Comments on: Randonnee Gear Makes Top 10 in Elk Mountains Traverse (Wick and Sullivan Take 6th) — and a short Hayden trip report http://www.wildsnow.com/664/randonnee-gear-makes-top-10-in-elk-mountains-traverse-wick-and-sullivan-take-6th/ Backcountry Skiing Weblog Blog, FAQs, more, links and info about randonnee, telemark and backcountry ski mountaineering. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:02:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: jamesy http://www.wildsnow.com/664/randonnee-gear-makes-top-10-in-elk-mountains-traverse-wick-and-sullivan-take-6th/comment-page-1/#comment-6195 jamesy Thu, 10 May 2007 16:48:55 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=664#comment-6195 Boy, I need to get my history straight... anyway, Sully and Penny used nordic gear in 2006? I would have to assume from the posting. Boy, I need to get my history straight… anyway, Sully and Penny used nordic gear in 2006? I would have to assume from the posting.

]]> By: jamesy http://www.wildsnow.com/664/randonnee-gear-makes-top-10-in-elk-mountains-traverse-wick-and-sullivan-take-6th/comment-page-1/#comment-5889 jamesy Thu, 05 Apr 2007 17:42:21 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=664#comment-5889 my pal and i are planning on the traverse in basically the same set up as sully. f1, dynafit and maybe ski trabs. skis are the only thing that may be different. I dont know about top 10! but we are going to see what we can do! so, wick and sulli didnt win the race in rando gear in 06? I did not know that. congrats to all racers this year, way to beat the ground blizzard! my pal and i are planning on the traverse in basically the same set up as sully. f1, dynafit and maybe ski trabs. skis are the only thing that may be different. I dont know about top 10! but we are going to see what we can do!

so, wick and sulli didnt win the race in rando gear in 06? I did not know that.

congrats to all racers this year, way to beat the ground blizzard!

]]> By: brian harder http://www.wildsnow.com/664/randonnee-gear-makes-top-10-in-elk-mountains-traverse-wick-and-sullivan-take-6th/comment-page-1/#comment-5871 brian harder Tue, 03 Apr 2007 05:16:42 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=664#comment-5871 Congrats to Wick and Sulli. I kind of figured it would go well for you Bryan, as we talked. A lot of people laughed when I suggested rally gear but clearly it's not a bad choice. With a little luck in the white out the result may have even been better. As Lou would like, a little more vertical change and the gear would clearly be the right choice, hands down. My wife and I will give it a go next year on the same set up. Nicely done! Congrats to Wick and Sulli. I kind of figured it would go well for you Bryan, as we talked. A lot of people laughed when I suggested rally gear but clearly it’s not a bad choice. With a little luck in the white out the result may have even been better. As Lou would like, a little more vertical change and the gear would clearly be the right choice, hands down. My wife and I will give it a go next year on the same set up.

Nicely done!

]]> By: Sky http://www.wildsnow.com/664/randonnee-gear-makes-top-10-in-elk-mountains-traverse-wick-and-sullivan-take-6th/comment-page-1/#comment-5865 Sky Sun, 01 Apr 2007 19:17:35 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=664#comment-5865 "With two gals along why take photos of the guys?" 'Cuz she won't ski for my camera! Boo hoo... “With two gals along why take photos of the guys?”

‘Cuz she won’t ski for my camera! Boo hoo…

]]> By: Gareth http://www.wildsnow.com/664/randonnee-gear-makes-top-10-in-elk-mountains-traverse-wick-and-sullivan-take-6th/comment-page-1/#comment-5862 Gareth Sun, 01 Apr 2007 11:47:23 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=664#comment-5862 A message from the other side of the Atlantic - We've (Morzine / Avoriaz in France) just hosted the European Ski Mountaineering Champs, I wished I'd videoed some of the great technique exhibited on the flats - the glide the leaders were achieving was incredible. Makes me wonder how they would have got along in the race mentioned here. The organisers really pushed the boat out with some of the terrain covered as well, some of the faces they were sent down are rarely tackled by the locals! The winner of the "vertical race" managed 1050m (3444 ft) in a staggering 40 min - that's an average of 26m/min (86ft/min). The organisers have made the press photos available to the public, I have put some on Flickr - http://www.flickr.com/photos/endlessride/sets/72157600037079369/ A message from the other side of the Atlantic – We’ve (Morzine / Avoriaz in France) just hosted the European Ski Mountaineering Champs, I wished I’d videoed some of the great technique exhibited on the flats – the glide the leaders were achieving was incredible. Makes me wonder how they would have got along in the race mentioned here. The organisers really pushed the boat out with some of the terrain covered as well, some of the faces they were sent down are rarely tackled by the locals! The winner of the “vertical race” managed 1050m (3444 ft) in a staggering 40 min – that’s an average of 26m/min (86ft/min). The organisers have made the press photos available to the public, I have put some on Flickr – http://www.flickr.com/photos/endlessride/sets/72157600037079369/

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