Review of the Pomoca Climb 2.0 Climbing skin, a 70/30 mohair/nylon blended skin featuring a waterproof membrane and wallet-friendly price tag.

Review of the Gregory Targhee 45 backpack, a versatile backcountry pack with features specific to ski touring and splitboarding.

Granite Gear Crown2 60 backpack review. An excellent choice for lightweight 3-season trekking tested on week-long backpack in Wyoming’s Wind River Range.

Roundup of light minimal to burly multipurpose ski mountaineering ice axes including Blue Ice, Black Diamond, Grivel and Petzl and how to choose.

Review of the Julbo Aerospace Goggles on a trip to the Andes where the performed well in sun, snow and fog on the uphill and down.

First look at Phantom Snow Industry’s Phantom Slipper, the first splitboard tech hard boot designed soley for backcountry riding.

Review of the Black Diamond Dawn Patrol Ski Touring pant, versatile, comfortable threads for dry winter days or sunny spring skiing.

Review of the Black Diamond Carbon Whippet with removable pick, tested in the Andes after a harrowing Fourteener slide prior to its invention.

Review of the North Face AMK Assault 2 Mountaineering Tent, a 4.2 pound four season shelter made for light missions in high places.

Review of Le Bent’s Le Base merino/bamboo lightweight base layers which strike a nice itch-free balance between merino and polypropylene fabrics.