Luke Smithwick
@lukesmithwick
skier & alpinist in the Himalaya. 100 Himalayan expeditions in past 13 years. http://Himalaya-Alpine.com
On the backside of K2 there is a vast world of unclimbed and unskied terrain. @himalayalpine #Karakoram
Tetons magic. And all along the woods behind the house was where the answer was. #powderskiing #idaho @momentskis @ScarpaNA
Unclimbed peaks are thus so for two reasons. They are either technically difficult or they are very remote. Often times they can be both. As a climber, does being the first to stand on a summit appeal more or does climbing a peak that is socially relevant appeal more? Please vote…
Sea stories, they’re all true. European alps today. Call your mom. #alpes
the Druk Couloir, an iconic 5000 foot (1500m) ski line in the Pakistan Karakoram. The Yosemite-sized granite walls on each side of this couloir top out at ~800 feet high (250m). Asiatic Ibex leapt about on the cliffs above while we ascended the line, 50° at its steepest point.…
Mindsurf Thursday, powder free skiing the Nepal Himalaya. Choose your line. For 100 points, historically what’s the best month for powder skiing in Nepal (below 6500m)? #Powderskiing #Nepal
Remember to breathe. Annapurna Sanctuary, Nepal. March 2025. @MomentSkis @ScarpaNA
Yes, what exactly is going on with @thehimalaya500? Some of you started subscribing to this feed because of the HIMALAYA 500 project, a ski project I started in 2010 to ski five hundred unique lines in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region. • Yes, it continues. And yes, I’m more than…
Today’s go was a two hour hilly zone one and two session here in the old continent. First summer in five years I’m not on the Baltoro, it feels great. The Karakoram isn’t going anywhere.
Halcyon days in district Baramullah. #Kashmir #powderskiing
6387m Gangchenpo in November 2024, new route on its southern flanks. I think we were supposed to report this and use some superlatives with a bit of hyperbole. Instead we went to Kathmandu and had a beer and went home. Beautiful place. 🙏🇳🇵#Nepal8thwonder with Sanu, Pemba, Steve,…
We exist in the mountainscape. A part of it. It’s important to never lose oneself into thinking otherwise. Learn to forget. Learn to appreciate. And learn that you’ll never control the narrative. You’re just along for the ride. #Karakoram
Longer days, a stabilizing snowpack and the vast Karakoram. The season is almost here, just like that. #skiyourdreams
