Building a flatfender Willys Jeep CJ2A involves many decisions, success and mistakes, but fun overall for backcountry.
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Willy CJ2-A Flat Fender Jeep restoration and building, tips and tricks from a long process that resulted in quite a nice result known as Rumble Bee.
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Review of K2 Scepter, well designed snowsport helmet that is terrific for ski touring and freeride skiing, good ventilation and many other features for skiers.
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Testing of Naxo and Fritschi binding slop and foot retention is difficult. Most factors can be equalized, but adjustment of the toe jaws up and down makes a significant difference in boot movement
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How to modify a ski boot to make it stiffer and ski downhill better and be easier to use, Scarpa Laser worked here, techniques apply to any backcountry skiing touring boot.
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Naxo ski touring binding had a short flight, it had an odd feeling in touring mode and constant durability problems, check out the history.
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Ski descent of El Diente Peak in Colorado, in 2003 before 14er skiing became popular, ski mountaineering and backcountry adventure.
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Winter outdoor photography in Colorado is easy if you use the backcountry hut systems in the Aspen and Vail area.
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Backpacking in the Wind River mountains of Wyoming in 2001, Wilson Lakes adventure for the Dawson WildSnow family, good fishing.
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Skiing and snowboarding Mount Sopris, Colorado is always a fun goal, check out this nice winter day with plenty of turns by snowboard and ski touring.
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The tips and tricks you can learn from ski touring experts and veterans are myriad, here are a few that will help your days of backcountry skiing.
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Executing Public Land Recreation — Lethal Injection Could Take Away Your Fun
by Lou Dawsonby Lou DawsonRecreation on public lands is not a right, and in some cases not even a privilege — read about the forces arrayed against the fun you take for granted in National Forest or Park.
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Alpinist and backcountry skier Michael Kennedy is famous worldwide for his stewardship of Climbing Magazine as well as his mountaineering accomplishments.
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Doug Ward interview, extreme ski mountaineer of the 1990s with many amazing descents in Canada.
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Opinion about Vail Pass fee demo program as well as land use in Colorado for human powered recreation.
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Battle of the Bulge — Mountaineering past mid-life can be done, albeit with some thought to unique issues.
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Skiing Grizzly Peak in the Sawatch Mountains of Colorado, on perfect corn, with family and friends, is the perfect zone.
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Opinion about backcountry rescue costs and fees, and the issue of insurance as opposed to users being billed for rescue costs or needing insurance.
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Extreme skiing has gone through many phases, it began as steep skiing in the Alps, was briefly taken over by the U.S. ski industry, and now is back to its rightful place.
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Early trip to the Friends Hut, Colorado doing a ski tour to celebrate Thanksgiving in the backcountry mountains.
