Mark Smiley

Class of 2000

April 30, 2018

Congratulations to Mark Smiley '00 and his wife Janelle as they completed a traverse of the entire Alps from east to west and set a record by completing it in only 36 days.

"Named the Red Bull Der Lange Weg, the immense ski mountaineering traverse across the Alps from Viena to Nice, following in the footsteps of the historic 1971 team. An international team of 7 alpinists composed of Tamara Lunger, Núria Picas, Janelle Smiley, Mark Smiley, David Wallmann, Philipp Reiter and Bernhard Hug will attempt to complete the ski tour traverse in less than 41 days. No one has attempted this grueling challenge for almost 50 years. Their goal is to set a new time record for this 1,917 kilometer alpine traverse which boasts more than 85,000 meters of cumulative elevation gain."

Check out the amazing video put together of their trek: https://bit.ly/2FsFKQr