We’re Halfway!

And we’re taking a short break to allow everyone to catch up on the 11 episodes. We’ll be back Oct 24th with episode 12, featuring Greg Hill. After climbing and skiing 2 million vertical feet, what has Greg set his sights on?

Thanks to everyone who has watched, shared, and shamelessly promoted The Season. We can’t wait for the next 11 episodes to roll out.

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The Season 2.11…A Choice

Craig DeMartino barely survived his 100 foot fall. After three months in the ER, critical care and rehabilitation centers, he was able to return home to his family and something that resembled his life before the accident. His frail body made living difficult and a rare nerve disorder brought on by the trauma only worsened the situation. Craig was faced with a decision. His right foot would never heal. He would never chase his kids across the backyard or climb again. But there was an option — amputation. It was a risk, but it seemed no foot might be better than a bad foot. Craig thought long and hard. In an attempt to get his life back, Craig decided he would rather be an amputee than spend the rest of his life regretting.

The Season 2.10…Top Dog

The Ghost Run exists. Top Dog proved it. The pictures taped to wall of the Salmon River Outpost are worth a thousand words. With the rising water from recent snow and rain, the fish are moving up river and Ryan goes to work floating and fishing the Klamath River and its tributaries. It’s said that steelhead are the fish of a thousand casts, but on a river that has felt the hand of man so powerfully — through dams, agriculture and overfishing — it might just take a few more casts.

Directed and Edited by Tim Loubier

Episode 2.9…Leaving Newfoundland

After Cedar was born, Thomasina moved back home and tried to make a go of settling down. Newfoundland provided a sense of home. It was a place where store owners knew locals’ names and people helped one another. She managed it for a few months, but after a while the nomadic climber in her needed to leave. For Thomasina, the only thing that could rival the Newfoundland community was the climbing community.

Episode 2.8…The Ghost Run

We’ve got a ghost story for you. The Klamath River, running through the rugged Northern California mountains, used to hold the fourth largest population of salmon and steelhead in the world. Every year millions of fish would surge up stream. Now, over fishing, agriculture, and bad politics have taken their toll, and the once great runs are not only diminished, they are mostly gone. To many fly fisherman, the Klamath might as well be dead. But angler Ryan Peterson has heard rumors that during the winter, a run of massive steelhead creep upstream unnoticed. Is it a good yarn or is it real? This season Ryan wants to find out. The search for the ghost run begins.

Episode 2.7…Before Snow Flies

Jeremy and Kevin have spent the whole summer digging, building, riding and then refining the trails through the Burn. It’s consumed the summer months and headed right into fall. Linking up the series of gaps, rock drops and step downs has come with its share of near season ending crashes, and a true complete descent has remained elusive.  Neither one of them wants to spend the winter thinking about their lines in the Burn. It’s time to move on.

Episode 2.6…The Fall

In 2002, Craig DeMartino’s life should have ended. Craig took a 100-foot ground  fall after a miscommunication with his climbing partner. The accident left Craig in a wheelchair and a slew of medical problems. Thankful to be alive, Craig still struggled to redefine himself after the accident.  His lifestyle had changed forever. He struggled to play with his kids. The outdoors were no longer a part of his life. After being diagnosed with a neurological condition, Craig reached a turning point. He could amputate his slow-healing foot to stem his nerve condition and gamble that he could get his life back or he could stick with the obvious outcome — stay in a wheelchair and grapple with pain for the rest of his life.

Episode 2.5…The Method

Spring rains and warmer temps in the south signal Thomasina Pidgeon’s annual return to Squamish. For the last decade, the collection of granite eggs stacked beneath the Chief’s looming walls have been a touchstone. Each year welcomes a variety of attempts, new discoveries and sends. Tall and proud, The Method is one of Squamish’s most difficult boulder problems. It’s incredible how 12 feet of stone can define a season.  But the conditions can be difficult– exposed to the sun, the micro crimps and delicate foot smears are next to impossible. It’s a finicky creature.

Episode 2.4…The Burn

No one is quite sure how the fire above Britania Beach started, but it revealed a mountain biking playground. In the spring of 2010, Jeremy and Kevin eyed up The Burn and started building trails through the granite outcrops and mangled downed logs. It’s dirty, dirty work.

Episode 2.3…Itchy Feet

Over the last 10 years, Thomasina Pidgeon rose to the top of female bouldering. With multiple V12 ascents to her name, she spends most of her life on the road searching out the next project. Her traveling companion and sometimes climbing partner is her four-year-old daughter Cedar. How do you balance pursuit of world class boulder problems, life on the road and motherhood? Watch.