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Lost Gringos–Finding Family a World Away on Giant Bolivian Peaks

Sam Smoothy, John Collinson and Fraser McDougall went hard in South America last year. Smoothy was following in his father’s footsteps. The Kiwi’s pops had climbed Pequeno Alpamayo, a 17,800-foot peak in Bolivia and Smoothy wanted to ski the same peak. And a few others. Despite rock-hard conditions (hey, at least the avy danger was […]

Sam Smoothy, John Collinson and Fraser McDougall went hard in South America last year. Smoothy was following in his father’s footsteps. The Kiwi’s pops had climbed Pequeno Alpamayo, a 17,800-foot peak in Bolivia and Smoothy wanted to ski the same peak. And a few others. Despite rock-hard conditions (hey, at least the avy danger was minimal), the crew charged some really big lines in glaciated terrain. This mini-feature is a really cool tale of travel and adventure. And finding family. A long way from home.

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