JasonG Posted January 12, 2016 Posted January 12, 2016 I really miss the insane reports he used to regularly post around these parts. I hope he is alive and well! This page goes dark after 2013: http://www.summitpost.org/dan-helmstadter-ski-resume/434097 Quote
AlpineK Posted January 12, 2016 Posted January 12, 2016 He moved west but didn't cross the Pacific. Quote
JasonG Posted January 12, 2016 Author Posted January 12, 2016 OK, so he is scralping the gnar in the Olympics or Vancouver Island? Or maybe surfing in Hawaii? Quote
AlpineK Posted January 12, 2016 Posted January 12, 2016 Making things like this [img:center]https://scontent-sea1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/t31.0-8/12304486_10206888405543931_7885677558701496019_o.jpg[/img] Quote
Water Posted January 12, 2016 Posted January 12, 2016 I too have wondered where he went.. was he a sponsored skier at all? I didn't get that impression but it seems like he should have been.. some seriously impressive stuff Quote
Jason4 Posted January 13, 2016 Posted January 13, 2016 He was dealing with a serious hip injury a couple of years ago, he even mentioned it in his trip report in Jan, 2013. http://cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=1095329 From Facebook, I gather that Dan has been spending a little bit of time rock climbing, scaring himself with surfing on the coast, and some amazing chainsaw carving. I hope he gets back to skiing now that winter has returned to Washington. Quote
JasonG Posted January 13, 2016 Author Posted January 13, 2016 Cool, thanks for the update! Glad he is alive and well, the couple times I've run into him in the hills have been inspiring. Hopefully our paths will cross again. Quote
Jason4 Posted January 18, 2016 Posted January 18, 2016 I ran into him high on the White Salmon and he trotted by us at what seemed like a jogging pace. Inspiring to say the least. Quote
JasonG Posted June 1, 2017 Author Posted June 1, 2017 Boom! Most are probably aware of this article by now, but I got a good laugh out of this thread being mentioned in it! Quote
Bronco Posted June 2, 2017 Posted June 2, 2017 Thanks for posting that Jason, I hadn't seen it. Great to see he's posting some of his radness again! Quote
JasonG Posted October 17, 2021 Author Posted October 17, 2021 When the days get shorter and the snow starts to appear on the hills, I think of Dan. I hope is is doing well, wherever he is, and whatever he is doing. I really appreciate all the inspiration he gave us over the years, and hope to see more TRs from him in the future. This was the last one I could find: https://turns-all-year.com/trip-reports/june-7-2017-north-face-northwest-couloir-mt-shuksan 2 Quote
Rad Posted October 18, 2021 Posted October 18, 2021 I thought this was going to be a thread about a different Dan H!!! Scandal! Quote
bargainhunter Posted October 18, 2021 Posted October 18, 2021 (edited) Chad wouldn't have cared less about that childish, ridiculous drama. If you doubt someone's achievement, then best them with your own record. Still waiting... Meanwhile back to Helmstadter. Legend. PS: That Powder article by Dave Page was a great piece of writing and really captures the spirit. There is an interview with him here: https://www.powder.com/powder-radio/the-storytellers-david-page/ Edited October 19, 2021 by bargainhunter 1 1 Quote
JasonG Posted May 23, 2022 Author Posted May 23, 2022 cool, thanks for that link @bargainhunter! Quote
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