According to Clark Fyans, the head guide on Brothers on the Run, the Alaskan region is filled with “super big, really intimidating, and deadly mountains,” but this doesn’t discourage pro snowboarders John and Eric Jackson one bit. Instead, the brothers rally a crew and head out on a 4-day mountaineering trip deep in the Alaskan backcountry in the fifth episode of Brothers on the Run.

Blue skies followed by fresh snow make epic conditions and the boys hit one of the best kickers of their season. With a successful backcountry mission in the bag, the crew continues their journey south and trades in their boots for boardshorts as they head down the western coast of America, edging closer to their final stop in in South America.