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An evolving mantra: Fast and Light

Posted on May 8, 2023May 8, 2023 by Eric Carter

For a long time, one of the foundations of my identity as an athlete has been going FAST AND LIGHT in the mountains. That is still the case – moving unencumbered through terrain is an amazing feeling. More recently however, my mindset has shifted, particularly with skiing. Fast and light can certainly be an exciting[…]

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Ropes on the Coast

Posted on April 30, 2018April 27, 2018 by Eric Carter

I’ve seen lots of questions about the need to carry or use a rope on the South Coast of BC for ski touring on glaciers. Often the first “expert” to answer says something along the lines of “if you have to ask, you should just bring one”. While there may be a bit of truth[…]

Posted in Gear Tagged BC, Crevasse, Petzl, Rescue, Rope, South Coast 2 Comments

Fischer AlpAttack Race Ski Review

Posted on February 23, 2016 by Eric Carter

Fischer has made a rather quiet entrance to the skimo market over the last few years despite being the biggest ski brand in the world. Starting out with the RCx and then introducing the AlpAttack, they have now moved on to the 2nd generation, black AlpAttack. Having nordic raced with Fischer skis, I was pretty[…]

Posted in Gear Tagged AlpAttack, Fischer, Gear, Race, Review, Skimo, Skis 6 Comments

Favorite Skimo Gear

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Eric Carter

With two big skimo racing road trips under my belt this season, I had the chance to identify some of my absolute favourite bits of gear. I was using this stuff every day in Colorado and Wyoming and most of it will come with me to Europe. Not just for racing, but for ski mountaineering[…]

Posted in Gear Tagged CAMP, Cannon, Crazy Idea, Dynafit, Favorite, Gear, Hammer, RC-1, Review, Skimo.Co, Snapseed, Suunto 2 Comments

Mountain Running – What’s in the pack?

Posted on July 10, 2014May 26, 2015 by Eric Carter

UPDATED: MAY 25, 2015 to reflect a few small changes. I’ve had a few recent questions about what I bring along on mountain runs so here is my list. To be clear, I differentiate between a long run in the valley where water is plentiful and it is easy to bail, compared to mountain runs that[…]

Posted in Gear Tagged Black Diamond, Dynafit, Gear, Hammer, Nutrition, Pack, Suunto, Training 3 Comments

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