Comments on: Ask Lou, part 6194, can I use worn out bindings to ski Denali?

By: Jonathan Shefftz

Jonathan Shefftz — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 17:07:22 +0000

Bob, look here: http://www.wildsnow.com/1813/wide-ski-crampons/

By: Bob

Bob — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 16:23:15 +0000

Lou,

Off topic question… would a dynafit 110mm ski crampon fit a 111mm ski? Does dynafit make a crampon larger than 110mm?

Cheers,

Bob

By: Christian C

Christian C — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 19:19:22 +0000

I’ve found the least humane solution to the old gear problem…

http://www.ssiworld.com/watch/skis-snowboard.htm

By: Lou

Lou — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 21:20:53 +0000

Hmmm, I think you guys are pretty much correct.

If a person is serious about skiing the big Daddy, they should use both leashes and brakes as a lost ski would blow their whole dream. But if they’re up there just using skis for transport with the possibility of skiing summit, then perhaps just leave the leashes off. I can see going either way, depending on importance of skis to the ultimate goal.

For example, if I went up there again to just mess around looking for optimal conditions and _perhaps_ ski it again, I’d probably forget the leashes. Have to admit, though, that the time I stuffed my leg and ski in a crevasse and scared the stuffing out of myself, it was probably good I had leashes since the possibility of the ski popping off and getting lost in there was pretty good, and that would have left me tromping around in a crevasse field with one ski — though plenty of other people were walking through there on foot, so it wouldn’t have been that bad…

By: Jordan

Jordan — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 20:20:22 +0000

Second for Caleb’s need for leashes!

Bring new dynafits!