K2 is back in the game with their new lightweight alpine ski boots which were well received this winter.
For next winter 19/20 K2 have developed the new Mindbender range, solid free-rando boots that let you tour the backcountry and that perform on the downhill.
K2 is back in the game with their new lightweight alpine ski boots which were well received this winter.
For next winter 19/20 K2 have developed the new Mindbender range, solid free-rando boots that let you tour the backcountry and that perform on the downhill.
Win a pair of the excellent Black Crows Navis Freebird skis with TP’s Ski Touring Photo Competition. The theme for the competition is "Ski Touring".
Yes, I know, we are lucky! These bindings have only recently been presented at the ISPO trade show in January, and here they are ready to be tested by the Telemark Pyrenees Team on our Pyrenean snow.
This fascinating video combines footage of a real life emergency situation with an inquest into what went wrong, and what to do in the future. The avalanche occurred on the 6 th February 2019 in the Val d’Aran, central Spanish Pyrenees.
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.).
The Salomon Shift has been very popular this winter.
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".These boots have touring features
K2 have updated the iconic Wayback and Talkback touring series for this winter. To ensure that the new skis perform in as many different snow conditions as possible, K2 asked Scandinavian and European ski guides what they wanted, and the new skis benefit from a new shape and construction.To
Trekking poles help you climb faster, descend safer with less fatigue and help you maintain balance on snow and on boggy terrain. When climbing you can push on the poles with your arms, gaining height faster and/or taking some of the strain off your legs.
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.
We were lucky to be able to test the new Marker Alpinist AT bindings this spring. On paper the spec (DIN up to 9 or 12 depending on version, recoil spring 15mm, 3 mounting positions, toe-piece with anti-ice polymer, 38mm screw spacing for mounting on wide skis, weight only 490g a pair withou
We tested the Line Ski Day 104 with the new 22 Designs Outlaw X bindings, mounted with my favourite super stiff springs.
