KOPESHOW EP.5 CHAMONIX - THE MOST EXPOSED LINE I'VE EVER DONE

The line is called Voie Fontaine and its a climbing route, it was first skied by Rémy lé cluse and emmanuel ratouis on the 7th of may 1998. And since then it has been repeated less than 5 times.
Skiing these big lines is a whole new world for me and the experience Leo and the other people of Chamonix have is just mind blowing!
Thanks to Leo for taking me on this wild adventure!
/ leoloux_
It was hard editing all this footage from our 9h trip and for it to make sense. But, it's raw and hopefully you get the feeling of how exposed this line was.
This is the gear I use for hard boot split boarding: • The ULTIMATE hardboots...

[@mtbrewfalling9442]

“Splitboard for sale, used only once”.

[@VDHandcrafted]

😂

[@JG-pm9ty]

Only ridden 30 minutes

[@samsinite100]

lol, to be fair most of the base scratches and stuff can be fixed with a little ptex etc... though the edges are a bit harder to repair.

[@gnar_tar]

wondering if this counts as snowboarding 😅

[@soarrotmg1364]

That is one of the most technical and survival snowboarding lines I’ve ever seen in my entire life. You really put your skills on display here. Also, I’m curious how your base looks after all of that scraping!

[@maximels2650]

Crazy line ! Don't forget your stopper knots during your rappels !! Cheers !

[@brakza]

Haha yeah... i saw that too!

[@CiaranDunne-sd7nc]

This is a level of snowboarding that I don't even want to achieve. You guys are nuts 😂

[@joshed1937]

Never seen multi pitch snowboarding before! Sick!

[@Rodjeure]

Damn, that section at 12:00, right traverse to anchor, that was sketchy, maybe too sketchy ? Anyway what a great adventure, congrats, you must have enjoyed it, especially when it's done !! 🤜🤛👌👌👌

[@cellokid5104]

I really enjoy the serenity of experiencing this without music

[@Valter19819]

Madness, I felt sick watching this! Keep up the good work 😃🤘🏻

[@JB-hq3gf]

I had the privilege of snowboarding the Marinelli with Remy. A great person that we all miss. Well done Kris, Remy’s routes are some of the toughest.

[@BCRandom69]

what in the hell is this? absolutely bonkers. Beauty!!!!

[@gregorychristensen5165]

Thanks for sharing your adventures!

[@jacksonrohleder3902]

Krister, this was the most gripping snowboard descent I've ever watched on video. There's no place like Chamonix.

[@recitecgames1817]

Absolute Madness, keep up the great work! Love from Switzerland❤

[@JacobWesterSki]

Yeeesss, give us more of this please!!!

[@isaacdevoid7951]

Would be sweet if you did a video on jump turning on a snowboard! There aren’t any videos out there to talk about best practices for it

[@kriskopa]

Thats a good idea!

[@timhafner255]

holy moly krister. saw the tracks from the midi.. insane. bravo.

[@thomasmurray09]

Incredible video, so good to see it from your perspective like that. I'm curious about those anchors, were you just passing the rap rope around the installed rope / cordelette? Doesn't it create a lot of wear in the anchor rope when you pull it down?

[@kriskopa]

Yes it does.. We changed some, and put a couple of new ones. But we also did one from a really old one....

[@Bartek_Golebiowski]

Looks like proper type 3 fun

[@hhnigdeli]

Abseiling from climbing route with skiing equipment :) Great video though ! keep inspiring us !

[@anthonykettle2039]

I was really shitting myself at times like when thescrewgate was a pain! Phew!! Bet you went crazy that night . Thanks⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@highertest]

That line is absolutely mental. Gz on the descent!

[@nickb1966]

one of the gnarlist things I have ever wathced on here, this is some Pica level shit

[@el_toro666]

That was insane ☠️ well done!

[@matthewmarquez4277]

Goddamn. It’s not even fun at that point, it’s just for the bragging rights haha. You guys are so crazy. Great job

[@domesticterrorist483]

Great stuff. Did you make the last pherique down from the plan?

[@RonaiHenrik]

Soooo would this be considered to be lead skiing?

[@emilelefebvre3315]

What a line ! How can u be sure the last anchor is strong enough and not used or fragile due to the cold ?

[@kriskopa]

We weren't sure.. It was a old one and it was very questionable..

[@leculdechien]

The belay on the skipole was very comforting either.😅

[@MemoROFL]

Incredible stuff

[@MarkusAndrezak]

Apart from everything that was said already: new boots?

[@falelaster]

If you rappel it in summertime bringing a bike you can be the first to cycle it ;)

[@kriskopa]

Haha Do it ! :D

[@anthonysteen56]

Good thing Kristor didn’t pop an slab and forget to tell his buddy who decided to setup in the gun barrel

[@kriskopa]

Haha damn, hate is strong with this one

[@severin7759]

Are the yellow boots a colorful 24/25 disruptive model or a new boot?

[@kriskopa]

Correct! Trying out some different plastic 🙏

[@Forrest_404]

the only line in cham with no tracks.

[@69thogan69]

Chamonix stonegrind......Good adventure boys.

[@jigsaw666jigsaw]

If you climb down by the rope, you leave that material (rope, friends, carabines) there? Or climb again to take it? I am not mountaineer, just interested how it works 😁

[@kriskopa]

This is true!

[@SheridanDrangajokull-ij1jx]

Gnarly as fck, love it , you guys rock !

[@juliettewillmann]

You guyssssss ! crazy shit , bravo :) I hope the beer at moo bar had a better taste than ever after that !

[@kriskopa]

Haha the burger was enough, didnt have room for beer🤪

[@ykyrychynskyi]

This is some really crazy Chamonix shit 🔥😱

[@junuhunuproductions]

This is raaaaaaaad 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Nicolaidrager]

Sick line!

[@jlehm]

Went all the way up to the Aiguille just to rappel down on snowboard/skis. 🤷‍♂️

[@LLWCorp]

"downclimbing with a snowboard instead of spikes"

[@greg.ocallaghan]

Rackin’ up some chamonix steep miles 🤙 staying for the season?

[@johann8686]

looks like a fun cruise

[@osel241]

nothing like bringing your trad rack for a day out snowboarding

[@nobodyisbest]

Nice!

[@nickbeck3902]

Split board with hard boots lol, never seen such a setup before

[@wadduphomiez]

You guys are crazy 😮

[@gb4166]

You should post more gopro videos. I also would love to see more uncut footage of the climb and decent

[@kriskopa]

I think everything is in the video😅 we skinned up in the sun and droppen in from the top 💪

[@InlineDownhillVancouver]

Bro, you invented a new ice climbing snowboarding sport where you're close to dying at all times. 😆 JFC

[@kriskopa]

haha

[@juliendufour4513]

i must be the only one thinking that but "what the point?"

[@newtec-kd6vy]

How do you get the ropes?

[@xl130homelite3]

Bonkers😵‍💫🤯🙃

[@simo-lorenz]

wait, what boots are those? sick "line" :D

[@kriskopa]

Its key equipment boots🤑

[@gnar_tar]

new model or just next year color ??@@kriskopa

[@Simon-Simon-Simon]

That ended up a big workout session 😂

[@fsrodeo81]

Good job guys

[@alexpolarvortex]

Take good care!

[@motiOn732]

The editing made this very hard to follow

[@kriskopa]

(: Trying my best

[@EivindAanensen]

Håhå adventure!!

[@alesmed5789]

Alps style skiing!!

[@Roo-Call555]

Theon sure moves well in the mountains for an Ironborn

[@kriskopa]

🤣🥰

[@StiansTurliv]

Sorry kris, men... er dette boarding😊? Ser mer ut som fjellklatring med brett. Som i min verden virker litt upraktisk😂❤️

[@Mraclaws]

What did the bottom of your board look like after this?

[@kriskopa]

Not great! Had to get it fixed the day after!

[@Toffen62]

Cham style. Know the feeling…😅

[@ianproctor5222]

good ol cham, makes people go hard. ED+++ aller

[@bigjeffhonda]

One of the most intense lines i've ever seen

[@dangerzonesixnine]

Typ 2 Fun?

[@tarfeef101]

lol is this a ski line or is this a mountaineering line that you happened to haul ur board up and down? :D good stuff tho, i wouldn't have the balls to keep my skis on for that much exposure. i'd have downclimbed almost the whole thing

[@cellokid5104]

Do you just leave the anchors?

[@kriskopa]

Yes :)

[@owenwholley7133]

You know it's steep when you cant tell if the video is upside down or right side up

[@magnesnor]

Holy shit dude, what a video!

[@Whatcha]

Survival Line, looks like all of your skills were tested on that one. I love how humble everyone is in Cham, you'd never know from talking to the person sitting next to you out on the bar patio that they just did some crazy shit earlier that day.

[@anthonysteen56]

Strike 3…kristor is a better rider and has bigger balls then me but he just use the pick side of his piolet to dig out a corded anchor that was frozen. Uhhh, hello! I would highly highly recommend not riding with him on any lines of consequence…he doesn’t have the fundamental mountain travel safety down. However he does seem like a nice guy and is a great snowboarder

[@kriskopa]

Hehe changed out the old cord since it looked like shit🥰 But yeah, ill send people your way if they wonder about going skiing with me or not🤣

[@nicholasscrupa9537]

Badass

[@georgeleonardo9676]

Mad man

[@MrSandyPants128]

Krister is da man!

[@larssol1]

BRO bro bro 😮😮😮

[@AndreiKucharavy]

I think I made this joke before, but I am looking forwards to you "snowboarding" the north face of Eiger at some point.

[@kriskopa]

Hahaha

[@marcfiliuta]

POV me with new rentals

[@lol32scbw]

You'd better climb it first to know all the features and then ski. I'd likely made a descent on foot much faster.

[@lukegattman2358]

god damn.

[@paulmckeen4003]

wow

[@jonassjveianhalvorsen146]

Korsen boots bruke du her?

[@pcmanneken]

I quite honestly do not understand the fun of this.

[@rezawaheed8879]

alot of rappeling no real down the line riding, kinda climbing with an added disadvantage

[@bensutton522]

Remember when 45degrees was steep. Holy fuck krister

[@finnhovem4099]

45 degrees is flat

[@ovidiuricu]

of course they can ask you 10 euro for a small beer down in the city. here are your 10 euro, you can take the t-shirt, the ski-boots. i'lll keep the ice axes. don't die

[@finnhovem4099]

Rått Krister 🎉❤

[@flat6croc]

This is all going to end badly. And for what?

[@primitiv114]

Why?

[@youtourismoto6364]

This is not fun to watch. Hope you enjoy doing it 😅

[@MRiedy]

That’s not steep! It’s fricken vertical! Ball-Z

[@SuperAnatolli]

Isn't that dangerous 🤨?

[@markscott1658]

Give me Travis Rice's Pillow Line any day!!

[@MarkDStrachan]

oh wow scarebears.

[@a_ghoul]

ur crazy

[@c_r854]

wtfff

[@StefanKolmodin]

Prefer surfing fast on big surfaces vs this abseiling with wrong gear 😂

[@faure-georsremi4540]

Y a rien qui va dans cette descente 🙄!