Bil Dunaway’s account of the first descent of the north side of Mt. Blanc, when he was with Lionell Terray in July of 1953.
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Bil Dunaway & Lionel Terray, First (North) Ski Descent of Mt. Blanc, 1953
by Lou Dawsonby Lou DawsonBil Dunaway and Lionel Terray on summit of Mt Blanc during what is said to be first complete ski descent of the peak in 1951.
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Eric Perlman was along and at this spot in the couloir, both he and Mimi were firing away with motor drives clicking. After I completed the descent, I named it Chute Out.
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Ski photo contest features Dick Barrymore photos and history for backcountry skiers.
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We have a winner, good job Jeff! The excerpted photo is from Outside Magazine, January 1996, from a skiing skills essentials article by Michel Beaudry. Outside Magazine, January 1996, pp 52 & 53 The line from Schmidt’s head points to…