I realized pretty quickly just how big and aggressive some of the mountains were down in Nagano Prefecture.

It's probably the most personal project [The Fourth Phase] I've done, which changed the dynamic a little bit.

We will never know our full potential unless we push ourselves to find it. It's this self discovery that inevitably takes us to the wildest places on earth.

I actually enjoyed getting lost in Japan's backroads, finding myself in a wasabi farm.

You know, I wouldn't even call snowboarding a sport, you know for me it's just a way of life

Even getting one amazing shot in a pristine environment is what I live for.

One of the proudest things for me with this film [The Fourth Phase] is that year after year we put ourselves right out there making it and no one got seriously injured.