Gear Shed
Our department for all things backcountry and ski/ride mountaineering gear.
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First Look: Majesty Superpatrol Carbon
A thought-provoking “technical’ ski from the Polish ski makers at Majesty.
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First Look: ZipFit Espresso
We begin to check out ZipFit’s new touring-specific Espresso liner.
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Review: Arc’teryx Beta AR Hardshell
A jacket that makes you hope for stormy weather.
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DPS—Drinking the Carbon Kool-Aid
Pete Vordenberg does more than dip the toe; he drinks the Kool-Aid.
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Review: Prior Spearhead Splitboard
Prior’s Spearhead splitboard offered our reviewer some options that made him think outside the box and smile along the way.
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Review: Heritage Lab BC100
Finding the magic in Marshal Olson’s BC100 creation.
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Review: Patagonia Nano-Air Ultralight Freeride Jacket
Mastering active insulation.
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Review: La Sportiva Stratos Hybrid
Where a fine skimo boot fits into the boot quiver.
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First Look: Moonlight Cruiser Carbon Superlight
Call it niche: A sub 1200g 114mm underfoot powder ski.
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First Look: Voile TTS Transit Binding
A tech toe and removable heel throw may lighten the Tele load.
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First Look: Atomic Backland 86 UL
Skinny (sorta skinny) and light skis find their way into the Teton-focused quiver.
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First Look: Patagonia’s Nano-Air Ultralight Freeride Jacket
The Nano-Air Ulatralight series sets a new high bar for active insulation, and the NAUL Freeride is a fine complement to your touring and more extreme ambitions.
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Review: Plum’s Pekye
Plum’s split-specific toe piece advances the development of the niche split tech-toe market.
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First Look: Scarpa TX Comp Telemark Boots
Will Barry’s dream tele boot materialize in this new “Comp" version of the venerable Scarpa Tx line? Stay tuned.
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The Skinny Rope Data Crunch
The beta and data on skinny ropes for ski mountaineering.
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First Look: Patagonia’s PowSlayer Kit
A kit should look sweet and, most importantly, deliver supreme purpose-built functionality. After a first look, Patagonia’s Pow-Slayer kit looks like a keeper.
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First Look: Black Diamond Helio Carbon 108
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First Look: Coros Apex 4
Seeking extended battery life and solid mapping functionality, we take a first look at the Coros Apex 4 GPS watch.
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First Look: BD’s Cirque Ultra 25 Ski Pack.
BD calls this a pack, but it has Cirque 22 Ski Vest DNA—we’ll call the Cirque 25 UL a ski vest, too.
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Review: ATK Haute Route 10 Plus Binding
Modest weight, plenty of features, and meets the high-end durability test.