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Climbing the Grand Teton Part II

PBR on top of the Grand Teton.

Grand Teton National Park, WY United States | 08/12/08 By powderjunky

This is a continuation of another story. You can find the first part here.As the early morning sun r...Click here for entire article

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Climbing Ellingwood Ledges Crestone Needle and Peak

Crestone Needle (left) and Crestone Peak (right)

Sangre de Cristo Range, CO United States | 08/06/08 By TeleMonster

Colorado's Sangre de Cristo range is home to the Crestone group.  Among other mountains, this group ...Click here for entire article

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Summertime Blues (and Purples and Yellows and Oranges too!)

4th of july couloir

Wheeler Peak Wilderness, NM United States | 08/04/08 By lowPro

This summer 2008, has had many "firsts" for me so far, my first mohawk, my first time riding in a wh...Click here for entire article

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Tetons on Crack

Moraine Lake, Banff National Park Canada.

Banff National Park, Canada | 07/28/08 By powderjunky

Overwhelmed. Rock clothed in fractured glaciers reach toward the sun beckoning adventure to all who...Click here for entire article

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Climbing the Grand Teton

Grant Teton on the Right, Middle Teton on the left.

Grand Teton National Park, WY United States | 07/15/08 By powderjunky

Despite plenty of snow around for backcountry skiing, we left the skis at home and headed for the s...Click here for entire article

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SteriPEN Adventurer Review

Hydrophoton SteriPEN adventurer

Jackson Hole Backcountry, WY United States | 07/10/08 By hotChocolate

  Product   SteriPEN Adventurer   Manufacturer website   www.steripen.com ...Click here for entire article

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The Dog Skis Jackson Peak

Jackson Peak, North-ish Face. We skied the the couloir  just lookers left of the summit that looks to be the most continuous.

Gros Ventre Backcountry, WY United States | 07/07/08 By powderjunky

Backcountry skiing and the mutt do not go good together. He generally could care less and often gets...Click here for entire article

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Backcountry Skiing Continues Into Summer

Close up of th couloir.

Gros Ventre Backcountry, WY United States | 07/02/08 By powderjunky

With so much to do and ski around here in northern Wyoming, it’s funny how sometimes you can drive ...Click here for entire article

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Ringing the Maroon Bells

The Maroon Bells

Elk Range Backcountry, CO United States | 06/30/08 By TeleMonster

Backcountry Skiing June 27, 2008: A buddy and I decided to ditch work on Friday, so we found ou...Click here for entire article

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Dakine Targa Mitten Backcountry Skiing Gear Review

Dakine Targa Mitt

Jackson Hole Backcountry, WY United States | 06/27/08 By hotChocolate

Before you read this backcountry skiing gear review of the women's Dakine Targa Mitt, there is somet...Click here for entire article

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Day 2 of Backcountry Awesomeness

Booting up to the hourglass couloirs.

Grand Teton National Park, WY United States | 06/25/08 By powderjunky

After a fun first day skiing in Grand Teton National Park, we got up a little earlier and darted up...Click here for entire article

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Summer Skiing in The Park

Can you spot our tent?

Grand Teton National Park, WY United States | 06/23/08 By powderjunky

June, summer is finally here, pools are open, tourists swarm town like flies on poop, and oh yeah, ...Click here for entire article

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Backcountry Adventures Hunting for Antlers

Look, it's an elk!

Northern Nevada Backcountry, NV United States | 06/20/08 By snowNinjas

Feeling fat and restless in the big city, Ken and I decided to get the heck out of town and really ...Click here for entire article

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Crooked Couloir on Mount Audubon

Traversing the Crux of the Ridge

Indian Peaks Wilderness, CO United States | 06/19/08 By TeleMonster

Backcountry Skiing May 17, 2008...Andy, Keith, and I met up at 4am at the gate closure on the road t...Click here for entire article

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Dakine Liteweight Pant Backcountry Skiing Gear Review

Dakine Liteweight Baselayer Pant color Sage

Jackson Hole Backcountry, WY United States | 06/17/08 By hotChocolate

As an avid backcountry skier, I have owned at least 50 different pairs of baselayer pants. During w...Click here for entire article

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Skiing the Young and Dumb Chute- Cecil Rhode Mountain

Close up of the Young and Dumb Chute

Cooper Landing, AK United States | 06/16/08 By TeleMonster

A previous story of mine discussed a first ski descent down a backcountry ski run that we later name...Click here for entire article

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Check out this adorable baby badger video

Baby badger with mama

Southern boondocks backcountry, ID United States | 06/13/08 By snowNinjas

Although backcountry skiing is still rockin this summer, we decided to take a backpacking trip in th...Click here for entire article

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Backcountry Powder Day in June!

Tele Matt enters

Wheeler Peak Wilderness, NM United States | 06/12/08 By lowPro

So just when I told my girlfriend that I was finally done with the backcountry skiing thing for the ...Click here for entire article

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First Descent Junior Mint

Backcountry Skiing Cooper Mountain, Junior Mint

Cooper Landing, AK United States | 06/10/08 By TeleMonster

To start off the First Semi-Annual Cooper Landing Backcountry Ski and Bushwhacking Festival, our fir...Click here for entire article

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More Photos from Mt Everest Expedition

Kurt Crossing a ladder over a deep crevasse in the Khumbu Icefall

Mt. Everest, Nepal | 06/09/08 By hotChocolate

We have gotten an incredible response to Kurt Wedburg's story of climbing Mt. Everest! Here are a f...Click here for entire article

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Redemption on Mt. Everest

Kancha Nuru Sherpa on the summit of Mt Everest

Mt. Everest, Nepal | 06/05/08 By hotChocolate

Here is a very touching story about a climbing trip on Everest. This is a letter that the climber ...Click here for entire article

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Fun backcountry turns in the "C" Couloir

'C' Couloir from Mt. Belford's Summit

Missouri Mtn and Mt Belford, CO United States | 06/04/08 By TeleMonster

Backcountry Skiing the ‘C’ Couloir on Missouri Mountain and the Belford Couloir on Mt. Belford .The...Click here for entire article

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Skiing Mount Hood

Mount Hood.

Mount Hood Backcountry, OR United States | 05/30/08 By powderjunky

Went out to the northwest for a week of backcountry skiing on the Cascade Volcanos. However as we ar...Click here for entire article

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Don't Stop Til You Get Enough

Upper Yule Creek.

Elk Mountains, CO United States | 05/28/08 By gripnrip

What can I say, it just wont end. I was thinking I was done with skiing for the year after a nice 3 ...Click here for entire article

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CAMELBAK GIVES BACK

Camelbak Stealth- used to help quadraplegic patients drink water without assistance!

Boise, ID United States | 05/27/08 By snowNinjas

Most backcountry skiing gear reviews aren't written for hospital patients. But, thanks to Camelbak,...Click here for entire article

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