Final recap of Outdoor Retailer tradeshow, including a deep dive into Dalbello and Scarpa, an updated steel-head mountaineering axe, and full kid’s touring ski setups.

Recap of highlights from Outdoor Retailer Day 2: glow in the dark Kastles, an auto heel rising binding, hardboot splitboard plates, touring ski poles with detachable straps.

A down jacket not just for the summit Good old baffled goose down is still one of the best insulators us humans have been able to come up with, especially when weight and size are in the equation. It has…

Sweet Protection Ascender ski mountaineering helmet with MIPS is triple certified for maximum protection and offers vents and other features for ski mountaineering.

Evaluating a plasma lighter (Sparkr) for fire starting in survival situations, specifically in the ski touring arena.

Cutting ski touring climbing skins, and a DIY trick to center the skin before cutting for this essential gear item.