THR Podcast Episode 18: The Steeps and Slogs Episode with Aurel Lardy
On this episode, we feature France’s steep skiing Jedi, Aurel Lardy—smooth in the steeps and at home slogging across the Alaska Range. An excellent combo.
Category: The VPR Desk
The VPR Desk
Volume, Proximity, Repetition: a time-honored argument technique, and also our home for opinion pieces, esoterica, podcasts and audio rambles.
Compressed Experience and the Wide World of Backcountry Touring
Compressed Experience—the idea of compiling a ton of experience in a relatively short period of time, and then setting out on a lofty goal—does it have a place in the backcountry?
THR Podcast Episode 17: Avalanche Dreams with Lou Dawson
In this episode of The High Route Podcast, we speak with Lou Dawson. As much as anyone in North American ski mountaineering, Dawson has been a cornerstone of the sport and the broader ski culture.
THR Gear Shed Podcast: The Lightweight Touring Boot Roundtable
Fabrikant, Aplin, and Hess discuss the merits of lightweight touring boots and where they see a best-fit application for these 1000g+ class boots. And as always—find what fits.
THR Episode 16: Riding a Rising Tide with Nick Russell
Nick Russell seeks out sublime and off the beaten path mountainscapes. There, he’s known to assemble the splitboard, and arc masterful turns.
