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New Year’s Resolution – Lose Weight

New Year’s Resolution – Lose Weight

| December 13, 2010 | 26 Comments

The last couple of times I’ve been out skiing I’ve been moaning and groaning about the weight of my overall backcountry skiing kit and today I decided to do something about it.  As soon as I got home from a great day of skiing, I stripped off everything I used  and weighed it.  Hats, gloves, […]

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Death by 1,000 Ounces

Death by 1,000 Ounces

| June 19, 2008 | 0 Comments

It is easier to ruin a trip by having too much gear rather than too little.  The issue with too much gear is weight, and too much weight means reduced mobility.  As Ray Jardine, the master of ultralight backpacking says “If you need something and you don’t have it, then you don’t need it.”  This […]

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