Outdoor Accessories
Here are some thoughts on gear that I often find useful/necessary while climbing, skiing, or backpacking. This is not an exhaustive list of essentials, just a few…
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Backcountry Ski Gear
Colorado's Indian Peaks Backcountry Link to the 1986 Ramer Backcountry Ski Catalog My Backcountry Ski Page My backcountry ski gear has changed substantially in the…
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Ski Accessories
Backcountry Ski Stuff: Things to make your backcountry skiing safer and more fun Ortovox Grizzly Snow Shovel (21.4 oz) I prefer shovels that can swivel…
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Avalanche Airbag Ski Packs
Backcountry Ski Stuff: Avalanche Airbag Ski Packs These packs are designed to keep you alive if you are caught in an avalanche. They contain an…
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Mountain Sunglasses
Mountain SunglassesSunglasses for climbing and skiing in the mountains have a lot of difficult and conflicting requirements placed upon them. They have to protect your eyes from…
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Climbing and Skiing Goggles
There are hundreds of different goggles available for skiing and snowboarding. I have used many of them, from cheap no-frills models to rather expensive models. Here are…
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Camera equipment for backpacking and climbing.
Camera equipment for backpacking and climbing. Canon F1; 24mm f:2.8; 85mm f:1.8; 135mm f:2.8; 35-105mm f:3.5; 85-300 f:4.5 Ricoh GR1; Nikon 28Ti; Olympus XA When deciding what…
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McHale Inex Alpineer
The Backpack Pages Click on links above to navigate to the other pack pages McHale Inex Alpineer Towering over the 5500 cubic inch Andinista The…
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Climbing Packs
These packs are for climbs where I'm carrying a lot of gear or for overnight trips. They are all large enough (45-50 lters, about 3000 cubic inches)…
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Mid-sized Packs
Packs for multi day trips, or winter (or both) McHale SARC, Kelty Cloud 60, Wild Things Andinista McHale Spectra SARC (3 pounds, 15 ounces) This is…
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Day Packs
These are the packs you break out when you are doing it in a day (or less than a day.) No need to carry extraneous, heavy gear. …
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Karrimor Packs
Link to a copy of the 1983 Karrimor Catalog The Original Karrimor Dougal Haston Alpinist Classic Karrimor Rucksacks Gen IIa Alpiniste; Gen III Alpiniste; Condor 75; Hot…
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