BCA T4 Avalanche Rescue Package ($475)– A Great Kit Wil Rickards If you enter avalanche terrain, a beacon, shovel, and probe (BSP) are considered the minimal equipment to pack. (I also encourage a first aid kit, a fix-it kit, and a shelter.) Buying a Package is often going to be the cheapest way of acquiring this gear; the question
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Mammut has a New Firmware Upgrade for Barryvox Beacons – BarryHeart 3.4 Brand new update for Mammut Barryvox avalanche beacons. BarryHeart 3.4 includes optimized resolution and improved sound to help with a more intuitive search. BarryHeart 3.4 The BarryHeart 3.4 firmware upgrade makes searching for avalanche buried subjects using the market-leading Barryvox avalanche transceiver even faster and more intuitive. The
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A versatile guide pack ideal for overnighters and longer tours with solid stability, mountaineering functionality, and ease of access.
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Mammut Pro X Removable Airbag 3.0 Review Austen Beason “Alright, have you got your beacon, shovel, probe? Is your beacon on?” “Yes.” “What about your airbag, is the trigger out? Are all the straps clipped? When it comes to avalanche safety, most backcountry users and snow-avalanche industry professionals agree that beacon, shovel, and probes are absolutely necessary equipment all
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Making Turns in Colorado The North Volume 1 by Fritz Sperry Wil Rickards Before I share my thoughts on Fritz Sperry’s latest volume I feel the need to expose the elephant in the room. The way people approach guidebooks is often loaded. It is a genre that polarizes thinking. Guidebooks inspire a lot of raw emotion. Much of it beyond
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Outdoor Retailer Snow Show 2020 – Over 100 Meetings with Your Favorite Outdoor Gear Companies! Outdoor Retailer Snow Show 2020 is now over, and the Engearment Team has compiled over 100 meetings with some of your favorite outdoor companies. Many of them in video interview format! The Engearment crew took 4 camera rigs and 8 writers to cover the massive
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