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THR Gear Shed Podcast EP 3: The “No Excess” Ski Expedition Packing Mantra with Billy and Adam

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Adam Fabrikant and Billy Haas in the Tetons.

Adam Fabrikant (left) and Billy Haas (right) head to South America and a strict audio diet of one tune per evening for entertainment during their ski expedition.

We get a few clues about the ski objective in episode 3 of the podcast. We know Adam Fabrikant and Billy Haas will head to South America. We know it’s going to be windy at times. And we know a specific post-expedition empanada stand where the two plan to offset their expected calorie deficit. Otherwise,…

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  1. spopepro

    lmao at the couscous. I heard Cedar Wright talk about the TNF Queen Maud Land expedition that Conrad was the leader. He mentioned that everyone was sneaking food into the bags after gear review because Conrad is notorious for never bringing enough food (according to everyone else… it seems he’s fine). It was rather comical and drove home the point: look up to Anker in just about all things, but never trust his meal planning.

  2. Slim

    If you are looking at calories/ounce, fat is where it’s at.
    Nutbutters or plain nuts, bottle of olive oil, butter etc. Also makes the couscous go down better, and helps you feel full.

  3. Alex Palombo

    Hey Gavin, What’s the deal with this lighter foam pad referenced in this podcast? Can you provide some more information about that? Thanks!

    1. Gavin Hess

      Alex, what im referencing is essentially this:
      https://www.gossamergear.com/products/thinlight-foam-pad?variant=40134759612470&currency=USD&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&utm_campaign=gs-2022-05-02&utm_source=google&utm_medium=smart_campaign&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAsIGrBhAAEiwAEzMlC7JdOJH-uLxRanOK6ZTjaxLkNT4UtnP2ydXrjEqfsqy6weTOapLfHhoCHmYQAvD_BwE

      1. Alex Palombo

        thanks man!

  4. Severin Santana

    Would be fun to have a debrief podcast from this one!

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