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Show Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, December 27-30, 2008 The Park Record A-12 MARKETPLACE Return to nature through skiing NIGHTLY LODGING TALLY Phijcncil Tally tor ihc week of December 2S - Januaiy 3, I 6,000 t -. 14,000 12,000 Dan McCann wants clients to achieve a Zen experience 10,000 , TnulVNUirNighis: 100,659 Wcukl\ I-Iigh: 16,290 (Mtin.) By ANDREW KIRK Of the Record staff . Dan McCann wants to take Nighllj Avcraw: 14,380 you skiing. Ycar-fu-Daic: 100.659 Recently back from skiing on Nigluly Ludging Tally HMimaici Occupancv Ai: 62% and near K2 in the Himalayas, he leaves this week for Kashmir. In the summer he hikes and skis Mt. Rainier and Mt. Hood in the SOIRCL P.ARK Cl W CHA\IBLWni!RUi: Pacific Northwest. McCann isn't a normal ski guide. "I met him in rehab for ski injuries," said Harvey Sax, a people capable of these types of for the wilderness. friend and fellow skier. "He's experiences but who don't have If McCann sounds a little very passionate about the mounthe background to do them safephilosophical, it's because he is. tains and backcountry. He's got a ly and efficiently." His business is named Satori keen sense of the aesthetics of Guiding after the Zen term. McCann said he's willing to it." lead small groups, but prefers to McCann defines the word as But McCann isn't elitist. He'll guide one-on-one. Because he an "instant understanding of take anyone anywhere. Sax trustwants his clients to achieve a persomething." Some philosophers ed him with his kids, aged 10 and sonal experience with him, he have argued the purpose of Zen 16, to go into the backcountry. is to achieve satori, a deep and prefers to work with one person Friend Sarah Johnston said Courtesy of Dan McCann lasting enlightenment. McCann at a time to fully understand she's basically a beginner and also applies the term to states of their goals and make sure they're went with McCann to some of Dan McCann hikes to Camp One from Base Camp near Broad Peak In the Himalayas being others might call being "in achieved. the most challenging resorts in during his third excursion to the region. McCann combines mountain climbing with the zone." "On the mountain, he is very the French Alps. extreme skiing but knows how to guide clients at any skill level. "The wilderness seems to strip attuned to whoever he's with, "I accompany clients to help past 100-foot-deep crevices. He my perspective down to the bare and very attuned to their needs," them achieve whatever is their also likes that it's "wicked" dan- essentials. You can't get that any- Johnston said. "He knows the priority that day whether it is a gerous. where else but the great out- snow, the sky, the clouds; he lifetime goal or a day event," he McCann believes his comfort doors Those elements are knows what to expect." said. "My goal is anchors when things get Johnston said she's also been not to command confusing. I want to climbing with him and said she the day, but to share that," he said. appreciated how he hooked her help them not / accompany clients to help them Paul Mitchell sponsored up to a harness when he knew get into somehis latest trip to the she'd need extra support, and thing dangerous achieve whatever is their priority that day, Himalayas and he holds then let her go when she didn't so for them, and the record for the third that she was able to climb fully at help them get whether it is a lifetime goal or a day event." highest descent on her ability level. into something Telemark skis in the "He was there with me, watchthat is truly But McCann calls ing over me," she said apprecia-Ski guide Dan McCann world. theirs." Park City home because tively. he loves the connection McCann has with nature possible 20 years experi- ^mmm^mm^^m here. ence backcountry and extreme skiing. He jokes and familiarity with danger is He said he wants to that he has a doctorate from one reason he's so good at keep- build his clientele here because SATORI GUIDING nature in snow awareness. He ing novice adventurers away he believes there are people in doesn't do a lot of heli-skiing. On from it. WITH this community feeling a physical a good day he can climb 6,000 "I present the highest quality need to enhance their connection PHOTO COURTESY OF DAN MCCANN DAN MCCANN vertical feet in four hours. of experience in the safest man- with nature, but are having trouMcCann and team climb the South Face of K2 near base camp. ner," he said. He likes glacier skiing because ble putting a finger on it. 801-673-8145 He's not interested in guiding McCann jokes that his 20 years of experience skiing danger- the snow is hard and easy to "The Wasatch Mountains are move around on. He said there's adrenalin^ junkies with someripe for adventure." he- said. 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