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First Look: Tindeq Snow Saw
Tindeq, a small Norwegian company produces a snowsaw harnessing elegant design principles. We’ll put it to the test this winter.
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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.
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Polish Ski Mountaineers Repeat the Mini-Whillans in Patagonia
Friday brings us to a more low-key, image-heavy post coming from Patagonia. Early last week, noted Polish ski-mountaineer Andrzej Bargiel and partner Jędrek Baranowski, repeated the Mini-Whillans.
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Transceiver Signal Acquisition—A Chat with Ortovox
We continue our discussion about avalanche safety and signal acquisition. We caught up with Greg Mears, who works for ORTOVOX USA, to further discuss signal acquisition.
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Review: Black Crows Solis
Julien Regnier, noted ski shaper at Black Crows, has cooked up something special in the Solis. Our gear editor claims the Solis is appropriate for more skiers than the marketing suggests. Smile if you like the steeps.
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An Interview with Ben Tibbetts—The Art of Ski Mountaineering
Ben Tibbetts is an IFMGA mountain guide, photographer, author, and filmmaker based in...
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Michael Gardner Dies in Fall on Nepal’s Jannu East
Some news is distressing to write. This is one.
American alpinist Michael Gardner fell to his death on Jannu East in Nepal.
Early October: Backcountry Skiing/Ski Mountaineering News
From Everest to New Zealand and Alaska in-between: A round up of early October’s backcountry skiing/ski mountaineering news.
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