Introducing the lightest ski mountaineering boots
Mon, Oct 26, 2009 | 
17 Comments | 
Gear, Tech & Food, Skimo Racing
Trend towards lighter gear in any mountain and outdoor sport is obvious. It was, is, and will be going on at every stage of gear development.
Light gear in many sports starts its development inside racing environment where every second counts. This is how it is happening in ski mountaineering...
» Tags: Dynafit DyNA, Dynafit Zzero 3, La Sportiva Stratos, Pierre Gignoux, Scarpa F1, Scarpa F1 Carbon, Scarpa F1 Race, Scarpa F3, XP 444, XP 500
Buying backcountry skiing, alpine touring and avalanche safety gear
Wed, Oct 14, 2009 | 6 Comments | Gear, Tech & Food, Tips, Tricks & Advice
This article is from a series on “How to start backcountry skiing and alpine touring?”. Visit the link to see an outline of all the topics.
Now that you skied off piste in knee deep powder with your friends and learnt some very useful things in the avalanche safety course,...
» Tags: altimeter watch, avalanche safety
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- Paul Cardosi: Thanks for your time and effort to share this information. It makes me...
- Nichrome: I was thinking and i came across the same idea, more notably with the...
- Jeremy: Don’t forget the Teva Mountain Games at Vail, Colorado Feb. 11th, North...
- Stano: I would not necessarily buy a used avalanche beacon unless from a trusted...
- w3k: anyone know where to buy used beacons? except ebay?
- Amy: Cool blog!
- Stano: Glad people enjoyed it. There is more to all of us then skiing
- James: Good interview Stan. Such a wide range of personalities in our sport.