Author: DaveC
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The 5 reasons to buy gear
Allow me to begin here at the end: gear should be a means to an end. And not just any end, but a good end. Ryan Jordan has recently written a superlative post on just this point, building on his interpretation of what a good end should be. I agree with him, I’ve written here…
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The End of Me
Some say the world will end in fire, Some say in ice. From what I’ve tasted of desire I hold with those who favor fire. But if it had to perish twice, I think I know enough of hate To say that for destruction ice Is also great And would suffice. -Robert Frost I didn’t…
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Third time’s almost the charm
Finally made it to the Mount Brown lookout in GNP. On a calm bluebird day, even. Once I got out the thick woods I was skinning in a t-shirt. The descent was good. It’s impressive that you can get to 7.5k in Glacier on relatively low angled terrain. The snow had been substantially sun-affected from…
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Tiny cuben drysack
The smallest of MLDs cuben ditty bags. Seam sealed, with the cord removed and the buckle glued on. Made for holding the most basic of fire starting and repair gear in the pocket of my PFD or coat, should I become separated from my packraft and/or pack. The bulk of the webbing may make the…
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Emm Ell Dee!!
Silnylon Simple Poncho. Stealth olive brown. Large. Batman. I’ll probably use it more as a tarp than as a poncho, but an Epic shell and poncho approach to rain gear will be worth trying, too. One more awesome thing, only the hood needs to be seam sealed, as there are no other seams!
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More thoughts on avalanche danger
Required reading for all MT backcountry riders: the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center (far and away the states best) released a well constructed summary of a survey they conducted recently. You can read the results here. Some info is not surprising (the typical user is a 40ish male who skis on weekends). Some might be,…
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Review: Climbing Skins Direct v. BD Ascension
Climbing skins: if you ski the backcountry you gotta have ’em. As nifty as fishscales are, and as good as kickwax can be under the right conditions, if you’re off in the woods you will find hills steep enough to require skins. So, what to get? Skins are not cheap. They’re also one of those…
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Amber
Telebabe. In spite of, or perhaps motivated by, the cold weather we drank deep from the ski-crack today. Using my skin track from Thursday, we busted a buncha laps in the lower clearcut, then headed back up and enjoyed the even better snow in the upper glades. We left when we got tired, then did…
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Teh peezah, and a call to action
Action first: if you’re a winter backcountry skier/recreater, take this survey. Very well designed by an APU student. (Roman, tell Nora her advisee did good.) Second: PEEZAAHH! Dinner last night; Biga style. M is getting really good at pre-baking thin crust just right. To that I added sliced tomoatoes, rosemary-garlic sausage, ricotto, a bit of…
Bedrock & Paradox 
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