I have often struggled to find an alpine pack for one- or two-night trips. A pack of this size needs to be comfortable enough to… Read More »Mammut Trion Guide 45L: Not Like Climbing With A Backboard
There are only so many ways of describing an ice tool. Attributes worth discussing are shaft clearance, pick angle and spike pointy-ness–the X-All Mountain excels… Read More »C.A.M.P. Cassin X-All Mountain: Light, Aggressive and Home-Depot Orange
It is more intuitive to pursue “the new” in remote and unexplored mountains, as opposed to a well-known range. “It is often difficult to be… Read More »Exploring The Alps
On September 30, 2011, Italian climbers Marco and Herve Barmasse, a father and son from Northern Italy, established a new route on the southeast face… Read More »Exploring The Alps – Monte Rosa
On March 8, 2011, Herve Barmasse began the first installment of his project–a new, solo route up the south face of Picco Muzio, a subpeak… Read More »Exploring the Alps – Matterhorn
The second ascent of Barmasse’s project was a new route on Mont Blanc, established with Basque brothers Iker and Eneko Pou, with which Barmasse wanted… Read More »Exploring The Alps – Mont Blanc
