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What You Need: Ski Mountaineering
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| Black Diamond's Anarchist Avalung and the Corsa Nanotech Ice Ax |
Black Diamond Anarchist Avalung ($270)
This pack is big enough to carry all the gear for a day trip and comes with an integrated Avalung, a breathing system that lets you suck oxygen from the snow pack if you get buried in an avalanche and then discharges the noxious carbon dioxide far from your face. In other words, this daypack could save your life.
Black Diamond Transfer Shovel ($45)
With an extendable shaft, this aluminum blade shovel is extremely strong and easy to deploy, and it fits easily into your pack.
Life-Link Speed Light Probe ($50)
We hope you don't have to deploy your probe, because if you do, it means you're looking for a buried ski partner. But in that unlikely event, you want a strong probe that easily clicks into place and doesn't weigh you down. This is it.
C.A.M.P.-USA Corsa Nanotech Ice Axe ($130)
This aggressive axe is extremely light, but C.A.M.P. reinforces its durability with steel alloy in the pike and shaft.
C.A.M.P.-USA Pulse Helmet, ($100)
As light as a bike helmet, easily adjustable, well ventilated, and warm, this cross ski-climbing helmet was hardly noticeable on my head.
C.A.M.P.-USA XLC Nanotech Crampon ($170)
Like the ice axe, these lightweight crampons are reinforced with steel tips on the front points to increase durability and strength—essential when the snowpack resembles concrete. And, at 478 grams, they weigh slightly more than a sandwich.
Published: 21 May 2009
The details, dates, and prices mentioned in this article were accurate at the time of publication.
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