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01 Nov 2018

The Birth of Iceland’s Ski Touring Culture

Karin Kirk 1

14 Mar 2017

A Pirate’s Bounty- Skiing and Sailing in Iceland’s Hornstrandir Nature Reserve

Brennan Lagasse 0

21 Oct 2015

The Skier and the Sea

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Brennan Lagasse

on Exploratory Ski Touring in the Himalayas

Puru, Shoot Luke an email and he'll get you sorted: http://www.himalaya-alpine.com/contact/ Let us know how it goes, happy turns!! BL

Puru

on Exploratory Ski Touring in the Himalayas

Hi Bren. I Just Read your blog and your plan to trip for Nepal. Have you ever been in Nepal ? Have you found any places for ski ? If…

Claire

on Comparing European Alps to North American Mountain Guiding Styles

This is such a wonderful guide thanks for sharing such detailed information regarding European and American Alps. cheers dso share such interesting article like this. indeed.

Jonathan Sansgaard

on Holden Village- A Near Religious Experience

This is such an awesome article, because I LOVE Holden Village from the pastor side of things. I have never thought of it as an extreme skiing base camp. More…

Brent Hansen

on Acting Your Age at 80 in the Backcountry

Thank you for this, Dick Dorworth. Hope you will still go with me in your nineties.

Ascent Backcountry Snow Journal

4 days ago

Peak Highlight.
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The Grand Teton is the tallest peak in the Teton Range at 13,775 feet and the second tallest peak in Wyoming. First ski descent was by Bill Briggs 1971. There have been 8 ski routes off the summit, but none without a rappel. The Ford Stetner Route is included in the book 50 Classic Ski Descents of North America. 🏔🧐 Photo taken from Mount Moran. #wearebackcountryskiing ... See MoreSee Less

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Ascent Backcountry Snow Journal

1 week ago

So sorry to hear of the passing of Lasseraq Skifte, a man who loved Greenland, his family, and skiing. Anyone who had the chance to experience Greenland with him was lucky, and came away with an appreciation of his large place in the ski world. Here is a piece I wrote after my time in Greenland, hosted by Lasseraq and his wife Ane Sofie. Our condolences to the Skifte family. ... See MoreSee Less

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Ascent Backcountry Snow Journal

1 week ago

Leave some trace...
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