One of the many things that makes alpinism a razor to the spirit is indeed the sometimes nearness of tragedy. Recent deaths of pro skiers during movie filming and now during a ski competition bring this to the fore. Myself…
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Reiner and Dynafit seem to know how important the web is and the support they’re giving us is incredible.
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Trade shows are like birthdays, in that they’re a yearly marker of how far an industry has come, and even a celebration of sorts if things are going well. I’m looking at this year’s Outdoor Retailer Winter Market that way.…
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Okay, after getting up to the chalet and enjoying a good night’s sleep, we did head up to the Gerstinger Joch (as mentioned in comments on yesterday’s blog) and met Basti there while he was on his second lap (if…
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So, we get to the Simony hut then continue a few kilometers up the glacier to the base of a small rocky north face (a few hundred vertical meters) which leads to the Dachstein summit. The cable route is fun,…
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Packing for a 2-week EU trip has been interesting. I got two medium sized luggage pieces so I can easily keep each under the 50 pound limit and have them pack nicely. They hook up so they’ll roll around together.
