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  • Matt Kinney: Excellent work. Not sure what your up to in AK but hopefully see you in Tho...
  • Alex: Thanks Charlie! The adventure-work balance is a challenge, but persistence ...
  • Charlie Hagedorn: Congratulations on the job! The academic market is a tough one, especially ...
  • Ponderosa: OK! Thanks for the reply!...
  • pockets: Beautiful pictures! Makes me excited to try out ski touring next season....
  • daniel: For the record: Zzero4 boots size 27 Marker Tour/Dynafit original Spe...
  • See: https://www.wildsnow.com/9303/ski-boot-cuff-pivot-wear-fix-dynafit/...
  • Lou Dawson 2: Easy there pardner... after you've calmed down, just smear some epoxy on th...
  • Ponderosa: Nothing? Really? No one's ever had a similar thing happen and needed to...
  • Selko: What Sarah said! I've using the F1 since early December 2016, mostly around...
  • Eric B: That put a smile on my face! I feel the same way about my Scarpa Maestrale...
  • darin: Best thing on the internet that I've read in a while....
  • See: Comfort is key....
  • See: Helicopters, satellites, etc., have changed how we approach outdoor activit...
  • Lou Dawson 2: Pushing the envelope of "reviews!"...
  • Ricardo H: I am just about to buy a pair of these boots from Telemark Pyrenees but not...
  • Ponderosa: Hey Guys, So i was just doing the end-of-season gear inspection and notice...
  • Rudi: I'm not sure if that was a review or a poem, but it sounds like those F1s a...
  • Lou Dawson 2: I'm often the person with the repair kit, but it's minimal. Multi-use items...
  • See: Don’t get me wrong— I’ve paid for evacuation insurance more than once, and ...
  • Lou Dawson 2: Actually, that's just about it. In other words, we don't carry sleeping bag...
  • See: What’s “eurostyle?” I hope not “go light and depend on helicopter.”...
  • Lisa Dawson: I hope Louie kept up the Dawson family tradition and made some hot buttered...
  • Leslie: I'm glad to hear the Asulkan is in good shape. What great conditions!...
  • Pete Anzalone: An additional observation about the C3 external lean lock mechanism ... it'...
  • Lou Dawson 2: It's a big 20, but for me my fave is around 30 liters, just because I like ...
  • Lou Dawson 2: Thanks for the comments guys, I've been busy with website backend work, the...
  • swissiphic: I have some input regarding the fit of the Cosmos for less than 'normal' fe...
  • PQ: A couple of comments. I haven't skied with the 20L Voltair, but I've skied...
  • Mark W: If external lean locks are the coming wave, some of the current crop are ve...

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