Greg Hill
Greg Hill is a pro skier, filmmaker, and ski guide with the Association of Canadian Mountain Guides. Hill has made hundreds of first descents and has set several world records. Some of his feats include:
- Climbed and skied 330 000 ft in march 2014, or 100 vertical km.
- Climbed and skied 2 million feet in 2010. Averaging 5500 ft a day upwards all year. During this year he climbed 71 mountains, skied 1039 runs, in 4 countries, his biggest day was 23000ft, he had 77 days over 10 grand. Recently beaten by Aaron Rice who toured 2,500,000ft in 2016.
- Set the Spearhead Traverse record of 4hr1min (no longer the record), and the complete Spearhead with 11 summits, 20 000ft in 13 hours.
- First North American to climb and ski 40 000 ft in 24 hrs and set a World Record of 50 100 ft in 24 hours.(no longer the record)
- First North American to climb and ski Mt-Blanc in a day, 11 hours, 12000 ft.
- Pioneered the Northern Monashee traverse, a 21-day ski traverse where he summited 21 peaks along the way.
- Pioneered many first descents throughout the Columbia Mountains, Canada.
- Has climbed and skied 9 of the 10 highest peaks in the Selkirk mountains.
- Climbed 80 ten thousand foot days in 2006-7 season, 990,000 ft total.
- Has summited and skied over 190 mountains.
- Has planted over a million trees.
His feats have earned him the titles “Top 25 Fittest Guys in the World” (2011) from Men’s Fitness Magazine for climbing and skiing 2 000 000 feet in a year and “Top Adventurers of the Year” (2005) from National Geographic Adventure Magazine for his first million feet climbed and skied. His most recent environmental adventures are profiled in his movie “Electric Greg” which has traveled the world inspiring people to change. Media impressions featuring Greg number in the tens of millions. He has been featured on National Geographic Television, Outside Television, and in the Banff International Mountain Film Festival World Tour. Greg has presented to audiences worldwide. He has been an ambassador for leading outdoor brands like Arc’teryx for over fifteen years and is widely recognized as one of North America’s leading adventurers. Greg’s biggest objectives lately are in his everyday quest to adventure in a more sustainable fashion. Fueled by fortitude, rather than recognition and fame, Greg, a father of two, challenges himself and us all to leave the planet in better shape.
3 words to describe Nature?
Resplendent. Calming. Endlessly challenging
3 things Nature taught you?
Patience
Confidence
Happiness
3 most treasured Nature spots?
Anywhere near water be it ocean, river, or lake, Mountain tops, and any sunset viewing spot.
When you look at the OCEAN, it makes you feel...?
Insignificant and at peace
When you see a FOREST, it makes you feel...?
Fresh and free
When you see a VOLCANO, it makes you feel...?
In awe
When you see a SUNRISE or SUNSET, it makes you feel...?
Like everything makes sense
When you hear THUNDER, it makes you feel...?
Raw and real
When you hear the WIND HOWLING, it makes you feel...?
Alive
Are you an OCEAN, MOUNTAIN, FOREST, or DESERT person?
Mountain
On a scale of 1 to 10, how important is Nature to your well-being?
10
Share with us a childhood nature memory?
Great memories of camping lakeside with the family, waking to water flooding the tent, and just loving the moments.
