The home for topical news, travel-related pieces, significant descents, and more in-depth reporting here at The High Route: Mountain Dispatches is where we distill the noise into longer and short-form pieces related to our experiences in the backcountry.
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Over 12 years, brothers Jamie and Doug Kennard skied the Catskill 35 and the 46 Adirondack high peaks. Their film, Variable celebrates the region and shows us some serious moxy and pluck along the way.
Press Release from Mammut: 11/8/24
Voluntary recall for Barryvox 2 and Barryvox S2 from the Winter 24/25 season. The potential malfunction is based on an assembly issue. As a result, the main switch on the affected devices may be misaligned leading to unintentional switching from Send to Search mode with lateral pressure, or possibly even turning the device off completely. This defect can pose a potential safety risk to users and requires rectification.
An early season Snow Water Equivalent (SWE) check in—wax and scrape your snow sliding tools.
Late October Backcountry Touring News: USFS funding, Nims Purge in SI, and early season snow and avalanche activity.
A note from The High Route team regarding industry support and transparency.
