Powder Cord Pouch
This season I've been using Powder Cord Pouches on my skis. These are powder cords, coupled with a pouch that buckles around your boot. This is much…
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Stories, experiments, and lessons from the backcountry. Browse the posts or look for a favorite place or piece of gear.
Backcountry ski gear update
My backcountry ski gear has changed substantially in the past couple of seasons. I've changed over to new boots, new skis, and new bindings for most of…
Read the story ↗Clothing and equipment for cold weather climbing. (Updated and modified from a list of stuff I actually took on an attempt on Alexander’s Chimney and the Notch Couloir on Long’s Peak in Winter during very very cold and nasty weather conditions.)
Clothing and equipment for cold weather climbing. (Updated and modified from a list of stuff I actually took on an attempt on Alexander's Chimney and the Notch…
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Prescription Sunglasses and Goggles
Prescription Eyewear Prescription Mountain Goggles; Nylon Tear Drop Sunglasses; Metal Frame Round Sunglasses Prescription Sunglasses for Mountaineering and Skiing For many years, (before I got LASIK)…
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The Exum Ridge
Grand Teton Wyoming Exum Ridge July 30, 1989 Dorothy's cousin Jeremy and his family have a tradition of taking a family backpacking trip to the Tetons every…
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The Direct Exum Ridge
Grand Teton Wyoming The (In)Direct Exum Ridge It is Fall of 1987, and I'm going to school in Provo, Utah. I have about a year and a…
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Learning to Ice Climb, Utah Ice and Scotland’s Ben Nevis
Learning to Climb Various climbs, Wasatch Range, Utah Ben Nevis, Scotland I've always loved Yvonne Chouinard's book, Climbing Ice. It was one of the first books that…
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