Day Four in AK–Skiing “R.F.S”

by Rob Coppolillo April 30, 2012

Our fourth day of our AMGA ski-mountaineering course, Valdez, Alaska.

AK Pics from our AMGA Ski-Mountaineering Course

by Rob Coppolillo April 30, 2012

Three days into our AMGA ski-mountaineering course and it’s going well.

Stuff I’m Loving for AK–a New BCA Shovel and my Deuter Guide 45

by Rob Coppolillo April 19, 2012

AK prep continues–I leave for my AMGA ski-mountaineering course and aspirant exam this coming Wednesday.

Dynafit ONE PX – Your First Look at Next Year’s Gotta-Have Ski Boot

by Rob Coppolillo April 17, 2012

They absolutely knock it out of the park with the TLT boot, but rather than pull on a pair and go touring for a year or two, they immediately get back into the lab and start tinkering…and the ONE PX is born.

Tech4o

Pretty Cool Little GPS Watch–the Tech4o Discover

by Rob Coppolillo April 14, 2012

When the generous folks at Tech40 offered to let me test one of their GPS watches, I thought to myself “Yawn”…but after a couple days in the field with it, I gotta say, it’s pretty cool.

Old Cabin

AK Prep-Hard Gore!

by Rob Coppolillo April 12, 2012

No guidebook exists (that I know of) and visitors are few, especially on skis. You will not find specific place names herein, and certainly no GPS coordinates.