The King of Steeze | Zach Steele Tribute

Reminiscing on the amazing adventures I got to experience with Zach Steele over the years. This is so hard. We’ve traveled to so many beautiful places in such a short amount of time. I met Zach in Vermont 2015 and was blown away how stylish of a cliff jumper he was. We had never seen anything like it. He introduced “Tahoe Steeze” to us all. Early on when everyone was pushing limits with gainers and backflips, Zach was on another axis. When he stood backwards on that cliff, he showed us how cool it was to grab your foot mid air and steeze it out all the way down. We would watch in awe as his trademark long hair of his whips through the air. His style was so unique and timeless. If the word “steeze” is in the dictionary, a picture of Zach’s misty should be front and center. There is a reason why Zach was my go to for being the main drop in most of my edits.

Aside from his legendary footprint in the world of cliff jumping and skiing, Zach was such an amazing and humble person. He was always smiling. Always made us laugh. I have never seen Zach mad. The kind of guy I wouldn’t mind one bit in my truck driving 9 hours straight to scope a new waterfall.

Last time I saw him we briefly reminisced on the Flow State premieres we had in Truckee and in Colorado. He said it was “one of the COOLEST things in his life to ever happen.” He put some emphasis on the word “coolest”. I remember calling Cheyenne shortly after excited to share with her how he said that. The way he worded it will always stick with me.
I hope Zach knew how many people he inspired. Like a musician creating a new genre, he was a pioneer. An absolute staple in the cliff community. All over the world people are grabbing their foot and steezing out Misty’s because of him. Thank you for all the memories @lilzachel.