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The Touring Photo Thread

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J.D.
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This thread is for posting the no doubt amazing and beautiful photographs you took while skinning. Also for video, or any other one-off media you might have. Show everybody where you went today.

Note: If you want to post a trip report, feel free to make a new thread dedicated to it. Good TR's deserve their own thread.
10 years ago
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Squirrel_Murphy
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The start of the day was great and the snow stayed that way, we only climbed to 9k feet though since visibility was bad higher than that. This was Friday in the Mt. Shasta BC.
9 years ago
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cydwhit
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Yesterday was fun







9 years ago
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bardissono
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Highline divide near Mt. Baker


Coming up Paradise at Mt. Rainier
9 years ago
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GayWolf420
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bumping this even though I don't even tour. love seeing Wasatch stoke!
9 years ago
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mikeystark
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Deep days in Tahoe again.
9 years ago
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doyle.
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Whistler backcountry a couple months ago
9 years ago
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cydwhit
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Big old TR and a fat load of photos here:http://blistergearreview.com/features/jumbo-pass
9 years ago
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VD.
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[URL]https://www.newschoolers.com/photos/view/819781/Early-AM-on-the-Skin-Trac[/URL]k
9 years ago
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Hugo-rxl
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sweat touring to the pass of Saoubiste, french pyrénées.
9 years ago
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250r
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headed out to fissile off of whistler today. really stoked to have finally skied it.



looking into saddle chute


elevator shaft/wrap around chute is the line lookers left of the summit, summit chute is on the right of the summit, saddle chute to the right of summit chute. 4 of us skied saddle chute while the rest of the group skied main chute and banana chute on the lower ridge of the mountain. absolutely amazing snow quality.


had a massive crew out there. i think there were 11 of us.



looking back from a distance


a nice little bonus line to end the day, snow was great, definetly worth the extra 30 minutes.



really awesome day, great snow, amazing mountain. will be the last day with good stability for a little bit. alpine temps climbing up to 10°C this week. time to change gears and go shred some slushy pipe.
9 years ago
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cozyco
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Hugo-rxlsweat touring to the pass of Saoubiste, french pyrénées.


Damn, the second picture is pure kickturn porn!

Kickturns on more busy skintracks are crap here in Canada compared to Europe plus people try to skin even the steepest stuff straight. Missing the sweet skintracks in Switzland and German alps :(
9 years ago
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Drail
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Actually was warm enough for my phone battery didn't die instantly and I took a photo. It's a purdy one, so I figured it's worth a share.
9 years ago
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Loco-Deer-Slayer
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Couple of pictures from Utah

Sunrise near Pole Line pass up to Superior. Pretty classic Wasatch day


SLC lit up in Hogum near the bottom of Coal Pit headwall.


Approaching the summit of North Thunder mountain (11,150 ft)


My buddy topping out on the summit of Mt. Tukuhnikivatz (12,482 ft.) with Moab in the background


Ascending the NE Couloir of Lone Peak (11,253 ft.) after a long hike up Bells Canyon
9 years ago
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PoLaRpEaK
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9 years ago
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Ghini
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On our way back from a bivacco couloir touring mission in Italy (Gran Paradiso area) I found this dead Ibex. It was a youngster that lost a fight with another Ibex. Foxes and birds feasted on the carcass earlier that day.
I chopped his neck with a sharp stone and then cut his flesh and tendons with my knife. Its with an taxidermist now and will soon be on my wall. (without the skin, that was not intact anymore)
9 years ago
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patagonialuke
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Recently committed to skiing every month this year. Fantastic choice so far.


heading up Naylor Lake Chute


Matt coming down a chute on Mt. Wilcox


Me nearing the bottom of the chute


me hoppin down Tuning Fork


further down tuning fork
9 years ago
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patagonialuke
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The referenced post has been removed.


Probably gonna resort to St. Mary's Glacier, and then I've heard Rollins Pass near WP holds snow late as well. However, I've been pleasantly surprised as to how much decent skiing you can still find here through July:







On another note, wow I really need to get a real camera.
9 years ago
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patagonialuke
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photos didn't work, still terrible at this:



Going up





Eric coming down whats left of the Mt. Mahler/ Mt. Richtofen saddle.



Me sliding down the upper portion
9 years ago
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patagonialuke
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dang that's a lot of snow- getting really thin out here. Tried Sundance Mountain in RMNP last thursday and it was rough.
9 years ago
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cydwhit
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patagonialukedang that's a lot of snow- getting really thin out here. Tried Sundance Mountain in RMNP last thursday and it was rough.


what ended up happening in GTNP?
9 years ago
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patagonialuke
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cydwhitwhat ended up happening in GTNP?


Left the skis at home due to less ambitious trip partners and a tight schedule. Some inspiring lines up there though, will definitely be coming back.
9 years ago
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creaturelo
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Couple shots of the kinfolk in Ashcroft!
9 years ago
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Hugo-rxl
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fa96Damn, the second picture is pure kickturn porn!

Kickturns on more busy skintracks are crap here in Canada compared to Europe plus people try to skin even the steepest stuff straight. Missing the sweet skintracks in Switzland and German alps :(



thanks ! I confirm that was really good but steep.
I'm coming next winter to try canada's skintracks, I'll see !
9 years ago
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jca
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Here's one from the first skin of the year today.
9 years ago
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patagonialuke
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Have yet to put my skins on this year but we got to ski on non-glaciated snow for this first time since April so I'm counting on it.









9 years ago
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patagonialuke
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Finally got out for some real skiing this weekend. Had almost forgotten how fun it is.
8 years ago
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Rafiki
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not exactly AT or BC, but 2 feet dumped overnight in Arizona so we hopped lots of ropes and lapped off trail trees


8 years ago
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skistupid
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The reality of ski mountaineering.
8 years ago
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ShredMasterPlus
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https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/852354/Early-Season-Shreddy-Times
8 years ago
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Jaybrtn
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Alpental backcountry a few days ago

8 years ago
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cozyco
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Nice day today!
8 years ago
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patagonialuke
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Finally got back out today after being sidelined by school, work, and being super sick.

8 years ago
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cemmens
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Nuketown 2020
8 years ago
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GayWolf420
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Near gobblers knob in big cottonwood canyon. It heated up tremendously on the skin up but we chose some safe routes down the ridge. It made for a good first time out on the skin track walkin around the mountains with good friends and im definitely yearnin for some more treks this spring.
8 years ago
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patagonialuke
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Super stoked to start getting on some steeper/tighter stuff now that CO's snow is stabalizing.




Wrote a bit about the most recent trip here:
8 years ago
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patagonialuke
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Finally got to tick off a few lines that have been on my list for a while
8 years ago
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patagonialuke
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have been really enjoying the don't-sleep/skin/walk/ski/go-to-work routine these past few weeks
8 years ago
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~Gotama~
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https://www.instagram.com/p/BV2uw6yAtzC/?taken-by=kingcolin08&hl=en
https://www.instagram.com/p/BU5kfslgv5x/?taken-by=kingcolin08&hl=en

excellent summer skiing in Mammoth.
8 years ago
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Piste.Off
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Skin up Mt. St. Vrain in RMNP a few weeks ago

8 years ago
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GayWolf420
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*typical top of grizzly gulch Mt superior down canyon view photo*

Coverage was decent, still sharky waters but nabbed a few bottomless turns which felt niceeeee.

Crew going back up. Skied skiers left on the other side of the trees you can't see. Was really nice. Had some minor technical difficulties on the trek back up and wasn't able to get as much skiing in as imagined. It's funny how quick you learn in kinda bad situations how possibly faulty your stuff is and what kind of upgrades are needed. My rebranded Black diamond 4FRNT skins froze the fuck up.

Stoooooked! Shitty high pressure ridge for a while is a real fuckin bummer though
7 years ago
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kalle.
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i'm blessed to call this my home
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7 years ago
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