THR Gear Shed Podcast: Weighing In—Pairing Boots and Skis
Our Gear Editor Gavin Hess has some thoughts on pairing touring skis and boots…all prompted by some excellent questions from a reader.
Category: The High Route Gear Shed Podcast
The High Route Gear Shed Podcast
Explore the gear we use for human powered backcountry travel involving turns on snow.
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 Gear Shed Podcast: Finding the Middle with Jack Beighle
There’s a time when it’s good to be young and brash. And a time when it’s good to soften a stance. In episode 5 Jack Beighle, author of The Heavyweight Manifesto, is tempted by some lighter gear and seeks some THR guidance.
THR Gear Shed Podcast EP 4: Gavin and Slator and the Language of Backcountry Gear
Gavin Hess, and go-to tester/reviewer, Slator Aplin, discuss the highly developed language they use to ponder backcountry gear.
THR Gear Shed Podcast EP 3: The “No Excess” Ski Expedition Packing Mantra with Billy and Adam
The Southern Hemi’s Spring Equinox fell late last month. And by the time this podcast drops, the packing will be near complete for what Fabrikant and Haas expect to be a several-week expedition to ski a new line in the Andes. The two will haul heavy loads, likely over 60 pounds, for 4-5 days on the approach. And as they do, they’ll ascend some technical ground to access the line, and, if all things align, like the weather, health, and snowpack, plan to do what they do, which is to ski a first descent.
