It took twenty years for the line on Nant Blanc in the Chamonix-Argentiere region of the French Alps to come into shape, but on June 19, 2008 it was finally in…and this time without a rope. By choosing a slight variation to the route skied previously by John Mark Bovin and snowboarded by Marco Siffredi [...]
Archive for July, 2008
Nant Blanc Route Repeated
by July 10th, 2008Black Diamond Neve Crampons…Lightweight AND Durable!
by July 9th, 2008Over the years, I’ve owned multiple pairs of crampons from Black Diamond, Grivel, CAMP, Charlet Moser/Petzl, KONG…you name it! Some made out of aluminum, some steel. The steel versions have worked great, super durable and strong, but sometimes feeling like a brick in the bottom of my backpack. Some aluminum models are feather light, but [...]
Grand Teton National Park Backcountry Conditions Website
by July 8th, 2008It’s that time of year again when the Teton high country starts to get filled with climbers and hikers from the Jackson Hole valley and points further. The good news is that Grand Teton National Park (GTNP) and the Jenny Lake Rangers have created a website to give you current route and trail conditions. In [...]
July Ski in Jackson Hole…Check!
by July 7th, 2008I think I’m going to try for ‘turns all year’ this year (my first time) and on July 4th, my friend Chris and I hiked up to Buck Mountain to ski its East Face, scoring a 3000′ descent of decent summer snow. I’m not totally sure why, but I’m still accustomed to the early bird [...]
Happy 4th!!!!
by July 4th, 2008Claiming First Descents
by July 3rd, 2008So fellow skiers. How do you claim a FD (first descent…bra) without getting chastised by the greater backcountry community when some lurker comes out of the snowpack and says he skied the line back in 2002? Good question. Now first off, please know that this isn’t a prelude into claiming some sick new line on [...]
Ski Journal 2.3…Delayed
by July 2nd, 2008I was getting a little sick of looking at the same Ski Journal on the pot lately, so I just had to get the feelers out and find out what’s been taking Issue 2.3 so long to arrive in my mailbox. I got a quick response…. Hey Steve. Thank you for the note… We have [...]
Dynafit ZZero 4 C’s…End of Season Review
by July 1st, 2008For most winter seasons, like with skis, I tend to vary the AT boot model I’m using depending on the type of tour I’m doing. But for this past season, I committed to using the new Dynafit ZZeros 100% and their workout began climbing to the summit of Pico de Orizaba in early November, 2007. [...]
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