Ruth Gorge, AK - Photographer Garret Grove

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pico de orizaba, mexico

Blog,Epics,Ski Mountaineering,Winter 2017

Article written for Ascent Backcountry Journal with added photos by Jason and Andy Dorais and Joey Campanelli  – “I’ve got to pee” I finally said reluctantly. I did have to go really bad, but when you’ve got a 2,000 mile…

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slideshow- the golden age of backcountry

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Each year I sign on for another slideshow or two. I enjoy going to them, more than I like presenting them. I do enjoy drinking a little too much and trying to tell entertaining tales with what is usually family…

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notable ski descents

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I discovered steep skiing when I was young. It was the era when Kris Erickson, Hans Saari, Andrew McLean, Alex Lowe, Doug Coombs and others were bringing a more twisted vision of what could be descended in the North American mountains….

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scarpa f-1 boot review

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Scarpa F-1 boot review   Weight: 1230g; 2lbs 11oz (1/2 pair size 27) The past season I’ve been skiing/testing a few new iterations of the Scarpa F-1 backcountry ski boot.  I’ve been getting a bunch of questions about them so I…