News about backcountry skiing and touring, including info about cell phone issues and skier safety.
Everest
The highest.
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While quick stabs at 14,000 foot peaks don’t usually result in altitude caused health problems, if you spend a long day up high or have to emergency bivouac you can be in for some hurt.
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Halloween at WildSnow.com world headquarters. Reinhold Messner in his media tent after first oxygenless ascent of Mount Everest. Lou DawsonWildSnow.com publisher emeritus and founder Lou (Louis Dawson) has a 50+ years career in climbing, backcountry skiing and ski mountaineering. He…
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Spy photo taken in the Life-Link workshop after mounting Dynafit bindings used on Mount Everest by the DesLauriers and Chin. The skis are Volkl T-Rock. Well, if this isn’t the final word on Dynafit, I don’t know what is. I…
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Kit DesLauriers Skis from Mount Everest Summit – But Doesn’t Get a Complete Descent
by Lou Dawsonby Lou DawsonKit DesLauriers has become the first woman to ski off the summit of Mount Everest, but was not able to make an all-snow all-ski complete descent to match that of Davo Karnikar in 2000. According to the expedition report, “the…
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News about ski helmets, Viagra for altitude adaptation during climbs and much more gear and opinion regarding ski touring.
