What is Higher? Higher Unplugged Episode 1

Polar bears pose a considerable threat in the Arctic Circle. Watch as the crew teaches cinematographer Dan Gibeau a valuable lesson about polar bear prevention. Further Unplugged takes you behind the scenes of Jeremy Jones' two-year snowboarding film, Further. Get an inside glimpse of what goes on between the lines as Jones and other top riders including Terje Haakonsen, Xavier De Le Rue and Josh Dirksen travel to exotic locations such as Japan, the Arctic Circle and the Wrangell-St. Elias...

In episode 2 of Further Unplugged, Jeremy Jones takes his crew to the island of Svalbard in Norway, in the Arctic Circle. In the town of Longyearbyen, they pack for their trip and meet up with snowboarder Terje Haakonsen. It takes three days to pack a week's worth of food and gear onto snowmachines, which they then ride 180 kilometers north. What they anticipated to be a relatively manageable commute to camp turns into a 30-hour ordeal as multiple sleds get stuck in the melting ice. But the t...

No matter how good you are, bad things can happen. In this episode of Further Unplugged, Jeremy Jones, Xavier De Le Rue and Jimmy Chin embark on a mission to ride The Sliver couloir in Grand Teton National Park. After the crew successfully rides the line, Jimmy gets caught in an avalanche. Dragged over 2,000 feet, Jimmy miraculously survives and learns from this frightening experience. Further Unplugged takes you behind the scenes of Jeremy Jones' two-year snowboarding film, Further...

In this episode of Teton Gravity Research’s web series Moments, take a look at a stream of production snapshots from the filming of Further in Norway’s Atomfjella Mountains. Each behind-the-scenes shot is 1 to 1 ½ seconds long and edited together to give a sense of what it was like filming Further with Jeremy Jones. Inspired by Cesar Kuriyama’s “1 Second Everyday – Age 30” video, Moments is a web series by Teton Gravity Research that pieces together snapshots from the filming of The Dream...

Jeremy Jones teams up with TNF team members Jimmy Chin and Xavier De Le Rue for a late season mission into GTNP. The crew plans things out at Jimmy's house near the Tetons themselves and then they go into the park for a recon mission to get some beta on the area. After a successful descent of the sliver couloir the crew runs into some trouble… 2 part episode to be continued. Further Unplugged takes you behind the scenes of Jeremy Jones' two-year snowboarding film, Further. Get an inside...

Cameraman are always the unsung heroes of any production trip. In the Arctic Circle they face a formidable challenge: the cold. With temperatures often -15 or below in the Arctic, cameramen face bigger camping challenges than ever before. This is what it takes to get the shot. Further Unplugged takes you behind the scenes of Jeremy Jones' two-year snowboarding film, Further. Get an inside glimpse of what goes on between the lines as Jones and other top riders including Terje Haakons...

With the constant physical demands of bottom up approaches Jeremy Jones knows that reliable fuel is just as important as reliable equipment. When Jeremy sets off on another challenging ascent, Clif shot blocks and gels are his go to source for the full force nutrition needed to top out. Further Unplugged takes you behind the scenes of Jeremy Jones' two-year snowboarding film, Further. Get an inside glimpse of what goes on between the lines as Jones and other top riders including Terje H...

In episode 8 of Jeremy Jones' Further Unplugged, the Teton Gravity Research crew camps with snowboarder Terje Haakonsen on the Svalbard Islands of Norway, deep in the Arctic Circle. During a down day, photographer Dan Milner carves two camp mascots out of snow: Rachel and Philip. Then Terje decides its time to session and lets loose with some polar handplants. Further Unplugged takes you behind the scenes of Jeremy Jones' two-year snowboarding film, Further. Get an inside glimpse of what g...