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When climbing a mountain, what does one wear to stay warm and dry while looking one’s best? I’ve compiled this primer, for the summit, the base and all activities in between. Summit Day Sierra Designs Down Jacket REI Switchback Waterproof Mittens Patagonia Waterproof Bib Outdoor Research Balaclava Julbo Glacier Goggles Koflach Degre Boots Grivel G12 […] Photo Credit: www.oldmencrying.com I just started a fitness-training program for a new client, a Frenchman named Claude*. I expected Claude would buy a dozen sessions upfront, like many of my clients do, since it is cheaper that way. But when I Claude handed me his check I saw it was for only three. […] I spent $260 on a pair of shoes last week. Should I be ashamed? Granted, they aren’t Guccis or John Varvatos or some other buttery-leather confection that a pretty boy would don to tour Milan. They’re Koflachs, a brand that sounds more like a sneeze than a shoe. Austrians made them, bearded men in steel-rimmed […] Photo Credit: www.loveofmountains.com Sometime around January 24, 2007, I will trudge up an icy hillock, gulping at thin air, and stand at the top of Mt. Aconcagua, at 22,841 feet. There will be nowhere higher to go. It’s the highest point in the Western Hemisphere. To the north and south I will look […] |
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