Hanging out with Polly & Andrew McLean and their two kids this morning, then headed into Salt Lake City for Outdoor Retailer tradeshow. Polly is looking good soon after bringing young Stella into the world. I’ll bet mom is ready for another 24 Hours of Sunlight. That couldn’t be a hard as childbirth, right Polly (grin)?
Ok, OR time. So how about we begin with some gear stoke?
Nothing like doing some carbon sequestering with your ski boots. Yeah, last winter most of you probably heard about La Sportiva’s possibly ground breaking carbon AT boot. But I thought it worth getting a summer reminder blog post up as this shoe looks REALLY nice. Perhaps I’ll fondle it today at the show, meanwhile, a teaser…
WildSnow.com publisher emeritus and founder Lou (Louis Dawson) has a 50+ years career in climbing, backcountry skiing and ski mountaineering. He was the first person in history to ski down all 54 Colorado 14,000-foot peaks, has authored numerous books about about backcountry skiing, and has skied from the summit of Denali in Alaska, North America’s highest mountain.