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http://jeffloweclimber.com/index.html I recently went to a screening of Metanoia, a documentary film on the life of Jeff Lowe.  Jeff Lowe is regarded as one of the preeminent technical mountaineers in history, and the film did an incredible job of portraying Jeff for everything that precedes his reputation in general.  From his humble beginning as a youth in a large family with a “eccentric” father and loving mother, their family was all about adventure from the start.  The father would load the kids in the VW Van, and off they would go.  Pictures in the film show a father clad in...

    8kpeak.com is super excited to have obtained one of the 6 pair of the new Fischer ProFoil climbing skins this spring.  This is a new technology that replaces the standard mole hair skins for AT ski touring.  After a week of testing, these are off the chart good. The skin is the result of Fischer’s world leading and patented technology developed over the decades with their cross country skis.  It’s basically a plastic skin that adheres to the base of your skis that brings their fish scale design to an AT ski.  The benefits per the company are...

The Colorado Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame ballot is loaded this year with nominees from Aspen. There are 15 finalists on the ballot for 2015, and six of them have roots in Aspen or still live in the town. The finalists include Steve and Mike Marolt (nominated as a pair), their uncle George “Bud” Marolt, Casey Puckett, Chris Puckett and John “Johno” McBride. A nomination committee selects the finalists. Only four members of the field will be inducted into the Hall of Fame later this year. A 140-member voting panel is holding the election March 20 through April 2,...

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