Catherine "Kasha" Rigby (1970 – February 13, 2024) was an American competitive skier from Utah.[1] She is most noted for her many achievements and first descents as "the pioneer of extreme telemark skiing."[2]
Kasha Rigby was born in Stowe, Vermont.[3] She started skiing when she was very young. and began telemark skiing as a teenager. She began traveling at age 19, leaving college to explore Africa. She then headed to Crested Butte, Colorado,[3] where she became involved in telemark racing and extreme-skiing competitions.[2][4]
Rigby joined The North Face Ski Team in 1995 and has since skied in America, Canada, South America, New Zealand, Russia, Asia, Europe, India and even the Middle East. She skied first descents of some of the world's tallest/hardest peaks, including the Five Holy Peaks in Mongolia.[1][5]
Outside magazine credited her as being: "the best female telemark skier in the known universe", when she appeared on the cover of Women Outside in Fall 1998.[6]
In her 50s, she became engaged to Magnus Wolfe Murray.[3] On February 13, 2024, she was skiing at the Brezovica ski resort in Kosovo on her "Tour de Piste", when she died in an avalanche. Rigby was 54 years old.[3][7][8]
Career highlightsedit
Climb and ski descent of Cho Oyu 26,907 ft (8201m) (credited as the first telemark descent)[9][10][11][12]
Mongolia Women's Ski Expedition: first ski descents of the Five Holy Peaks of Tavan Bogd (including Kuitan, the highest peak in Mongolia)[13]
Mt. Waddington Ski Expedition: descent of Mt. Waddington and Combatant Couloir, British Columbia[14][15]
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^Benavides, Angela (February 15, 2024). "Top U.S. Skier Kasha Rigby Dies in Kosovo Avalanche » Explorersweb". Explorersweb. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
^Shafer, Sierra (February 14, 2024). "New Details Emerge in Avalanche Death of Pioneering Skier Kasha Rigby". SKI. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
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Catherine Kasha Rigby 1970 February 13 2024 was an American competitive skier from Utah 1 She is most noted for her many achievements and first descents as the pioneer of extreme telemark skiing 2 Kasha RigbyBornCatherine Rigby1970 1970 Stowe Vermont U S DiedFebruary 13 2024 aged 54 near Brezovica KosovoNationalityAmericanOccupationCompetitive skierKnown forExtreme telemark skiingPartnerMagnus Wolfe Murray Contents 1 Biography 2 Career highlights 3 Films and videos 4 References 5 External linksBiography editKasha Rigby was born in Stowe Vermont 3 She started skiing when she was very young and began telemark skiing as a teenager She began traveling at age 19 leaving college to explore Africa She then headed to Crested Butte Colorado 3 where she became involved in telemark racing and extreme skiing competitions 2 4 Rigby joined The North Face Ski Team in 1995 and has since skied in America Canada South America New Zealand Russia Asia Europe India and even the Middle East She skied first descents of some of the world s tallest hardest peaks including the Five Holy Peaks in Mongolia 1 5 Outside magazine credited her as being the best female telemark skier in the known universe when she appeared on the cover of Women Outside in Fall 1998 6 In her 50s she became engaged to Magnus Wolfe Murray 3 On February 13 2024 she was skiing at the Brezovica ski resort in Kosovo on her Tour de Piste when she died in an avalanche Rigby was 54 years old 3 7 8 Career highlights editClimb and ski descent of Cho Oyu 26 907 ft 8201m credited as the first telemark descent 9 10 11 12 Mongolia Women s Ski Expedition first ski descents of the Five Holy Peaks of Tavan Bogd including Kuitan the highest peak in Mongolia 13 Mt Waddington Ski Expedition descent of Mt Waddington and Combatant Couloir British Columbia 14 15 Yukon Territories to Dry Bay Alaska ski exploration accessed from the Tatshenshini River 16 Hanuman Tibba Women s Expedition first ski descent of RFHP a 2500m couloir in the Himachal Pradesh region of India 17 18 19 Kamchatka Women s Ski Expedition First ski descent of Mt Udina amp Mt Zimina as well as the first female ski descent of Mt Tolbachik all telemarked 20 21 22 23 Lebanon Ski Expedition ski descent of Qornet as Sawda 3090m traverse of the Mt Lebanon Range 24 25 Mt Belukha ski exploration and descent of the highest peaks in Siberia 26 photos 27 Cotopaxi 5897m and Chimborazo 6310m volcanoes of Ecuador ski descent of world s highest active volcano 28 Multiple first descents along Gibb s Fjord Baffin Island 29 30 31 32 33 34 Ski and kite Greenland 35 36 37 21 peaks in 21 days Bolivia 38 Trek of frozen Zanskar River Ladakh India 39 Films and videos edit1997 Scott Gaffney s Breathe 1999 Higher on the Mountain 40 2001 Warren Miller s Cold Fusion 14 41 2001 Transworld Television Ski Nomads A Traverse of Lebanon 24 42 2001 OLN Adventure Series Mystery Mountain 2004 Incognito Total Telemark 4 43 2006 Shelter from the Storm 44 45 2009 Edge of Never 46 2015 Ultimate Survival Alaska Season 3 47 References edit a b The North Face Athletes Kasha Rigby a b Skiing Give Me Liberty and a Lot of Monster Air Outside Online Archived from the original on September 19 2010 Retrieved September 15 2010 a b c d Hallberg Tom Close Greta February 15 2024 Teleskier Humanitarian Kasha Rigby Leaves a Legacy of Uplifting Others Backcountry Magazine Retrieved February 15 2024 Dandelion magazine V 1 N 4 Meet The Crew Outside Online Archives Outside Online Archived from the original on September 19 2010 Retrieved September 15 2010 Benavides Angela February 15 2024 Top U S Skier Kasha Rigby Dies in Kosovo Avalanche Explorersweb Explorersweb Retrieved February 15 2024 Shafer Sierra February 14 2024 New Details Emerge in Avalanche Death of Pioneering Skier Kasha Rigby SKI Retrieved February 15 2024 The North Face Cho Oyu Tibet Archived from the original on November 12 2006 Retrieved April 5 2007 The Power of Two Outside Online Archived from the original on September 19 2010 Retrieved September 15 2010 Black Diamond Equipment Ltd Bios Biglines Com Cho Oyu Blog Update Archived from the original on October 8 2007 Retrieved April 5 2007 The North Face All Women Mongolia Expedition Archived from the original on September 28 2007 Retrieved April 5 2007 a b Mark Synnott Expeditions Mt Waddington The North Face Mt Waddington Expedition Archived from the original on November 12 2006 Retrieved April 5 2007 Paddler magazine online Skiers Use Rafts to Access Tat Descents Archived from the original on October 16 2006 Retrieved April 5 2007 The North Face A Woman s Ski Descent of Hanuman Tiba Archived from the original on November 12 2006 Retrieved April 5 2007 Alison Gannett Archived from the original on February 20 2007 Retrieved April 5 2007 Skiing magazine February 2002 The North Face Kamchatka Expedition 2000 Archived from the original on November 12 2006 Retrieved April 5 2007 SKIING Magazine Feb 2004 Off Piste Magazine Iss XVII March 2003 Muscle amp Fitness France FEMMES DE L EXTREME a b Ski Lebanon Adventure by Sarah Ferguson Archived from the original on February 19 2007 Retrieved April 5 2007 British Geographical Magazine Feb 2000 The North Face Athlete to Athlete Interview Kasha Rigby Archived from the original on November 12 2006 Retrieved April 5 2007 MountainZone com Altai Ski and Snowboard Post Expedition Gallery Stellar Lifestyle by Adventure Feature Pregnant with Snow Archived from the original on February 22 2007 Retrieved April 5 2007 The North Face Baffin Island Kite and Ski Expedition Archived from the original on November 12 2006 Retrieved April 5 2007 web archive org web 20061115131722 http www exploreepic com expeditions aug06 baffin shtml Archived 2006 11 15 at the Wayback Machine Outdoor sports Resources and Information Archive OFF TO THE ICE North Face Baffin Island expedition underway South Pole North Pole News and Guide Archived from the original on November 28 2006 Retrieved April 5 2007 Mountain Gazette Archived from the original on April 14 2007 Retrieved April 5 2007 NANUK Never underestimate the powers of an Inuit man and his snowmobile Figenshau and Griber Kite Couliors in Greenland A1 Asia Skiing magazine November 2003 The North Face Ultimate Bolivian Peak Bagger Archived from the original on September 28 2007 Retrieved April 5 2007 The North Face Zanskar Chadar Ice Trek Archived from the original on March 29 2007 Retrieved April 5 2007 Higher on the Mountain 1999 V Plot summary Cold Fusion 2001 Lebanon Archived from the original on June 19 2007 Retrieved April 5 2007 Telemark Movie Incognito Review Vail Film Festival Archived from the original on June 2 2007 Retrieved April 5 2007 Shelter From the Storm North Face Expedition AOL Television Edge of Never film cast retrieved 1 16 2011 Archived from the original on November 5 2010 Retrieved January 17 2011 National GeographicExternal links edit nbsp Wikiquote has quotations related to Kasha Rigby Personal Website Inside 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