Train your hands to laugh at the cold, using hot-cold alternate treatments for ski touring and mountaineering.

Randonnee racers frequently Swiss-cheese their boots with a bunch of speed holes to drop weight. While I don’t really qualify for such modified gear (nor a lycra race suit), it’s fun to play around and see what works. Also, we’ve…

Trimming backcountry skiing gear to make it lighter for carrying in your rucksack.

How to drill rescue sled and anchor holes in ski tips and tails, for building things, or raising and lowering skis on a rope.

Dynafit backcountry skiing binding humor, cartoon shows guy making holes in his feet for the binding.