Not Skis
Some clarification- you’ve landed in the library for our deep dive (reviews) on anything that is not a ski or part of a ski — which includes a binding, and by one degree of separation, a boot. Splitboards and clothing = not a ski.
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Review: Contour Guide Pure 2.0
Mohair for the Masses.
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Review: Deuter Freerider Pro 32+10 Ski Touring Backpack
The Northern Hemisphere ski touring season is/was upon us. Want to freshen your shoulder straps? Deuter’s Freerider Pro 32+10 is a valid option.
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Review: Feathered Friends Raven 10 UL
This particularly cold sleeper, with an emphasis on cold, finds the Raven 10’s sweet spot.
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Review: Black Diamond’s Cirque Ultra 25 Ski Pack
A balanced pack regarding volume, features, comfort, and high function.
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Zartman Rigging: Climbing Softgoods
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First Look: SlingFin’s Cinder Cone 4P Pyramid Tent
SlingFin’s mastery of tent design takes a more basic form: the pyramid tent, or mid.
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First Look: Arc’teryx Beta SV Pant
A minimalist Gore-Tex Pro ePE pant from some folks who know wet weather.
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The PowSlayer Kit: 3 Months In
Patagonia’s first reboot of the PowSlayer kit since 2017 introduces a full-featured kit in PFAS-free Gore-Tex Pro.
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First Look: Contour Guide Pure 2.0 Skins
It’s time to ditch the nylon.
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First Look: Vallon Crossroads Goggle
High fashon, high quality, great vis.
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Review: Zyllion Shiatsu Back and Neck Massager with Heat
When age isn’t just a number or you simply want to restore the chi, this is good stuff.
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First Look: ZipFit Espresso
We begin to check out ZipFit’s new touring-specific Espresso liner.
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Review: Arc’teryx Beta AR Hardshell
A jacket that makes you hope for stormy weather.
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Review: Patagonia Nano-Air Ultralight Freeride Jacket
Mastering active insulation.
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First Look: Patagonia’s Nano-Air Ultralight Freeride Jacket
The Nano-Air Ulatralight series sets a new high bar for active insulation, and the NAUL Freeride is a fine complement to your touring and more extreme ambitions.
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The Skinny Rope Data Crunch
The beta and data on skinny ropes for ski mountaineering.
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First Look: Patagonia’s PowSlayer Kit
A kit should look sweet and, most importantly, deliver supreme purpose-built functionality. After a first look, Patagonia’s Pow-Slayer kit looks like a keeper.
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First Look: Coros Apex 4
Seeking extended battery life and solid mapping functionality, we take a first look at the Coros Apex 4 GPS watch.
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First Look: BD’s Cirque Ultra 25 Ski Pack.
BD calls this a pack, but it has Cirque 22 Ski Vest DNA—we’ll call the Cirque 25 UL a ski vest, too.
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THR Gear Shed Podcast: Crossing Over to Glacier Black