Latest addition to the virtual museum of randonnee backcountry skiing bindings: Marker Rotomat TR, circa 1970s. This is an interesting binding in that the toe and heel were basically state-of-art Marker binding parts. Heel lift was limited, however. Check out details at the museum display.
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.