Semi-permanent resident of Alaska Jeremy Jones recently made a fitting tribute to his recently departed friend Shane McConkey, after claiming a first decent on what he has now dubbed Mt. McConkey.  Here is how Jones described the mountain on his blog, http://jeremyjones.net/ 


3,000 vertical drop peak to tent. This is one of the biggest ripable mountains I have ever seen. . We booted the lookers right chute and once on top the options were endless. There is big spines, wide open faces, huge chutes, hidden bowls and a nice looking ski base off the back side. Jones also has some touching words to say about MConkey, we'll offer just a snippet here, but click over here to read the whole post. Good stuff, all of it [sic'd]:


The world new Shane McConkey as a world-class skier and BASE jumper but our friendship had nothing to do with that.  It was based around family and friends. What he did in the mountains was impressive but his greatest achievement was his love and support he provided for his family and friends.
There is a lot I would like to thank Shane for.  Thank you for going out of the way to be friends with my kids.



Thanks you for all the times I was away and you stood in as a part time dad to my kids.  Thank you for developing rocker, which led to my biggest design advancement, I have ever felt on a snowboard.
Thank you for showing us that the impossible was possible and doing it with humility.  Thank you for never taking life to seriously and always going out of your way to make us laugh.