Shane mcconkey short biography book

          Shane McConkey (December 30, – March 26, ) was a professional skier and BASE jumper....

          Shane McConkey

          Professional skier and BASE jumper

          Shane McConkey (December 30, 1969 – March 26, 2009) was a professional skier and BASE jumper.

          He was born in Vancouver, British Columbia[1] and eventually based himself in Olympic Valley, California.

          Shane McConkey was born in Vancouver, Canada, in His father, Jim McConkey, was one of the first extreme skiers of the s.

        1. Shane McConkey was born in Vancouver, Canada, in His father, Jim McConkey, was one of the first extreme skiers of the s.
        2. Scott Gaffney pens a letter to his late friend, the incomparable Shane McConkey.
        3. Shane McConkey (December 30, – March 26, ) was a professional skier and BASE jumper.
        4. Shane McConkey's life is the subject of a new documentary, McConkey, that frames the skier's career and effusive personality around scenes.
        5. A decade since his last stunt, the Tahoe freeskiing legend is remembered for his beaming spirit, incredible talents and revolutionary contributions to his.

          6. Due to an itinerant childhood, he never identified with a single place, but he was said to have come from Boulder, Colorado.[citation needed] It was from here that he started his professional skiing career.

          He did so after dropping out of the University of Colorado Boulder to pursue his dreams.[2]

          Biography

          McConkey won numerous awards and competitions. He started as a competitive ski racer but moved on to be featured in a long line of extreme skiing movies.

          McConkey was known for combining BASE jumping with skiing, as seen in such feats as skiing into a BASE jump off the Eiger. McConkey went to Burke Mountain Academy. He was also known for his contributions to ski design, notably being the fathe