Outside TV - "DEEPER"

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Jeremy Jones' Deeper

A collaboration between legendary snowboarder Jeremy Jones and the award winning production specialists Teton Gravity Research instill The Deeper Project with a baseline of epic suspense and athletic greatness. This 10 episode series will take you on an all encompassing journey through untouched snowboarding meccas as Jones and the TGR crew unlock the secrets to mastering some of the greatest lines on earth. A far cry from his humble beginnings riding golf courses in Massachusetts, Jeremy Jones is now one of the most influential snowboarders in the world. He forged his own path in the industry and now sits at the top of his game as not only a snowboarder, but an entrepreneur, environmentalist, and an icon to his thousands of fans. Over fifteen years of riding from helicopters, Jones felt he had exhausted the resources around him. Frustrated with heli boundaries and inspired by earth consciousness, Jones decided to forego the use of fuel powered machines and go deeper into the mountains using a simpler, less traveled method -- the human body. But achieving the lines Jeremy wants is no walk in the park. It requires the crew to camp miles from civilization in brutal conditions, waiting out the weather for the perfect moment to strike. Completely off the grid, anxiety, fear, and excitement are just a few of the emotions whipping through the tents as storms engulf their ephemeral world, trapping the riders and testing their sanity. With food supplies low and no escape in sight, the severity of their situation sets in... is this even possible? When the skies open up the adventure kicks into high gear and the real danger begins. Leaving before dawn the crew skins by headlamp to climb isolated peaks for hours on end, only to summit and descend within minutes, completing the emotional roller coaster they subject themselves to. Rather than the sole focus be Jeremy and his team of snowboarders, the cameramen and production crew propel the story even further as they struggle with their own issues: carrying gear, planning logistics and climbing the same lines with a fraction of the glory. These unsung heros of the production industry are brought into the light as the same caliber mountaineers as the riders themselves. The beautiful thing about Deeper is that it is just the beginning. Jeremy’s complete vision is a trilogy: Deeper, Further, Higher. The entire project spans six years creating extreme adventure.

SHOW CLIPS

3:00 Jeremy Jones' Deeper: Tahoe Deep	4:40 Jeremy Jones' Deeper: Haines Part 2	3:23 Jeremy Jones' Deeper: The Tour Ronde
4:58 Jeremy Jones' Deeper: Tahoe Deep	3:06 Jeremy Jones' Deeper: The High Sierra	3:32 Jeremy Jones' Deeper: The Bivy
4:19 Jeremy Jones' Deeper: Haines Part 2	4:16 Jeremy Jones' Deeper: Haines Part 1	4:11 Jeremy Jones' Deeper: The Spine Institute
3:50 Jeremy Jones' Deeper: The Swiss Face	2:33 Jeremy Jones' Deeper: Glacier Bay	4:36 Jeremy Jones' Deeper: The High Sierra
3:04 Jeremy Jones' Deeper: The Swiss Face	3:18 Jeremy Jones' Deeper: The Blanche De Peuterey	3:24 Jeremy Jones' Deeper: The Spine Institute
4:40 Jeremy Jones' Deeper: The Blanche De Peuterey	4:04 Jeremy Jones' Deeper: The Bivy

Outside TV Premiers "Jeremy Jones Deeper" - Episode 1

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Haines Part 1,2,3,4

ABOUT - JEREMY JONES' DEEPER

A collaboration between legendary snowboarder Jeremy Jones and the award winning production specialists Teton Gravity Research instill The Deeper Project with a baseline of epic suspense and athletic greatness. This 10 episode series will take you on an all encompassing journey through untouched snowboarding meccas as Jones and the TGR crew unlock the secrets to mastering some of the greatest lines on earth.

A far cry from his humble beginnings riding golf courses in Massachusetts, Jeremy Jones is now one of the most influential snowboarders in the world. He forged his own path in the industry and now sits at the top of his game as not only a snowboarder, but an entrepreneur, environmentalist, and an icon to his thousands of fans.

Over fifteen years of riding from helicopters, Jones felt he had exhausted the resources around him. Frustrated with heli boundaries and inspired by earth consciousness, Jones decided to forego the use of fuel powered machines and go deeper into the mountains using a simpler, less traveled method -- the human body. But achieving the lines Jeremy wants is no walk in the park. It requires the crew to camp miles from civilization in brutal conditions, waiting out the weather for the perfect moment to strike. Completely off the grid, anxiety, fear, and excitement are just a few of the emotions whipping through the tents as storms engulf their ephemeral world, trapping the riders and testing their sanity. With food supplies low and no escape in sight, the severity of their situation sets in... is this even possible? When the skies open up the adventure kicks into high gear and the real danger begins. Leaving before dawn the crew skins by headlamp to climb isolated peaks for hours on end, only to summit and descend within minutes, completing the emotional roller coaster they subject themselves to.

Rather than the sole focus be Jeremy and his team of snowboarders, the cameramen and production crew propel the story even further as they struggle with their own issues: carrying gear, planning logistics and climbing the same lines with a fraction of the glory. These unsung heros of the production industry are brought into the light as the same caliber mountaineers as the riders themselves.
The beautiful thing about Deeper is that it is just the beginning. Jeremy’s complete vision is a trilogy: Deeper, Further, Higher. The entire project spans six years creating extreme adventure.

Outside TV picks up "Deeper" as 10 Episode Series

Check out Jeremy on the front page of Outside Television!
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 Teton Village, Wyoming — The award-winning producers from leading multimedia action sports brand Teton Gravity Research (TGR) announce the production of an original, exclusive Jeremy Jones' Deeper television series for Outside Television, the only television network dedicated to the active outside enthusiast.

Jeremy Jones' Deeper, a 10 episode series from legendary snowboarder Jeremy Jones and TGR, will premier exclusively on Outside Television this year. The series will give viewers an intense look at the personalities, adventure, drama, and excitement from two years of filming Deeper, showcasing some of the greatest snowboarding adventures on the planet. Pushing the limits, Jones and the crew forego the use of fuel-powered machines and go deeper into the mountains using a simpler method - the human body.

"We're really excited to partner with Outside Television and bring action sports to a larger audience with Jeremy Jones' Deeper," says Steve Jones, TGR co-founder. "The series is about challenging the human spirit, and the desire to go deeper and look around the corner. Each episode will have a pointed goal from start to finish and, whether you're a snowboarder or not, viewers will be able to relate to the trials and tribulations experienced, including failure and success."

An independently owned network, Outside Television is currently available on cable in more than 110 premier resort destinations throughout the United States. The network, which broadcasts in full HD, serves those passionate about adventure travel and adventure sports, including skiing, mountain biking and surfing, and consistently ranks number one in Nielsen ratings in its resort markets. Outside Television is currently in negotiations with several major cable operators as it expands its footprint nationally.

Further Unplugged #3 / ESPN

Further Unplugged: Mishap in the Tetons

Jimmy Chin, Jeremy Jones and Xavier de Le Rue get into trouble in the Tetons

By Seth Lightcap | ESPN Action Sports

 

Chapter three of Jeremy Jones and Teton Gravity Research's Further Unplugged series begins a two-part story about a backcountry mission that was epic for the wrong reason. The webisode meets Jones, Xavier de Le Rue and ski mountaineer Jimmy Chin in Jackson, Wyoming at the tail end of a storm cycle. The superstar freeride crew has their eyes on filming some big lines in the Teton backcountry once the weather clears, but fate has other plans for them when a recon day goes seriously astray.
The Teton trip was supposed to be epic because it brought together three of the world's foremost ski/shred alpinists with the potential goal of climbing and riding the tallest peak in the range: The Grand Teton. Jones brought the Teton-savvy Chin into the mix as the group's unofficial guide.
"I was just showing them around a bit," said Chin, a humble Jackson local and groundbreaking adventure photographer and filmmaker. "Jeremy and Xavier are very capable in the mountains so 'guide' would be a major overstatement."

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Mark FisherGrand Teton National Park's Sliver couloir.

The trip marked only the second time de Le Rue had been to the Tetons, so no doubt the Frenchman needed some help focusing his window shopping for possible film lines.
"The Tetons are very impressive," said de Le Rue. "Coming back to Jackson after a bunch of years definitely inspired me. There are a bunch of sick looking lines around there."
The crew wasted no time finding one such sick line on their first day exploring Grand Teton National Park after the storm cleared. The posse triple teamed the Sliver couloir, "A relatively mellow line with easy access from the valley," describes Chin.
"We checked out the Sliver couloir as a recon mission to see how things were looking higher up," said Chin. "We had been tracking conditions and taking our time getting a feel for the crew and the snowpack, but we all knew that we had to go up and check out snow conditions to really know what was going on."
As Chin recalls, the avy danger forecasted for that recon day was not too high.
"We weren't hesitant to go climb the Sliver," said Chin. "I can't remember exactly what the danger rating was that day but it was nothing out of the ordinary. Or, at least not a rating that had kept any of us from going out into the backcountry before. Avy ratings are only one indicator of many that we pay attention to."
The descent of the Sliver goes as planned with all three athletes safely ripping the line, but the day's adventure doesn't end with the high fives at the bottom. A serious sucker punch from the mountain gods awaits as the crew makes tracks for the trailhead. Tune in for the conclusion to the story in the fourth of TGR's Further Unplugged series, coming next month.

National Geographic Interviews Jeremy Jones

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Snowboarder Jeremy Jones on Protect Our Winters

"Jeremy Jones is an alien. He's just inhumanly good at snowboarding." So lives the legend of this pioneering big-mountain rider. We heard this comment this week from an Alaska-based ski/snowboarding operator, but the sentiment is one that rings throughout the snowboarding world.

Once a pro rider hitting a different big-mountain location every week, Jones's ethos have evolved over the years. Instead of heli-assisted first descents, he now prefers to go the old-fashioned way—on foot or splitboard. "The reality with going on foot is that it can take days to go do one run. It’s definitely a quality over quantity deal," he says. His film trilogy Deeper is aimed to show that you can do world-class freeriding without a helicopter. Further, part two due out September 2012, shows some of the best riders exploring the backcountry the slow way, which makes for a more a richer, more personal snowboarding film.

This falls right in line with Protect Our Winters (POW), a foundation Jones started in 2007 to unite the snow-sports industry and fans to fight climate change. With 30,000 members and some of our favorite athletes as ambassadors, Protect Our Winters is taking their message to the classroom and to Congress.

To kick off skiing and snowboarding season, we caught up with Jones to find out the latest on POW, what it's like to talk to Congress about climate change, and his favorite places to ride. —Mary Anne Potts

Further Unplugged #2 / ESPN

Further Unplugged: Svalbard

Jeremy Jones takes Terje on his first splitboarding mission ever up in the Arctic Circle

By Seth Lightcap | ESPN Action Sports

 

The second episode of Jeremy Jones' "Further Unplugged" web series delivers an introduction to quite possibly the most epic shred mission undertaken last winter. If backcountry snowboarding in a polar-bear habitat, or the 190-kilometer, 30-hour approach over sea ice didn't clinch that "epic" title, then the rarefied riding partner Jones brought along on his adventure sure did.
In April, Jones connected with the legendary Viking shred Terje Haakonsen for an expedition to Svalbard, an archipelago of mountainous islands in the Arctic Circle off the coast of northern Norway. The pair of pioneers spent three weeks camped out on a glacier snowboarding lines they had climbed. The trip marked a lot of firsts. Namely, it was the first time the two had ridden together, and it was the first time Terje had ever been splitboarding. As you can imagine, some heavy first descents went down.
While waiting for the snow to fly in the Sierra Nevada, Jones spoke to ESPN about what made the trip a dream come true, despite a shaky start.

ESPN: What drew you to Svalbard?
Jones: I had heard rumors of this island with really good steeps, really close together with flat run-outs. Turned out it was all true and then some. Svalbard has amazing terrain, 24-hour sunlight, you can cross most valleys in 10 minutes, and the maritime snowpack sticks to the mountains, making for a relatively safe [avalanche] cycle. There is also a lot of glacier ice, which is key. If you don't have glaciers, you're not going to find cold pow that close to the ocean.

Jeremy JonesSvalbard: where the mountains meet the ocean in the Arctic Circle, the polar bears outnumber humans, and people use sleds instead of cars to get around.

 

Getting into the mountains proved to be the catch. What made the approach such an ordeal?
The zone we wanted to ride was a 190-kilometer snowmobile ride away from the nearest town. We weren't sure how long it would take but we estimated about 10 hours. It took us 30. At the 10-hour point it started raining and a river formed in the glacier we were trying to climb up. The snow scooters kept getting stuck in the slop, so we decided to set up camp and get some sleep. When we woke up and started moving, we immediately got stuck 100 yards out of camp. It took us another eight hours to go up the glacier.

“ The first time I saw Terje was at the U.S. Open in 1990. I was a groveling am and he nearly won the pro halfpipe contest. I was blown away. If you had told me on the side of that pipe that in 20 years we would be riding together for the first time, filming for my movie in the Arctic Circle, I would have never believed you.
” -- Jeremy Jones

What are snow scooters?
Snow scooters are like nothing I had ever seen. They are really beefed up and geared down snowmobiles made for hauling. It's how everyone gets around, gets to work, gets everywhere in Svalbard. We were able to put two people and all our gear on each one. You're traveling on a frozen ocean so we averaged about 30 miles an hour when the ice was smooth.

What did it take to convince Haakonsen to join you on the trip?
I talked to Terje right when "Further" became a reality. He was down from day one. Over that next year I would get random calls from him from the mountain shop: "Do I need crampons? What kind of ice axe should I get?" He was new to it all but came in really gung ho.

How did he take to climbing lines with you?
Terje is an insane athlete and super fit. He had never been on a splitboard or climbed with an ice axe or crampons, but he adjusted to the climbing really well. He was running around the mountains in no time.

Jeremy JonesJust a mellow little 190 km sled slog.

 

Had you ever ridden with him before?
No. The first time I saw Terje was at the U.S. Open in 1990. We were similar ages, but I was a groveling am and he nearly won the pro halfpipe contest. I was blown away by him. If you had told me on the side of that pipe that in 20 years we would be riding together for the first time, filming for my movie in the Arctic Circle, I would have never believed you. Every run we took on this trip I was still that little kid on the side of the pipe excited to watch him ride. He's hands down one of the best snowboarders to ever strap in. I still can't believe he was on the trip.  

National Geographic "Extreme Expeditions" Features Jeremy Jones and "Deeper"

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Extreme Expeditions

From snowboarding to caving, rock climbing to ice climbing, these six films from the Banff Mountain Film Festival highlight unique, adrenaline-charged expeditions by extreme explorers.

Meet the Filmmakers and Athletes from Extreme Expeditions

Jeremy Jones, Athlete

There are a number of words to describe Jeremy Jones: environmentalist, big mountain free rider, film star, husband, father and now entrepreneur and board designer. As the preeminent big-mountain free rider of today, visions of Jones about to drop from the peak of a knife ridgeline are ingrained in the minds of every snowboard film fan. Legend status is locked down for the 34-year-old as the eight-time Snowboarder Magazine “Big Mountain Rider of the Year,” winner of numerous big mountain and extreme contests, over two dozen awe inspiring video parts in the library including five in 2008 alone.

For the Squaw Valley-local’s new film project, Deeper, he’s traveling the globe from interior Alaska to Antarctica in search of new lines reached on his own steam. Both major ventures, Jones Snowboards and Deeper, relate in their principles back to Protect Our Winters, the non-profit Jones founded in 2007 dedicated to reversing the global warming crisis by uniting the winter sports community and focusing our collective efforts towards a common goal.


The Film: Deeper
Deeper tracks professional snowboarder Jeremy Jones and other top free riders as they travel to some of the best and most dangerous locations to snowboard.

For more information, visit http://www.tetongravity.com/deeper/

Further Unplugged #1 / ESPN

Jeremy Jones unplugs

The first of twelve "Further Unplugged" webisodes takes us to Japan

Last year Jeremy Jones took us "Deeper" -- into the wilds of Alaska, the heart of the Alps and the steeps of Antarctica -- but that was only the warm-up. Now the big mountain snowboarding pioneer is poised to shred right off the map in "Further," the second installment of the backcountry snowboarding video trilogy from Teton Gravity Research that will debut in the fall of 2012.
Jones and the TGR crew had a stellar season filming last winter, bagging productive trips to Japan, the Arctic Circle and the California High Sierra. Good weather and even better company bolstered Jones' success, with the likes of Terje, Josh Dirksen and Forrest Shearer riding along with Jones on the expeditions.

Those who can't wait to feast their eyes on these rarefied backcountry adventures are in luck, as the TGR "Unplugged" videos are back in action. The teaser series will offer a behind-the-scenes glimpse at the challenges Jones and the crew face as they venture into the unknowns of the alpine.

LightcapDirksen, Shearer and Jones cherish the sun filming "Further" in Hakuba, Japan.

 

Press play on the first episode, "Exploring Japan," and you'll join Jones, Dirksen and Shearer as they mob through hip deep Ja'Pow and battle gale force winds splitboarding in the Kita Alps above Hakuba, Japan. With the help of local backcountry guide, 'Yeti' Dave, the crew gets a taste of the terrain before setting their sights on bigger, badder lines. For a quick lowdown on the mission, we caught up with Shearer for a couple questions:

ESPN: How would you describe the terrain in Hakuba?
Shearer: It was pretty similar to the Wasatch range in Utah in a sense. There was great forested terrain just outside the resort boundaries, but the high alpine lines we were after were more challenging to get to. Picking lines was tough as the avy danger on the open terrain was serious. Storms hit the high peaks hard so the snow conditions were constantly changing.

Heavy winds seemed to change a few plans on the trip. How was it dealing with the wind?
It was crazy. Gusts would blow you straight over and the wind-packed snow was difficult enough to climb up as it was. The winds were probably 60 plus mph one of the times we tried to push up the ridge. We turned back pretty quick at that point. It was not a good day to be climbing any higher.
Look out for a new "Further Unplugged" episode every month until the film drops Fall 2012.

 

Further - Trailer and Press Release

http://www.tetongravity.com/further/

Award winning producers Teton Gravity Research are pleased to announce the production of Further, the second installment in the Jeremy Jones trilogy, Deeper, Further, Higher presented by O'Neill. Further will explore some of the world's most remote terrain while continuing Jones' mission to camp deep in the backcountry and on the summits of unridden lines to access nearly vertical spines and wide open powder fields.

Teton Gravity Research's Deeper rocked the snowboarding world in September 2010 as Jeremy Jones pushed himself and his crew to summit world-class lines in remote backcountry zones. Experimenting to see if this backcountry camping approach would work for the level of riding Jones was after the TGR Deeper crew executed amazing first descents around the world. Through research, patience and hard work, the crew was able to live in caves and on glaciers to ride untouched lines without another human in sight.

Fall Line Magazine (Japan) - 6 pg. Feature

"Athlete of the Year" - X-Dance Award, Grind TV interview

Jeremy Jones to be honored as Athlete of the Year at X Dance

http://www.grindtv.com/snow/blog/23717/jeremy+jones+to+be+honored+as+athlete+of+the+year+at+x+dance/

Grind TV

By: Nate Hoppes

Each year during the final evening of X Dance, they give out the Athlete of the Year Award. This award is not about winning contests or gold medals, Athlete of the Year goes to the athlete who makes an impact in the industry pushing progression within their sport. The 2011 recipient is none other than Jeremy Jones for pushing the edge in his film Deeper.

Jeremy has been at the forefront of the Alaskan big mountain scene since the beginning and now he's pushing it even further by exploring areas that have never been accessed. He's charging mountain ranges that can't be accessed except on foot. The lines he takes are impossible yet he makes it look easy.

We took the opportunity to talk with Jeremy about what it's like to be honored as Athlete of the Year at this years X Dance Film Festival.

GRINDTV- Congratulations on being named "athlete of the year" at this years X-Dance. What did you do when you heard the news?

JEREMY JONES-I had just gotten out of the mountains from a 3 day winter camping mission and was kind of out of it. My brother had left me a message but I did not really believe it. I figured that maybe I was just nominated for the award.

What's your feeling on being mentioned in the same category as recent winners of "Athlete of the Year" like Tony Hawk, Travis Rice, and Rob Machado?
It is very humbling and a huge honor.

It's been a big year for you with this recent award and the release of the film Deeper, tell us what it's been like for you?

It is a little shocking. When I started Deeper I had no support from sponsors or movie companies. I was risking my lively hood and leaving an environment I was very dialed in with but at this point in my career I was willing to take the risk. I did not think myself or the movie would get this much attention. It has been amazing seeing how much the movie inspires people as well as see how many people came out to see the movie.

Who came up with the concept behind Deeper?
I did. My goal was to get back to exploration and hiking everything I rode. This is where I was trying to take my snowboarding for a few years. The film companies and sponsors were not into so I realized if I was going to achieve my goals I was going to have to create a new crew of camera men and riders and make my own movie.

Describe the challenges when filming a movie in unexplored and treacherous territories? The all night hikes, the camping on peaks, the frigid below temperatures?
I made sure I was surrounded by people that really loved being in the mountains and adventure. People that did not determine the success of the day or trip solely off of whether or not we were getting shots in the movie. We had so many dark to dark days where we did not even pull the cameras out because the clouds came in when we finally made it to our objective. Some nights camp or the car seemed so far away and every step hurt, you were by yourself, food and water gone. You knew you would make it but it hurt like hell.

Any situations while filming for Deeper where you felt sketched out, not sure if you were going to survive the process?
Pretty much most of the time I was on snow in Chamonix I could not let my guard down. The mountains are always moving and there is always lurking danger.

How long did it take to complete Deeper?

Submerge Magazine - Feature on Jeremy

Walk A Mile In His Shoes

Big-mountain snowboarding legend Jeremy Jones leaves snowmobiles and helicopters behind, opts to hike his lines instead
Words by Jonathan Carabba
Photos courtesy of Tero Repo

Truckee, Calif.-based professional snowboarder Jeremy Jones is changing the way the world looks at big-mountain riding. For years, Jones had been riding and filming in zones that can only be accessed via helicopters and snowmobiles, but all that changed when he decided to leave the motorized help behind (for the most part—there were some plane trips involved). He opted instead to venture into the mountains on foot in search of untouched terrain for his newest movie, Deeper, in conjunction with O’Neill and Teton Gravity Research. The documentary-esque film puts viewers in the athletes’ boots as Jones and a crew of the world’s top freeriders, including Travis Rice, Xavier De Le Rue, Josh Dirksen, Ryland Bell, Jonaven Moore, Forest Shearer and more, venture into the unknown in locations like Alaska, Antarctica, Europe, Utah and right here in California’s Sierra Nevadas. These men (more like machines) endure a multitude of extremes, including all-night hikes up their chosen lines, sleeping on top of peaks to hit said run at first light, camping on a glacier 65 miles from civilization for weeks on end, 20-below temperatures, 10-day snow storms and 20 mile days. “I’ve been snowboarding 25 years, and I don’t think that I’ve ever learned more and evolved more in a two-year period than these last two years,” Jones recently shared with Submerge from his home. “And it’s years 24 and 25! That pretty much sums up why snowboarding is such an amazing sport.” 

Most of the evolution Jones speaks of came in his mountaineering skills; to simply call Jones a snowboarder would be a crime. The sheer magnitude of hiking, climbing and camping he is doing is on a whole other level than any other snowboarder or skier has ever achieved. Deeper was shot over two years and Jones says the progression, learning curve and overall dedication from the crew was drastically different from year one to year two. “For example, an early wake-up on the first year would be 5:30 a.m.,” Jones said of their morning hike start-times. “The second year was 2:30 a.m., you know, just realizing what it really takes to get the big lines.”
In the following interview, Jones chats with us about Deeper, hints at his plans for filming with Travis Rice this year as well as his rumored follow-ups to the film, and he even offers up advice for those looking to get out and explore the backcountry in the Lake Tahoe region.

One of the first questions that came to mind when I watched Deeper was how many times you said, “I’ve never done anything like this before,” during the filming of this movie. That is pretty much what this movie is all about, isn’t it? The trek into the unknown…

Transworld Snowboarding - 11 page Feature