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2014-07-08
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JayCee
Greetings!!
I'm fairly new to living in the Kootenays, new to living in the mountains, and also pretty new to getting out in the backcountry....
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2014-07-08
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2014-07-07
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admin
Traveling light is an art, especially when traveling a great distance for a specialized activity. While I forgo some luxuries of home whilst in...
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2014-07-07
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2014-07-06
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admin
Mountain Hardwear’s Ratio 32 sleeping bag is intended as a summer/shoulder season bag offering the comfort and warmth of down while...
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2014-07-06
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2014-07-02
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admin
The North Face has developed a new line of clothing specifically designed for training in order to achieve your fitness objectives. With this they...
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2014-07-02
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2014-07-02
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admin
Kuhl continues to produce extremely functional, rugged and fashionable clothes. All their products, from the Revel ¼ Zip to the Renegade...
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2014-07-02
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2014-06-30
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Mountain Hardwear’s new two person tent is called the SuperMega UL 2 and the “SuperMega” double adjective is well deserved given...
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2014-06-30
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2014-06-29
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admin
Jackson Hole seems to be the epicentre of all things adventure these days, with of course Jackson Hole Mountain Resort located there along with...
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2014-06-29
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2014-06-23
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Having already bestowed rave reviews on the Mont Bell UL Spiral Down Hugger 1 Sleeping Bag a few years back, I was looking forward to...
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2014-06-23
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2014-06-20
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admin02
Details are a little sketchy but Arc'teryx just launched into the footwear world. Looks like the launch went down in Europe--five models,...
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2014-06-20
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2014-06-18
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admin
Everyone and their dog these days seems to have an MP3 player or smartphone that enables you to take a million+ songs in your pocket where ever...
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2014-06-18
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2014-06-16
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admin
Are you an outdoors camera buff? Then the Peak Designs Capture Pro Camera Clip may be for you.
In a nut shell the Capture Camera Clip is a...
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2014-06-16
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2014-06-13
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The Sierra Designs Lightning 2 UL Tent is a lightweight hybrid double/ single wall two person tent (as the name suggests). It uses a mesh tent...
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2014-06-13
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2014-06-11
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Age matters! Last fall I went on a 3 week climbing trip. The weather was chilly and frosty in the mornings and after 2 weeks of hard climbing, and...
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2014-06-11
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2014-06-09
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Salomon has a history of producing quality trail running shoes. Their wide range of shoes caters to a wide range of conditions and runner...
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2014-06-09
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2014-06-06
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With the Lost Lake SL30, Big Agnes joined the parade of outdoor gear companies now offering some level of treatment for the down insulation in...
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2014-06-06
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2014-05-31
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Spooky
Just want to say a huge thanks to Exped and backcountryskiingcanada.com for the DownMat XP 9 I was lucky enough to win in the Soapbox comp...
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2014-05-31
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2014-05-23
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If using your swiss army knife to eat beans out of the can is getting you down and you are looking for a more civilized dinner setting, I highly...
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2014-05-23
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2014-05-19
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Road Running, trail running, Nathan Has you covered. Who's Nathan?
Nathan is a company which makes running gear for road warriors, ultra...
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2014-05-19
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After a few years of seeing people run around in barefoot and five finger shoes, it appears the truth has finally surfaced. Vibram had no...
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2014-05-14
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skifreak
Does it seem like your local backcountry stash is getting skied more and more? Likely because it is. According to recent data, backcountry...
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2014-05-14
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2014-05-12
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admin
Bounce Energy Ball is packed full of healthy goodness providing excellent slow-release energy to keep you tromping up the skin track in between...
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2014-05-12
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Having just started using a helmet for skiing (and not liking it too much) I wanted to post up this article to see what people's reaction...
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bekks
2014-05-11
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2014-05-09
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As we found with the Blue Kazoo, The North Face have developed a solid formula for their range of sleeping bags. Extra bling such as a...
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2014-05-09
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2014-05-07
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It's that time of year again when the Black Diamond Whippet poles come out of the gear closet and get heaps of use, spring ski traverse season...
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2014-05-07
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2014-05-05
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Black Diamond introduced their new clothing line just over a year ago and for next season they plan on extending the line to cover a much wider...
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2014-05-05
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