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  • Brendan O'Neill on Gasherbrum I. Photo: Adam Fabrikant

    The Mindset Shift

    Billy Haas on shifting the mindset when planning for and executing in the bigger mountains.

    By

    Billy Haas

Latest

  • The '24-'25 Tecnica Zero G Tour Pro: same excellent descents characteristics with some gains on ROM and friction.

    Considering Powerstraps

    By

    The High Route Editors

  • A wide shovel and sufficient tip rocker make the Backland 109 a prime soft snow ski.

    Review: Atomic Backland 109

    By

    Gavin Hess

  • In the beginning, Oliver Kendall gets the loving push from his dad. It’s all downhill from there.

    An Introduction to the Beginning

    By

    The High Route Editors

  • Review: Lenz 5.1 Heated Socks

    Be kind to your toes.

    By

    Jason Albert

  • Andrzej Bargiel climbing to the summit of Mount Everest before descending on skis to Everest Base Camp. Photo: RedBull Content Pool

    Andrzej Bargiel Skis Mount Everest (Updated)

    This is the mountain’s first Summit-to-basecamp ski without supplemental oxygen.

    By

    The High Route Editors

Features

  • Jean Vuarnet in a signature pair of Vuarnets. Photo: Vuarnet

    MEMORIES OF PERFECT GLASS—Vuarnet Ice 01

    A review and a walk along memory lane.

    By

    Lou Dawson

  • Despite the non-planar surface the ascending and descending were more than fine. Photo: Eric Dahl

    Summer Blues? Just Go Skiing. 

    Summer touring is still the goods.

    By

    Alex Lee

  • Eternal questions: to huck or not to huck? Drawing: Eloise & Pete Vordenberg

    The Fuhrer’s Crevasse, Skills, Fear, and Further Befuddlements

    Truth through befuddlements—it’s a life plan.

    By

    Peter Vordenberg

  • Wanthal ascends Symmetry Couloir on Symmetry Spire. Chase Krumholz

    “Live To Ski”—Steve Romeo, TetonAT, and the Power of Shared Information

    By

    Brandon Wanthal

  • Optimizing positional skiing. Photo: Sam Chaneles

    North Cascades Window Shopping

    By

    Samuel Chaneles

Gear

  • The '24-'25 Tecnica Zero G Tour Pro: same excellent descents characteristics with some gains on ROM and friction.

    Considering Powerstraps

    By

    The High Route Editors

  • A wide shovel and sufficient tip rocker make the Backland 109 a prime soft snow ski.

    Review: Atomic Backland 109

    By

    Gavin Hess

  • Review: Lenz 5.1 Heated Socks

    Be kind to your toes.

    By

    Jason Albert

  • It's a paste. Next step—dissolve the paste in hot water while stirring.

    No Normal Coffee Paste

    Coffee paste? Yeah it's a thing.

    By

    Jason Albert

  • Red and reliable: Plum's R170.

    Review: Plum R-170

    By

    Gavin Hess

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