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2015-06-14
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admin
One day left before we choose 3 lucky winners to become Mountain Hardwear Ambassadors. This means each person will receive a sample of the best...
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2015-06-14
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2015-06-12
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admin
Into "The Forest" with Anna Frost, Rickey Gates and Matt Flaherty. Filmed on location in the ancient Redwoods of Northern California, this short...
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2015-06-12
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2015-06-11
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admin
Forget Europe, forget South America and even forget Japan. If you're looking for the next big backcountry skiing destination that's oozing...
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2015-06-17
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2015-06-10
As the nothern hemisphere drifts from spring to summer, the southern hemisphere is well into fall. The air chills, the leaves change and the stoke...
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2015-06-10
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2015-06-09
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admin
If you're a dog lover you'll love this flick, if you're not a dog lover you'll love this flick. Told from Denali's perspective...
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2015-06-09
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2015-06-08
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admin
On June 15th we'll be choosing 3 lucky winners to become Mountain Hardwear Ambassadors. This means each person will receive a sample of the...
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2015-06-08
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2015-06-06
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skifreak
After 114 days, averaging an incredible daily distance of 47 km, Suunto supported athlete Patrick Sweeney has reached Boston, completing his epic...
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skifreak
2015-06-06
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2015-06-03
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skifreak
With cell service at most trail heads these days and satellite phones coming down in price the ability to call for help has never been easier. But...
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skifreak
2015-06-03
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2015-05-30
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shredr
A recent CBC article details how most western glaciers in BC and Alberta will shrink up to 70% by 2100. But this does not spell the end for...
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2015-05-30
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2015-05-29
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skifreak
Ski mountaineers Chris Davenport, Ted and Christy Mahon ski the last of the 100 tallest Colorado peaks this week!
Ski mountaineering...
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skifreak
2015-05-29
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2015-05-25
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shredr
A unique quest was recently accomplished and it involved two french ski mountaineers, seven 14,000' peaks, 20 hours, 65 km and 23,000' of...
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shredr
2015-05-25
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2015-05-24
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skifreak
Development never stops but this doesn't mean we have to call it progress, does it? A huge ski resort is being proposed for the mountains...
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2015-05-24
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2015-05-21
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This is cool. A Belgian ski-bum couple, Tim and Vail, converted a school bus bus they picked up in Tennessee into a roaming hostel. Presumably,...
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2015-05-21
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2015-05-20
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skifreak
There's a very long list of knots that you could learn but for climbing the following are what I'd consider the top six. Learn these and...
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2015-06-10
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2015-05-18
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shredr
Some interesting facts about the ski biz that you likely didn't already know:
#1. La Plagne is the world’s most popular ski resort with...
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shredr
2015-05-18
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2015-05-15
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shredr
We all know the merits of duct tape and the million uses it has around the house but how about out in the backcountry when an emergency arrises....
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2015-05-15
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2015-05-14
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admin02
If you are guessing this wasn't shot on an iphone, you are correct. Swiss photog Christian Mülhauser shot this super cool film over...
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2015-05-14
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2015-05-12
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shredr
Records are meant to be broken and saying Dani Arnold "smashed" Uli Steck's record on the Matterhorn is an understatement. He shaved off a...
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shredr
2015-05-12
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2015-05-07
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admin02
'not sure if you've all moved on from skiing yet. I'm not quite there but this film caught my eye. As well as being a compelling...
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2015-05-07
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2015-04-29
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shredr
Mike Douglas is known as the "Godfather of freeskiing" and based in Whistler he had to endure this challenging season just like the rest of us....
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shredr
2015-04-29
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2015-04-28
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fatboy
Some important news from the Alpine Club of Canada (ACC): If you’re planning a trip to an ACC hut, there are some policy and fee changes...
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fatboy
2015-04-28
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2015-04-26
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fatboy
On April 25, a 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck northeastern Nepal with the epicentre being roughly 50 miles north of Kathmandu. Crumbling...
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fatboy
2015-04-26
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2015-04-25
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shredr
The Climb is a short video about Melissa Arnot who has summited Everest five times and is one of the most decorated climbers in the world. This...
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shredr
2015-04-25
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2015-04-22
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shredr
Here's what the brothers of "Brothers Brower" had to say about their latest episode:
"In the pursuit of filming backcountry skiing, getting...
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shredr
2015-04-22
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2015-04-18
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admin
If you're already missing winter fret-not, its just getting started on the other side of the world and Bruno Compagnet has captured all of its...
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2015-04-18
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