Kasha Rigby

Kasha Rigby is a competitive skier who calls Utah home. [http://www.thenorthface.com/na/athletes/athletes-KR.html The North Face - Athletes - Kasha Rigby ] ] She is most noted for her many achievements and first decents as "the pioneer of extreme telemarking." [http://outside.away.com/outside/magazine/0296/9602disk.html Skiing: Give Me Liberty...and a Lot of Monster Air | Outside Online ] ]

Early life

Kasha has skied since she could walk and began telemark skiing as a teenager. Her passion for skiing and traveling has been the driving force behind most of her adult life. She began traveling at age 19, leaving college to explore Africa. She then headed to Colorado, where she became involved in telemark racing and extreme-skiing competitions. [Dandelion Magazine, V.1, N.4]

Kasha joined The North Face Ski Team in 1995 and has since brought her skis all over the U.S., Canada, South America, New Zealand, Russia, Asia, Europe, India and even the Middle East, skiing first descents of some of the world’s most revered peaks, including the Five Holy Peaks in Mongolia. [ [http://www.snowquest.com/crew/rigby1.html Meet The Crew ] ]

"Outside Magazine" credited her as being: "the best female telemark skier in the known universe," when she appeared on the cover of "Women Outside" in Fall 1998 [ [http://outside.away.com/outside/magazine/wofall98/wof.html Outside Online Archives | Outside Online ] ]

Career Highlights

*Climb and ski descent of Choy Oyu 26,907 ft (8201m) (credited as the first telemark descent) [ [http://www.thenorthface.com/na/expeditions/expeditions-2005-chooyu.html The North Face - Cho Oyu, Tibet ] ] [ [http://outside.away.com/outside/culture/200610/power-of-two-1.html The Power of Two | Outside Online ] ] [ [http://www.bdel.com/scene/athletes/kasha_rigby.php Black Diamond Equipment, Ltd. - Bios ] ] [ [http://www.biglines.com/articles_readmore.php?article=1&read=2480 Biglines.Com | Cho Oyu Blog Update ] ]
*Mongolia Women's Ski Expedition: first ski descents of the Five Holy Peaks in Tavan Bogd (including Kuitan, the highest peak in Mongolia) [ [http://www.thenorthface.com/na/expeditions/expeditions-2002-mongolia.html The North Face - All-Women Mongolia Expedition ] ]
*Mt. Waddington Ski Expedition: descent of Mt. Waddington and Combatant Couloir, British Columbia [http://www.marksynnott.com/expeditions/waddington.shtml Mark Synnott :: Expeditions : Mt. Waddington ] ] [ [http://www.thenorthface.com/na/expeditions/expeditions-2001-waddington.html The North Face - Mt. Waddington Expedition ] ]
*Yukon Territories to Dry Bay, Alaska, ski exploration, accessed from the Tatshenshini River [ [http://www.paddlermagazine.com/issues/2002_3/article_185.shtml Paddler Magazine Online : Skiers Use Rafts to Access Tat Descents ] ]
*Hannuman Tibba Women’s Expedition: first ski descent of RFHP, a 2500m couloir in the Himachal Pradesh region of India [ [http://www.thenorthface.com/na/expeditions/expeditions-2001-hanumantiba.html The North Face - A Woman's Ski Descent Of Hanuman Tiba ] ] [ [http://www.alisongannett.com/display.php?id=5 Alison Gannett ] ] [SKIING Magazine, February 2002]
*Kamchatka Women's Ski Expedition: First ski descent of Mt. Udina & Mt. Zimina, as well as the first female ski descent of Mt. Tolbachik (all telemarked) [ [http://www.thenorthface.com/na/expeditions/expeditions-2000-kamchatka.html The North Face - Kamchatka Expedition 2000 ] ] [SKIING Magazine, Feb 2004] [Off-Piste Magazine, Iss. XVII, March 2003] [ [http://www.muscle-fitness-france.com/348.html Muscle & Fitness France - FEMMES DE L'EXTRÊME ] ]
*Lebanon Ski Expedition: ski descent of Qornet as-Sawda, 3090m, traverse of the Mt. Lebanon Range [http://www.skileb.com/adminc/anm/templates/skileb-article.asp?articleid=35&zoneid=1 Ski Lebanon Adventure by Sarah Ferguson ] ] [British Geographical Magazine, Feb 2000]
*Mt. Belukha: ski exploration and descent of the highest peaks in Siberia [ [http://www.thenorthface.com/na/athletes/athletes-KR-interview.html The North Face - Athlete to Athlete Interview - Kasha Rigby ] ] (photos) [ [http://classic.mountainzone.com/features/99/altai/post-gallery/photos/photo16.html MountainZone.com | Altai Ski and Snowboard Post Expedition Gallery ] ]
*Cotopaxi (5897m) and Chimborazo (6310m) Volcanoes of Ecuador: ski descent of world’s highest active volcano [ [http://www.stellarmag.com/features/skiing_volcano_ecuador_394032 Stellar: Lifestyle by Adventure - Feature: Pregnant with Snow ] ]
*Multiple First Descents along Gibb's Fjord, Baffin Island [ [http://www.thenorthface.com/na/expeditions/expeditions-2005-baffin.html The North Face - Baffin Island Kite and Ski Expedition ] ] [ [http://www.exploreepic.com/expeditions/aug06/baffin.shtml Exploreepic.com - Outdoor sports Resources and Information. This website is for sale! ] ] [ [http://www.powdermag.com/features/baffinpreview/ OFF TO THE ICE: North Face Baffin Island expedition underway ] ] [ [http://www.thepoles.com/story/ArcticwrapupSnowstormspoundfemaleteamsMay122005.shtml South Pole, North Pole News and Guide ] ] [http://mountaingazette.com/index2.php?date=2006-01-01] [ [http://www.powdermag.com/features/news/baffin_update1/index.html NANUK! - Never underestimate the powers of an Inuit man and his snowmobile ] ]
*Ski and kite Greenland [ [http://www.focusproductions.com/HTML/skier_pages/skier4.htm Figenshau and Griber Kite Couliors in Greenland ] ] [ [http://www.a1.tv/totaladventure_highlights.shtml A1 - Asia ] ] [SKIING Magazine, November 2003]
*21 peaks in 21 days Bolivia [ [http://www.thenorthface.com/na/expeditions/expeditions-2006-bolivia.html The North Face - Ultimate Bolivian Peak Bagger ] ]
*Trek of Frozen Zanskar River – Ladahk, India [ [http://www.thenorthface.com/na/expeditions/expeditions-2007-zanskar.html The North Face - Zanskar - Chadar Ice Trek ] ]

Films/Videos

*1997 Scott Gaffney's: Breathe
*1999 Higher on the Mountain [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0764646/plotsummary Higher on the Mountain (1999) (V) - Plot summary ] ]
*2001 Warren Miller's Cold Fusion [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0283291/ Cold Fusion (2001) ] ]
*2001 Transworld Television: "Ski Nomads: A Traverse of Lebanon" [ [http://www.skiingfromtheinside.com/Lebanon_page_1.html Lebanon ] ]
*2001 OLN Adventure Series "Mystery Mountain"
*2004 Incognito: Total Telemark 4 [ [http://www.telemarktips.com/RevIncogVid.html Telemark Movie Incognito Review ] ]
*2006 Shelter from the Storm [ [http://www.vailfilmfestival.org/program/sports.shtml Vail Film Festival ] ] [ [http://tvshows.aol.com/episode/shelter-from-the-storm/north-face-expedition/EP4278630001 Shelter From the Storm North Face Expedition - AOL Television ] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.kasharigby.com Personal Website]
* [http://www.insideoutsidemag.com/archives/departments/2003/11/your_personal_trainer.asp?archive_month=11&archive_year=2003 Inside Outside Magazine Interview]
* [http://outside.away.com/outside/magazine/0296/9602disk.html Outside Magazine Story]