The Other Quiver
Sleeping bags quivers are a thing. Although they take time to build out, they help us pick the right tool for the job, even in a notoriously cold place like Alaska.
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Author: Alex Lee
2024 PDG: Patrollers Don’t Go
A Grand Reverse and then a hop over the pond for a PDG cancellation has Alex Lee pondering if a 2026 PDG is in his future.
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The Grand Reverse: Panic at the Bothy!
Our AK based correspondent and sometimes Lycra enthusiast, Alex Lee, ponders the merits of the Grand Reverse course that was and the this-way-and-that logistics of a CB to CB jaunt.
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How to kick turn: Community Note from a Curmudgeon
Two words: kick turns. An art. A science. A timeworn skill set. To some frustrating. To others, ballet. Kick turns. It’s what’s on the skin track. Here’s a THR how to.
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Book Review: Avalanche Dreams—Lou Dawson’s Lessons for Life
Lou grew up in a haze of hippiedom, moving from the east to Texas to Colorado. He highlights the imagination, insecurity, excitement, and dismay in a counterculture beatnik upbringing and recounts stories of Aspen before its glam heyday. Challenges at home fueled a drive towards the outdoors, a theme carried through his story. The high country finds him as much as he finds it.
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