice work Cody, Bjarne and Vivian! This is right up with Peak Obsession as one of my favorite 50 Project episodes/films!
I love that we are starting to see this more from professional athletes showing the risk mitigation that goes into that big things they do
Goosebumps guys, goosebumps!
World class adventure!
Wow, that last couloir sure was scary! What a place Baffin is! Loved the film, as always.
The structure of this documentary, let alone the content, was so inspiring. Love the mystery in finishing the line early, wondering what the rest of the video is about. Feels like I just beat a video game and I am just enjoying life in the post game. And the un-linearity of the timeline keeps you interested through being unexpecting of what is next. But I got to say, I was worried when I saw you get to the top within 3 minutes of the video, and thought it foreshadowed a harrowing experience on the descent. Just another example of keeping the viewers on their toes. Take notes film makers.
Thanks Ian. It was a tricky structure to nail, took quite a bit of work to get it there but was proud of how it ended up turning out. Thanks for the kind words.
amazing place, amazing lines!
A rainy day i Miami, well spend with Cody’s new episode😊
Legend ! Congrats on reaching the best level yet, not just in mountaineering.
Awesome !!
Absolutely incredible video, Vivian is an absolute animal, but calculated and calm. What a treat to watch him work and process his surroundings. Great work guys 👏
The fifty serie is awesome, and I m getting anxious as we are coming to the end of the serie.. I seriously hope you'll find a book somewhere in europe, may be on Vivian coffee table, with some rad lines you'll dream of skiing and start a new project ! Plus Bjarne knows his ways in France..
Didn't think they could keep getting better and better... But WOW!
Seeing Vivian the goat in full action was glorious. Great film 🤟🏼
And again you knock it out of the park Guys! Very well done in the skiing, the introspection, the cinematography, the story telling. All around a great movie!
Thanks a ton!
I have watched every episode and enjoyed them all. This has been a journey so many of us skiers see ourselves taking, in our dreams. Thank you for realizing this series, partnering with the plethora of incredible athletes to educate, enlighten and entertain.
Our pleasure!
Inspirational video, thank you for sharing this incredible journey. Inspired to see more, and plan to take a look!
Might just be my favorite out of all of them so far.
Amazing! Had high anxiety watching - so good!
What a vibe, what a great watch, best fifty episode ever 🫶