Luke Smithwick is a professional ski mountaineer & alpinist that is currently pursuing the HIMALAYA 500. The HIMALAYA 500 is a project to ski five hundred lines in the Himalayas while exploring climate change and mountain culture along the way. Luke has made 86 Himalayan expeditions in the past ten years, becoming one of the most prolific modern day Himalayists in the process. His home is Victor, Idaho at the base of the Tetons where he trains between Himalayan expeditions. Many go to the Himalayas annually to pursue an expedition, yet few have immersed themselves in the range for as long as he has. The experience continues.