First in an eight-part series on avalanche education, Caleb starts with the most misunderstood tool in the backcountry: the avalanche forecast. The number is the headline, but the problems and the bottom line are the story
When I started mountaineering back in 1981, outfitting options were limited; thrift shops for Heavy wool sweaters, wool knickers, stiff cagoules or anoraks, and rudimentary foul-weather gear were the norm, and wool was mandatory. Today, outdoor fabric technology has...
Caleb brings an honest look at the most overlooked month in avalanche safety: October. There’s no snow on the ground, but the weak layers that will matter in February are forming right now — in the snowpack, and in us.
