October 2005

First Look — Dynafit Freeride Aero Backcountry Skiing Boots, used for ski touring and mountaineering.

James Gebhart Gebheart Tribute

After a long yet exciting evening of Hall of Fame awards and stories , Lou catches a ride to his room on the luggag cart… Photo by Tapley Dawson, backcountry skiing jacket and gloves by Cloudveil, boots by Scarpa, hat…

Are backcountry AT randonnee ski touring bindings okay to use as resort bindings, for lift served or freeride skiing?

Boy, that was hard to spit out, but yeah, I learned something this morning from a telewhacker, and we weren’t even backcountry skiing — nor skiing at all. (And it wasn’t the first time that’s happened, although the last such…

I spoke with someone who knows about Cerro Mercedario, the mountain Carl died on. He said the snow tends to become very icy in this region of the Andes. I have no wish to pick apart Carl’s accident as I…