Committed Climbing North America’s Fifty Classics

the Goal

To document the extraordinary journey of one couple climbing all of the routes made famous by the iconic book, Fifty Classic Climbs of North America.

 

This journey will take them up more than 164,000 vertical feet of technical terrain on a road trip that will cover over 25,000 miles.  

 

Along the way HD footage will be captured and shared through this website via videos that will portray the experiences of Janelle and Mark Smiley during their climb.  This footage will intertwine extraordinary mountain settings with these two climbers’ commitment to pursue their passions.

Join the Smileys

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Proud Partners

2010-2011

35 Classics Complete

2012

AK- W. Face, Mt Huntington
AK- Cassin Ridge, Denali

YT-  Abruzzi Ridge,  Mt St. Elias
BC- S. Face, Mt Waddington
BC- Wishbone Arete, Mt Robson
AB- Japanese Route, Mt Alberta
AB- N. Face, Edith Cavell

CO- S. Face, Petit Grepon

CA- Salathe, El Capitan

NM- Shiprock

Janelle shoots a look of terror back to her belayer on the Thank God Ledge,

Half Dome, Yosemite NP

the Team

Mark Smiley’s interest in outdoor recreation is continually evolving. 

At the age of twelve, he enjoyed rappelling out of maple trees in the front yard, to now putting up first ascents on technical 20,000’+ glaciated peaks. 



-AMGA Certified Rock Climbing Guide

-AMGA Certified Alpine Aspirant Guide

-1st Ascent on Huascaran Norte, Peru (21,858’)

  1. -CloudTower, Red Rocks, NV (5.11d)

  2. -Ski Descent: Fuhrer Finger, Mt Rainier WA

Janelle Smiley grew up climbing, skiing, and playing in the mountains of Colorado.  Her hunger for snow adventures has taken her to Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, France and Italy where she explored and taught skiing.


-Events & Ski School Director,    Crested Butte Nordic Center

-Wilderness EMT

-5.11 Lead Rock Climber

-Randonee, Running & Mountain Bike Racer

-2011 US Ski Mountaineering Champion

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Swaghttp://www.fiftyclassicclimbs.com
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MountainsMountains_Fifty_Classic_Climbs.html

Calendar

2013

AK- W. Ridge, Moose’s Tooth

BC- Hummingbird Ridge, Mt Logan

BC- Carpe Ridge, Mt Fairweather
AK- E. Buttress, Middle Triple Peak

CO- D1, Longs Peak
Then return to the mountains not

completed during their first attempt.

Special Thanks to all who have donated.

dear Backers

Visit our photo gallery to pick the photo you would like. Delivery dates are listed on our Kickstarter page.

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