The Unrideables: Alaskan Range

Beyond the boundaries of established alpine sport, Speedriding is redefining what is possible in the mountains. A hybrid of speed-glider parachute flight and skiing, it allows the athletes to ski treacherous, previously inaccessible terrain; places where deadly cliffs and crevasses mean that an aerial exit is the only way out. Developed over the last decade by a handful of pioneering pilots and mountaineers in the European Alps, this film follows American Jon Devore, the world’s foremost human flight specialist, on his ambitious mission to bring speedriding to the high peaks of the Alaska Range and show the world what this mind-blowing sport is all about. Human flight visionary and Alaska native Jon Devore is one of the world’s most experienced skydivers, aerial stuntmen, BASE jumpers, and wingsuit pilots but his need for speed has its origins on the Alaskan slopes he grew up skiing. The discovery of speedriding allowed him to combine his passions and presented the possib