I was asked to test the Gregory Targhee 45 Ski Pack by Outdoor Prolink because I have spent years in the ski guide and avalanche education fields. I routinely carry 40-liter packs on work days. Snow study kits, rescue gear, and…
I felt like a kid at a birthday party opening the much-awaited Osprey Mutant 38 alpine climbing pack. It looked sleek and streamlined online, and now I was about to ground-truth my expectations. As an alpine, ski, and rock guide,…
2015 marks my 18th year of heli ski guiding for Valdez Heli Ski Guides on Thompson Pass, Valdez Alaska. I’ve watched the weather patterns change, skis get fatter, the evolution of beacons and the birth of the air bag. Avalanches are a reality.…