Friday, January 31, 2014

Buying and Selling Nature ... the outdoor gear industry

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READ THIS SHORT ESSAY ABOUT THE OUTDOOR RETAILERS SHOW.

Competitive ski mountaineering

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CLICK HERE TO READ A SUMMARY OF ALL THE RECENT ACTION ... THE VIDEOS ARE NOT TO BE MISSED.
Thursday, January 30, 2014

THE PURSUIT ... ice climbing trailer

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The Pursuit - Official Trailer from Aaron Mulkey on Vimeo .
Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Black Diamond Avalanche Airbag ... available next season?

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CLICK HERE TO WATCH A PRODUCT DEMONSTRATION.
Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Top Ski Mountaineering Racer Relocates To USA

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CLICK HERE TO READ AN INTERVIEW WITH NINA SILITCH
Monday, January 27, 2014

Getting Psyched For The Olympics

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I will post the biathlon schedule in a few days, and I will also post the ice climbing demonstration event, as soon as I can find it. (I w...
Sunday, January 26, 2014

QUOTE OF THE WEEK ... get ready for the Olympics

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“The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part, just as the most important thing in life is not t...
Saturday, January 25, 2014

Will climate change threaten the future of the winter Olympic Games?

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A recent study suggests that later in this century only six of the previous 19 Winter Olympic host sites would be viable. CLICK HERE TO ...
Friday, January 24, 2014

Seiser Alm ... nordic ski camp

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CLICK HERE TO WATCH ANDY NEWELL'S VIDEO.

NORDIC SKI COACHING ... one of the ways I use that great iTunes app

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Packing for the Cassin on Denali ... Under 30 pounds

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What's in the pack? from Mark Smiley on Vimeo .
Thursday, January 23, 2014

Lucy Finished Third in Prep Nordic Sprints

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I was on the road yesterday to see some alumni, and was able to do a drive by St Paul's and watch the ski race. This freestyle eve...
Tuesday, January 21, 2014

We may not have a ton of snow but we have some pretty cold temperatures!

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Honnold does it again ... free soloing El Sendero Luminoso

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CLICK HERE TO READ ABOUT IT ON THE NORTH FACE WEBSITE
Sunday, January 19, 2014

QUOTE OF THE WEEK ... Woodrow Wilson Sayre

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" My next expedition will be the very first traverse of Central Park with oxygen. " READ THIS FANTASTIC BOOK, AND CLICK HERE ...

THIS LOOKS PROMISING

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Just enough new snow to do a little hill work

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Saturday, January 18, 2014

Still skiing on the lake

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We picked up a bit more snow, and three inches predicted for Saturday evening. I was out using the "sprint timer" app to record in...
Friday, January 17, 2014

Seven more weeks ... the release of TRAINING FOR THE NEW ALPINISM

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CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE BOOK TRAILER
Thursday, January 16, 2014

The Research On Ultramarathons And Old Farts

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CLICK HERE TO READ THE NEW YORK TIMES ARTICLE.

NORDIC COACHES ... fantastic app

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A great coaching tool that you can use right out on the course. Show a group of athletes some footage before and after working on a skill...
Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Did you know ... Japanese manga comics about climbing?

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CLICK HERE AND TAKE A LOOK.
Tuesday, January 14, 2014

BLAST FROM THE PAST ... Allan bard

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CLICK HERE TO READ A CLASSIC ESSAY ... THE BACKSIDE OF BEYOND.

Shadowing an extreme skier

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CLICK HERE TO READ THE BACKCOUNTRY ARTICLE ON ANDREAS FRANSSON.

Alpine Climbing ... light, fast, committing

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CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO KENNEDY AND HOUSE TALK ABOUT ALPINE GEAR.
Sunday, January 12, 2014

Uphill Travel Pass ... ski-mo at Killington and Pico

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CLICK HERE TO READ ABOUT THE NEW POLICY.

Supercouloir on Mount Blanc du Tacul ... Crux pitch

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Supercouloir from Jan Zahula on Vimeo .
Saturday, January 11, 2014

Harry Eldridge Memorial 7.5k Classical Race

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It was a pretty yucky day, but the skiing was not that bad, as long as you hit the klister right and had a nice raincoat.

Racing in the pouring rain ... but perhaps Lucy's best race ever

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Turning Turds Into Truimphs

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CLCK HERE TO READ THIS WONDERFUL ESSAY BY CHRISSIE WELLINGTON.
Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Nordic Skiers Blasting Up The Downhill Slopes

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Stage 7 Ladies from CrossCountrySki.us on Vimeo . The Norwegians finished 1-2-3 in the Tour du Ski, but not before an all out sprint a...
Tuesday, January 7, 2014

The Gnarliest Bivouacs

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No ... our mid-1970s bivouac at 12,500' on the West Rib of Denali does not qualify, nor does Mark's bivy after Starlight Buttress,...
Monday, January 6, 2014

BLAST FROM THE PAST ... still on my list for some march vacation ... Winter climbing on Ben Nevis

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Sunday, January 5, 2014

Fond memories from the Alps

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Looking at the Wildsnow website this picture reminded me ... that last year in March, every ski village we went to had a special down the mo...
Saturday, January 4, 2014

NEW ADIRONDACK ICE ROUTE

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Timeline Of Ski History

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CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT SKI MOUNTAINEERING HISTORY AT WILDSNOW.
Friday, January 3, 2014

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The history of ski wax

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FROM PINE TAR TO CERA F ... CLICK HERE TO READ A SHORT ESSAY ON THE HISTORY OF SKI WAX.
Thursday, January 2, 2014

BLAST FROM THE PAST ... re-reading FOUR AGAINST EVEREST

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I read this in college over 40 years ago and it was one of the books that got me to give mountaineering a shot. Well written, gripping, fr...

Tuckerman's Ravine

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Working For The Weekend 1 - Tuckerman Ravine from Ski The East on Vimeo .
Wednesday, January 1, 2014

AVALANCHE LESSONS ... December 2013 in grizzly gulch (Alta)

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CLICK HERE TO READ ABOUT HOW DANGEROUS EVEN SMALL TERRAIN TRAPS CAN BE.

BLAST FROM THE PAST ... Finnish ski troops in World War II

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CLICK HERE TO READ A SHORT HISTORICAL ESSAY.

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Cold and windy ice climbing in Cascade Pass

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Gary, John, James, and I did some laps on Pitchoff Right this morning. The temperature never dipped to -25 degrees as predicted, but it ...
Monday, December 30, 2013

A beautiful but brutally cold tour

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I left work at 2:15 pm, grabbed my pack and was skiing up the toll road by 3:00 pm. I toured up the bottom 4k and about 1100'. Spect...

8000 meter peaks from space ... way cool

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CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE PICTURES AND READ THE ASSOCIATED ESSAY.
Sunday, December 29, 2013

Check out the video "NYSEF Time Trial"

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