Mountain guide Sam Hennessey sews his own adventure-fabric reimagining the steeps of the Alaska Range to link technical climbs and turn-worthy descents.
ski mountaineering
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Fast, light, stiff, solid edge hold. All descriptors of the Dynafit Blacklight Pro. Doug Stenclik, with his soft spot for featherweight, has this review.
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The backcountry couloir theater has a limited carrying capacity. And the safety margins, once that capacity is met, are razor-thin: An Incident in the Teton’s Sliver Couloir.
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It’s not exactly a slow news week for the NYT. Human-powered skiing stories make a three-peat in short order at the venerable paper is news.
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There’s been chatter about Mount Saint Elias. With a dive into the WildSnow archives, we look back at some controversial St. Elias ski mountaineering.
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Billy-goating or ski mountaineering? Concluding our series on ski mountaineering and style with Brody Leven, Hilaree Nelson, and Colin Haley.