Telemark Pyrenees: Touring skis, backcountry skiing, telemark skis

Scarpa 2024 TX Pro Test Report

The result of 15 years research and development, Scarpa’s latest telemark boots hit the slopes winter 24/25. Long awaited, the new TX Pros are set to raise the level of what’s possible when telemark skiing, both on piste and in the backcountry. In all sports, whether it’s carbon fibre tennis racquets or kevlar sails, technological advances work in tandem with human performance to determine what’s possible. To understand why the new Scarpa TX Pros are so important, it helps to know how telemark boots and bindings have evolved over the last 30 years.

First impressions: Scarpa Alien 1.0

I’d been waiting to try the new Scarpa Alien 1.0 all summer, after seeing them on the Scarpa stand at the 2018 Pierra Menta (and also at the feet of a certain Mathéo J.).

Test Report Salomon Shift MNC Bindings

The Salomon Shift has been very popular this winter. A brand new binding combining alpine performance with touring capability thanks to it’s innovative design, the Shift has received a lot of attention.

Dynafit Hoji Pro Tour

We were lucky to be able to test Dynafit’s prototype of the Hoji Pro Tour free-rando boot last spring and have been looking forward to seeing how the final version compares.
Dynafit claim that the Hoji Pro Tour is "the first touring boot that skis like an alpine".

K2 Wayback 106 2020 Test Report

K2 have updated the iconic Wayback and Talkback touring series for this winter.

Trekking Poles - How to Choose?

Trekking poles help you climb faster, descend safer with less fatigue and help you maintain balance on snow and on boggy terrain.

Climbing Helmets - How to Choose?

Always wear a helmet when climbing. You never know when you’ll encounter natural rock fall or dislodged debris. A good helmet will protect your head from both falling rocks, against impacts with fixed obstructions and if you take a fall.

Marker Alpinist Spring 2018 Test Report

We were lucky to be able to test the new Marker Alpinist AT bindings this spring.

22 Designs Outlaw X Test Report

We tested the Line Ski Day 104 with the new 22 Designs Outlaw X bindings, mounted with my favourite super stiff springs.

Line Sick Day 104 Ski Test

The Sick Day series has been successfully updated for this winter. I found the old Sick Days a little lost in the middle of the Line-up, so to speak, being less playful than the Pollard ski but offering less pure performance than the titanal reinforced Supernaturals.

Via Ferrata 2018 Lanyard Standards

In 2017 the international standard for energy absorbing via ferrata lanyards EN 958:2011 was replaced by a new standard EN 958:2017.

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