alpinism

New Telemark Norm binding introduction, Black Diamond to start making their own Tele and AT boot line

Our randonnee binding collection here at WildSnow world headquarters holds a number of interesting classics and antiques. Silvretta 300 is beautiful — a simple and elegant plate binding designed for hard-core alpinism such as climb approaches or ski tours where weight is critical. (Thanks goes to Mark Worley for donating the 300s). To save weight and bulk, the 300 binding didn’t have a lateral (side) safety release. That always seemed a bit iffy to me, but then, just imagine those expert skiing Euros on their short AT skis, flitting about the Alps and beyond. They never fell, so why was release necessary?

Bootfitting tips for backcountry skiing and ski mountaineering boots, molding thermo boot liners for AT ski boots

A production crew from Peter Jennings Productions (PJP) showed up yesterday and did an on-camera interview of yours truly. PJP has been working on a documentary about the development of ski mountaineering. They take several years for these projects, and…

2007 Backcountry Access Alp40 backpack review for backcountry skiing and ski mountaineering

A couple of people pointed me to an amusing thread on telemarktips.com, debating whether backcountry skiing down a mountain without your heels latched down is some kind of significant “first.” Along with that, a person contacted me and said they’d…