March 2009

Ski Trab factory visit in Bormio, Italy, ski for ski mountaineering and backcountry skiing

Black Diamond Spot and Icon headlamps reviewed, great choices for night time backcountry skiing, biking, running or camping

Mount Sopris is the quintessential peak, white capped, riven by couloirs, crowned with twin summits rising 7,000 vertical feet above our quaint village like a Jules Vern fantasy. Less informed locals sometimes think the mountain is a volcano, as from most angles it appears to stand alone, apart from any parent massif. That’s not the case. Sopris is indeed lofty, but just behind the alp are its parental units: 14,000 foot Snowmass and Capitol peaks. The area is big alpine, always good for a special day.

This just in. Michael Kennedy is the guy who published Climbing Magazine for years, and shepherded that publication from a small somewhat regional rag to a publication that reached the top of the heap. I thought he was retired, but…