God, This Is Steep: Townsend Skis The Sphinx

Part 38 of big mountain skier Cody Townsend’s 50 episode series called, er, The Fifty, is a return to Alaska to try The Sphinx again. Townsend and crew tried a few years ago but bailed when they didn’t feel comfortable. This time, well, just watch.

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