oday we finish up our “10 Things to Know series.” The ultimate part of any endeavor is perhaps how your mind interacts with the day. In terms of mountaineering, using mental processes to avoid pride and resulting bad decisions is key. I’ve messed up a few times in that area, and also had some success, but thought it would be nice to hear some other people’s words about this so I trolled my celebrity address book for likely helpers. But don’t let the celebs have the last word, I know you blog readers have some ideas about this, so fire a few comments to complete today’s blog.
Monthly Archives
October 2007
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AT boot fit comparison of Scarpa, Dynafit and Garmont ski boots for backcountry skiing
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We attended the annual Colorado Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame gala this past Saturday. This is indeed a Colorado event, but always goes out of state boundaries in many ways. John Atkins is perhaps the most far reaching inductee…
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News about global warming as it relates to backcountry skiing, and other things.
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Update: The freebird Freerides are FOUND! (see comments) Here in our part of Colorado, at Buttermilk Ski Area this past Sunday (near Aspen), a friend skinned up the area Sunday morning, left his skis in the snow at the base…
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A Tale of Challenger Peak, ski mountaineering in Colorado during Lou Dawson’s first ski of all 54 fourteeners.
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CAMP XLC 390 ultralight crampons reviewed, super great for backcountry skiing and ski mountaineering
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A short time ago our “college choice” post got a ton of helpful comments and interesting takes. Our son has absorbed all that, so thanks everyone! He and my wife got back recently from visiting more schools. I thought you…
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Alp Control ski mountaineering boot system for climbing and skiing
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It is here, and it is good. Long awaited Ski Journal 2 arrived yesterday in a plain white wrapper. The book is thick and content laden. They probably need to print more advertising. But the Ski Journal team is not…
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