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2010-12-01
Are you in the market for a new Transceiver? If so, I found this website that I thought was really good to be able compare and read about each...
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2010-12-01
2010-12-01
On a recent road trip to Golden through Rogers Pass we decided to stop and check out the early season touring on the way. We had thrown around the...
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2010-12-01
2010-11-24
Black Diamond – How Rocker Affects Ski Length “What length ski should I buy?” It’s a question we hear more than...
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2010-12-14
2010-11-23
Today La Sportiva officially entered the North American binding market with the launch of their ultra light RT Tech binding – which is...
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2010-11-23
2010-11-22
The following is a really good beacon review web site and much more. Lots of great up to date non "sponsored" information and ratings of all the...
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2010-11-22
2010-11-21
The Brooks-Range Alpini Bivy Sack is an ultra-light, single-person shelter made from ultra-lite 20-denier ripstop waterproof / breathable material...
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2010-12-02
2010-11-14
The Tracker2 is a three-antena transceiver from our friends at Backcountry Access (BCA) who are the manufacturers of the wildly successful and...
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2010-11-14
2010-11-11
Today marks the debut of Black Diamond Equipment's Ski Here Now, a three-part webisode that takes a Zen look at skiing in the big mountains of...
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2010-11-11
2010-11-07
Black Diamond recently shipped us a pair of their new Men's Quadrant Alpine Touring Boot which is part of their new Efficient Series. The...
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2010-11-07
2010-11-02
Ok, the glueless skins from clipskins sound like a great "why didn't I think of that" idea, but the skinless backcountry skis from Marquette...
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2010-11-08
2010-11-02
Just acquired a brand spanking new pair of Volkl Gotamas (plastic wrapper still on!) and will probably look to mount the Fritschi's on them....
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2010-11-02
2010-10-18
I’ve had many pairs of boots over the years. I guess this pair of Dynafit ZZeus TF-X’s would be about my 12th-or-so pair (my third AT...
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2010-11-08
2010-10-14
The Backcountry Access [BCA] Stash Pack Alp 40 is a roomy 40 litre ski touring pack for those who value well thought-out design and functionality....
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2010-10-14
2010-10-05
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I guess this product is not a hoax as the web site looks pretty convincing and they are set to sell on the 10th of this month - so if you have...
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2010-10-05
2010-09-16
So now you can supposedly purchase [or at least in another two weeks] goggle with a heads up display to show you : - speed - time -...
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2010-11-13
2010-05-11
Ispo presentation of the new Scarpa Maestrale Boot for Ski touring:
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2010-05-11
2010-05-11
Black Diamond Equipment Ltd., the Salt Lake County-based developer and manufacturer of climbing and backcountry skiing equipment, has been sold...
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2010-05-11
2010-05-10
Local homeboy Kaj Gyr has been busy in his workshop for the last several months and the masses are finally getting to sample his new glueless...
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2010-11-13
2010-04-28
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New K2 climbing skins with no "d-ring" but instead a unique "z-clip" so snow does not work under the skin where the glue is not in contact with...
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2010-04-28
2010-04-28
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Some interesting footage of glueless skins – looks like they work well and save some weight and fussing: Clipskins snap onto...
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2010-04-28
2010-04-23
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A Handy little chart to see whats what with the multitude of beacons out there:
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2010-04-23
2010-03-24
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It seems as if everyone’s talking about “real-time” transceivers these days—or at least certain North American beacon...
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2010-03-24
2010-02-19
North America’s first three–antenna TrackerTracker2 offers the industry’s fastest, most precise pinpointing, with...
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2010-02-19
2010-02-11
A great resource on the CAC web site to help you better understand gear and what you need, don't need and when to toss your avy ball,.... "avy...
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2010-02-11
2010-02-07
The Revolution has begun and you can't stop it. You don't want to stop it because like most revolutions it starts off as a good idea based...
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2010-02-07