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Clue coming soon – hold on for an hour.
I just returned from NYC late last night and will get the latest Chuting Spree clue up about an hour late today. It will be be posted at 11:00am instead of the 10:00am. Thanks and happy turns, Andrew
Off to New York for a Few Days
I’m heading out/over to New York City until next Monday to be part of the New Yorker Magazine Festival, which should be a blast. The main reason for going is to be part of a panel on extreme sports, which is being moderated by Nick Paumgarten and will have alpinist Greg Child, long distance open-water […]
Ski Mountaineering Racing
Information on Ski Mountaineering Racing What is a Ski Mountaineering Race? How To Host/Organize a Ski Mountaineering Race Tips & Tutorials for Ski Mountaineering Racing Ski Mountaineering Race Photos & Videos Ski Mountaineering Race Links: International Ski Mountaineering Federation (ISMF) United States Ski Mountaineering Association (USSMA) Colorado Ski Mountaineering Cup (COSMIC) Black Diamond PowderKeg Ski […]
Tramdock.com goes to the one-hitter format
It’s fast, furious and insanely cheap! Following in the format of SteepandCheap.com, WhiskeyMilitia.com and Chainlove.com, Tramdock will now feature a single item per day at skull-popping discounts. Just a few moments ago (you have to be fast – these sales don’t last long) the featured item was a pair of Scott Verdict Goggles for $39.97 […]
StraightChuter.com Raison d’être – Selling Out?
Last summer I went to an all-day seminar by a woman who helped professional athletes promote themselves. About halfway into her talk people were squirming in their seats at many of her suggestions and she said “I’m getting the impression that in the climbing and skiing world it’s not socially acceptable to promote yourself or […]
StraightChuter.com Raison d’être – Content
As an avid skier, I’m always interested in what skiing friends are up to in different parts of the world and often check out their websites. In the winter this is great, but it in heat of the summer, it becomes apparent that skiing is a seasonal sport and there is not a lot going on. […]
StraightChuter.com Raison d’être – Part I
Note: I’ve got posts scheduled over the next four days, but physically I’ll be in Crested Butte crushing wildflowers with a 3″ Mountain Unicycle wheel and have limited computer access. In 1999 I went on an ill-fated trip to Tibet which was sponsored in part by MountainZone.com. On the trip, we used digital cameras (which were […]
Expedition Food
This is a five-day breakfast and dinner menu which I have been refining over the years. The leftovers (if there are any) from one meal work well with other meals and five different breakfasts/dinners keep the choices interesting. For more days, just double or cherry-pick extra meals. The idea with all of these is easy, quick cooking […]
Technical Ski Mountaineering
The gear requirements for a technical ski descent, like the Grand Teton, requires climbing, skiing and most likely, camping gear. To keep the approach from being too much of a crusher, the camp gear is stripped to a minimum to save room/weight for all of the climbing gear. The climbing equipment needed for an outing […]
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