Looking to shed some grams and gain some uphill efficiency? The Plum R-170 comes in at very red, very light, and very much proving light might be right.
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The Mammut Pro Removable Airbag 3.0 is a full-featured 45L airbag pack ready to journey with you on the big hauls during your backcountry adventure.
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Crazy Idea, an Italian company specializing in light and fast ski apparel also sells a sleek and warm down jacket: The Levity. It’s review time. Ciao!
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It’s not exactly a slow news week for the NYT. Human-powered skiing stories make a three-peat in short order at the venerable paper is news.
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The first time out on skis can present fitness setbacks: Part of our series aims to help you transition from general to ski-specific fitness.
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Black Diamond announces replacement program for Ascension Nylon skins produced between January and March 2021.
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Trip report from the Brooks Range in Alaska, making summer ski turns and avoiding bears in the Arctic.
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Trip report for spring ski mountaineering ascent and descent on Rolling Mountain in the San Juans with debrief of decision making/snow quality.
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Trip planning for a San Juans ski tour, including snowpack discussion with Sheldon Kerr and San Juan ski mountaineering history with Hilaree Nelson.
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Trip report from three day backcountry ski tour along the Isolation Traverse in the North Cascades in Washington.
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Q&A with Philosophy professor and photographer Dr. Ed Sherline who uses rephotography to document glacier change in Wyoming’s Wind River range.
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Review of the Osprey Soelden Pro Avalanche Airbag 32 pack, featuring the Alpride E1 supercapacitor inflation system for dependable avalanche safety.
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Spring skiing in the Elk Mountains with a trip report from a successful ski mountaineering mission on Pyramid Peak and Hayden Peak.
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Discussion of “bottom up” versus “top down” approaches to ski mountaineering steep, consequential ski lines in the backcountry.
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Photo trip report of bike to ski mission on Mt. Sopris outside of Carbondale, CO, riding, climbing and skiing a total of 7600 feet over 36 miles.
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Trip reports from Pacific Northwest Volcanoes including Mt. Adams, Mt. Rainier, Mt. St. Helens, Mt. Hood, Mt. Baker, Glacier peak.
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Spring trip report to Mt. Stuart in the Enchantment range of Washington’s Central Cascades. Steep couloir skiing deep in high peaks.
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Report from the 2nd Annual Red Bull Raid ‘freemo’ competition at Squaw Valley combining uphill skinning fitness with technical freeride skiing.
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Trip report from midwinter visit to Washington Pass in the North Cascades. Snowmobile accessed skiing in beautiful cirques, bowls and couloirs.
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In crucial moments, ski crampons can be your most valuable piece of ski touring or mountaineering gear. Here, the 411 on when, when not and how to use them.