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Luke Smithwick

@lukesmithwick

skier & alpinist in the Himalaya. 100 Himalayan expeditions in past 13 years. Himalaya-Alpine.com

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Through the years I‘ve continually documented with a full frame digital slr and drone. There are towers of motion & stills now that i hope to make time to edit some day into an archive for my larger library project. Occasionally i’ll dig in for a few minutes while loading duffels

Through the years I‘ve continually documented with a full frame digital slr and drone. There are towers of motion & stills now that i hope to make time to edit some day into an archive for my larger library project. Occasionally i’ll dig in for a few minutes while loading duffels
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Climbing dolomitic limestone today in excellent company, years of expedition climbing and skiing makes you dream about climbing technical rock in warm kind places with friends. I’m glad I made it here, glad to be alive, glad to be chasing things I left off decades ago. And I only

Climbing dolomitic limestone today in excellent company, years of expedition climbing and skiing makes you dream about climbing technical rock in warm kind places with friends. I’m glad I made it here, glad to be alive, glad to be chasing things I left off decades ago. And I only
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For years my job for part of the winter was working as a backcountry avalanche forecaster. The profession put me in the interesting position of observing how others behaved with various conditions in the backcountry. • In this image I am walking up to study a crown profile

For years my job for part of the winter was working as a backcountry avalanche forecaster. The profession put me in the interesting position of observing how others behaved with various conditions in the backcountry.
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In this image I am walking up to study a crown profile
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Fuerza Andina. September sessions. Halcyon days here in the Northern Andes currently. High pressure, stability and longer days means it’s steeper ski season. 🇦🇷 ⚡️🐺 #altiro #bkn

Fuerza Andina. September sessions. Halcyon days here in the Northern Andes currently. High pressure, stability and longer days means it’s steeper ski season. 🇦🇷 ⚡️🐺 #altiro #bkn
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Dias de sueños / Days of dreams. Right time, right place, right crew. Opening a couloir in powder snow conditions here in the northern Andes today. So fired up for the coming week. Stay tuned. #Andes #Septembersessions 🇦🇷🐦‍⬛⚡️🐺

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Today we skied a 1000 meter couloir here in the Northern Andes in powder snow conditions. Right place, right time, right crew. 🇦🇷🐦‍⬛⚡️🐺🙏🏽

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Andes powder freeskiing. Today we climbed another 1000m line and skied it in powder snow conditions with views of 6961m Aconcagua. 🐺⚡️🐦‍⬛🙏🏽 🇨🇱 🇦🇷

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How you and I show up on social media is an interesting topic to say the least. • Let’s look at my account as an example. I interact with people from Nepal, Australia, India, Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, Norway, Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan, Argentina, Ethiopia, Chile, Canada and USA

How you and I show up on social media is an interesting topic to say the least.
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Let’s look at my account as an example. I interact with people from Nepal, Australia, India, Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, Norway, Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan, Argentina, Ethiopia, Chile, Canada and USA
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Powder skiing in the Andes a couple of days ago with a solid team of folks. Annually I’ve come to the Andes since 2017 to climb and ski in its spectacular terrain, meeting some excellent people along the way and slowly learning more and more about this 5500 mile (8800 km) range,

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Here we go! ⚡️The Dolpo first ascent expedition is all assembled in Nepal now, with some of the team already in Dolpo readying local horses for the approach and some of us heading in right now. So fired up for this. Stay tuned for updates, we are a team from Nepal 🇳🇵, Romania 🇷🇴,

Here we go! ⚡️The Dolpo first ascent expedition is all assembled in Nepal now, with some of the team already in Dolpo readying local horses for the approach and some of us heading in right now. So fired up for this. Stay tuned for updates, we are a team from Nepal 🇳🇵, Romania 🇷🇴,
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The future is bright for snow leopard in wild Dolpo, Tshiring Lhamu Lama is on the frontlines of snow leopard conservation in Nepal. Check out her work in the new 2025 film “Snow Leopard Sisters” online. #Dolpo #Nepal #snowleopard 🐆 Himalaya Alpine Guides

The future is bright for snow leopard in wild Dolpo, Tshiring Lhamu Lama is on the frontlines of snow leopard conservation in Nepal. Check out her work in the new 2025 film “Snow Leopard Sisters” online. #Dolpo #Nepal #snowleopard 🐆 <a href="/himalayalpine/">Himalaya Alpine Guides</a>
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Wait for it. A few weeks back before I returned to the Himalaya we were skiing cold powder in perfect spring weather with views of South America’s highest peak, 6961m Aconcagua. This was a ski trip with @himalaya_alpine_guides, with skiers from Argentina, Denmark and USA. Local

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Moving in technical terrain before dawn a few days ago, mountains of Nepal. ⚡️🙏🏽🐺 @shaanudai @agapilar Ashley L. Smith @ctlane187 #mountaineering #nepal 🇳🇵 🇷🇴 🇵🇱 🇺🇸

Moving in technical terrain before dawn a few days ago, mountains of Nepal. ⚡️🙏🏽🐺 @shaanudai @agapilar <a href="/ashleylsmith/">Ashley L. Smith</a> @ctlane187  #mountaineering #nepal 🇳🇵 🇷🇴 🇵🇱 🇺🇸
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Winter is coming. No, nerds, not like Game of Thrones. I just mean the seasonal change due to the tilt of Earth’s axis. This snowy Winter season begins in Japan in January for Himalaya Alpine Guides, then Georgia (no, not like Alan Jackson, more like the country where winemaking

Winter is coming. No, nerds, not like Game of Thrones. I just mean the seasonal change due to the tilt of Earth’s axis. This snowy Winter season begins in Japan in January for Himalaya Alpine Guides, then Georgia (no, not like Alan Jackson, more like the country where winemaking
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First ascents are as perennial as the grass. Yes, we climbed a new 6000m+ peak last week that we‘re fairly certain no one has put boot prints on previously. It’s not the first one, certainly not the last one. • I think as mountaineers we like to think that the pursuit itself

First ascents are as perennial as the grass. Yes, we climbed a new 6000m+ peak last week that we‘re fairly certain no one has put boot prints on previously. It’s not the first one, certainly not the last one.
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 I think as mountaineers we like to think that the pursuit itself