Backcountry athlete Greg Hill is more than 1.2 million ski touring vert feet into his attempt to log 2 million this year. Just the thought of what he’s doing conjures images of a skinny sweaty guy hiking up steep grades and swooshing down mountains leaving perfect S tracks in the pristine powder. Awe-inspiring. But what’s really cool is that he’s doing all this while still keeping his family, his wife Tracey and his kids Charley (4.7) and Aiden (2.5), his priority. And who would have thought that at least one image of family life would be just as awesome as any of the man in action? On a recent forced-because-of-weather rest day, Tracey caught this one.

Greg touched base with us today and shared a little about his family:

Life is about balance and I try as hard as I can to ensure I am around for my family. I try and go early so I can be back early, or at least be home 3 afternoons and a full day every week. And somehow I have the energy, I can go , tour 9000 feet by 1pm, come home and go for a 7 km hike with the family. There was even 500ft of gain on that hike, sadly it doesn’t go into my total for the year…

[My kids] give me reason to go faster, dig deeper so I can get home and enjoy their company. I also understand that they are what I will be most proud of. That this goal will fade in time but they will always make me proud.

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