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Home > From the Field > Athletes OLD > Brian Smith

Brian Smith

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Brian Smith

Date of Birth:
November 15, 1975

Hometown:
Gunnison, CO

What is your primary means of adventure, AKA what gets you most psyched?

Ski­ mountaineering, running, mountain biking, off-road triathlon. I love the mult-isport lifestyle and cross­training.

Invent your dream adventure by combining five places, disciplines, pitches, peaks, environments, etc. and stacking them together into a combination. Why did you pick each part?

  1. Exploring the south island of New Zealand and summiting/skiing Mt. Cook
  2. Compete in the Coast to Coast event from Westport to Christchurch NZ,
  3. Explore the Aleutian islands of Alaska
  4. Run the Appalachian Trail
  5. Compete in a ski­mountaineering event in Europe. My wife is from New Zealand and I hope at some point to live there. I would like to experience these adventures with my wife and daughter Jade who is nearly 2 years old. The Coast to Coast is an exceptional adventure race that has eluded me for some time but requires boating skills that I need to acquire first. I have competed in ski mountaineering events in the US for nearly 7 years now and want to see firsthand how the biggest and best events are held and meet the world class competitors.

Describe 5 climbs, trips, or moments that have defined you as a mountain athlete:

  1. Finishing 3rd at the XTERRA World Championships in 2007.
  2. Winning the XTERRA Winter World Championships in 2008/2009
  3. Riding to the top of Haleakala on Maui and looking down to the sea from 10,000 feet
  4. Competing in my first Grand Traverse ski race in 2004
  5. Running a 50k night trail run in Brazil on a whim with no preparation.

Describe your most memorable night in the mountains:
Descending Star Pass at 3am under the moonlight during the Grand Traverse. The first year racing I had never made it over the pass and my partner Jon Brown tumbled 2 or 3 times down the hill. As the sun rose approaching Taylor Pass and the Barnard Hut it was magical. Finishing that year was the most rewarding feeling I have had as an adventure athlete.

What has scared or intimidated you as a mountain athlete?
Rappelling 500 feet into a gorge in China in 2010 during the Woolong Mountain Quest. I don’t have much climbing experience and everyone was yelling that everything I was doing was wrong. I looked down, turned white and nearly lost my stomach!

What would your adventure partners be most surprised to learn about you from before the time when they met you?
Nothing, I am constantly mixing things up and pushing the envelope. I feel that most of my partners sense that it me and half expect my sense of adventure.

What are your top 5 all­-time favorite pieces of CAMP equipment?

  1. G­Comp Warm glove (my hands are always cold!)
  2. Flash Anorak (quick, light and extremely versatile)
  3. Rapid Race Pack
  4. Essential Down Jackets/Vests
  5. Speed 2.0 Helmet

Why are you a CAMP athlete?
The products are always reliable, light and practical. I have had exceptional support from the representatives and feel they are always willing to go the extra mile to provide me with whatever needs I may have. I love to promote exceptional products!

Tick List

It meant a lot to me when I climbed:

  1. Uncompaghre Peak, a 14,000’ mountain in Colorado I climbed with my dad in 1995.
  2. Tomichi Dome. This mountain I have looked at since moving to Colorado in 1994 and never climbed it until the summer of 1994.
  3. Grizzly Peak on the continental divide.
  4. Into bed after a hard day of training!

The adventure, route or race I had to train the hardest for was:
The Grand Traverse. Sleep deprivation and racing with a 20-­30 pound pack for 42 miles is not my typical adventure.

The adventure, route or race that wrecked me the most was:
The RAAM (Race Across America)2005. Racing on a bike for over 5 and a half days straight.

I most want an all-expenses paid trip to:
Mars!

My short list of climbing or adventure goals this year:

  1. Make the podium at Ski Mountaineering Nationals in the individual event
  2. Win the Grand Traverse for a 5th
  3. Make the podium at XTERRA Nationals
  4. Win the double Run/Bike at the Summer Grand Traverse event time

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