Latest
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First Look: ZipFit Espresso
We begin to check out ZipFit’s new touring-specific Espresso liner.
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Once the High Pressure Ends
Eventually, it will snow. Some basic avalanche principles to be familiar with.
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Hell Yeah: Punxsutawney Phil Says We are Good to Go
Punxsutawney Phil keeps its real, as the storied groundhog predicts six more weeks of winter.
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Review: Arc’teryx Beta AR Hardshell
A jacket that makes you hope for stormy weather.
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The Sky is not Falling…Yet. January SWE
Features
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Review: MTI Backcountry Preseason Training Plan
Rebounding from injury with some strength.
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The Skinny Rope Data Crunch
The beta and data on skinny ropes for ski mountaineering.
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Part 3: The Mindset Shift
Part three of our three-part series on big mountain mindsets: Choosing partners, building habits, and remaining diligent.
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What’s Inside: Issue 2 of The High Route Journal
In this short-form media moment: we invite you into the long-form with The High Route journal Issue 2.
Gear
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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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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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Podcast
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Making Art (Not Air) with Matthew Tufts
Photojournalist Matthew Tufts on The High Route Podcast.
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Part 2: A Wrinkle in Time with Ptor Spricenieks
The High Route Podcast—Part 2 of our discussion with noted ski mountaineer and iconoclast, Ptor Spricenieks.
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Part 1: A Wrinkle in Time with Ptor Spricenieks
A discussion with noted ski mountaineer and iconoclast, Ptor Spricenieks.
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Story Time with Nikolai Schirmer
Exploring the narrative arc in Schirmer's film The Greatest Ski Tour of all Time.