The DIY ATK tech binding mount process can be done. Take a breath, read up, and practice several times on a 2″ X 4″. Here’s a many-steps process to help guide you along. Ok, easy peasy, mount those bindings.
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G3 ION backccountry skiing skimo tech binding mounting jig, a template for DIY or shop installation.
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Jig and template for mounting Fritschi Diamir Vipec backcountry skiing binding, including tips and tricks.
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Updated Dynafit Radical backcountry skiing binding mount template for do it yourself ski work.
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How to mount Fritschi Diamer Eagle backcountry skiing binding at home.
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How to mount Marker F10 F12 Duke and Baron ski bindings using aftermarket paper template in your home workshop.
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We just got done with the first draft of our Fritschi template and mount instructions. Quite a few people have asked for this, so we went ahead and published a somewhat rough version.
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Standing on the shoulders of snow scientist Ron Perla, the backcountry community can navigate avalanche terrain to forge a safer path and come home at the end of the day.
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Thoughts on social media and the backcountry scene: Social media is entertainment, not connection. It can be great entertainment, whether a post is authentic or not. Social media is also an unnecessary, but powerful tool. No matter how you feel about it, that power is worth careful consideration.
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Revisiting a 2011 Trip Report: Adventure in the Pickets — Thread of Ice Ski Descent
by Louie Dawsonby Louie DawsonWe get it all in this trip report: youthful spirit, great images, and some vision. Two skiers enter Washington’s remote Picket Range to ski Thread of Ice.
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Drilling holes in a ski, especially as a DIY process can be nerve wracking. But once you get the hang of it, it’s not so bad, or stressful. But the question remains, how many holes can you, in fact, drill in a ski and maintain the ski’s integrity? Lou Dawson has some thoughts.
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The Snow Visa may be low tech when it comes to avalanche awareness and safety, but it might also help someone make the right calls when it matters most.
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Especially on multi-day trips, but on single day outings as well, it’s valuable to think of yourself as the “opportunistic raccoon in a dumpster,” carrying an array of snacks and foods that are sure to keep you interested in eating even after a few days on the go.
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1+1=2. I’m pretty certain it holds for the old and “new” math. Here’s the rationale and the dice rolling, and math for our ski traverse shelter.
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Technical take on the ATK FR-14 Freeraider ski touring binding, considering ISO 13992, ski brakes, and stomp blocks.
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Skiing the Crestone Peaks of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in the early days.
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Review of the superlight Dynafit Low Tech Race binding and commentary on how skimo gear performs in the backcountry.
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Skialper magazine 2021 binding testing intro, interesting treatment of Fritschi, ATK, Dynafit, others.
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Review of Pierre Gignoux’s Mountain boot, a sleek all mountain carbon slipper, that weighs in at an impressive 750 grams.
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The arched cliffs rising like an oversized, un-finished Parthenon south of town were an obvious visual focal point. Less obvious was the meadow to the east, the overgrown roof of the Parthenon. The cliffs, while majestic, were a no-go zone.…