This blog is dedicated to going fast and light in the backcountry. Of late, it seems the Italians have been far more interested in the fast aspect of the motto. Employees of C.A.M.P. recently made a day trip from Premana where the company headquarters is situated in the pre-Alps of Northern Italy to the headquarters […]

86 racers participated in the Loveland Ski Area COSMIC event this past Saturday, March 3rd. Ethan Passant and Monique Merrill conquered a course with 4,000 feet of ascending and -35 degree wind chill on the Ridge at Loveland on their way to victory in the men’s and women’s field. Racers started on foot and ran […]

From the COSMIC site: The following is an outline of the "fair weather" course; the final course will be a variation on this course. We’ll do our best with weather and snow conditions on Saturday morning to give participants the most challenging and scenic skiing and skinning possible. 1.       Start Base Area. Competitors […]

WTF! I ground to a stop gasping for air after two miles on the four mile loop I’ve done more than a hundred times. Yeah the Denver pollution combined with already dry air at altitude makes for less than ideal cardio conditions, but why on earth was I getting so winded? Frustrated that night, I […]

Team Crested Butte athlete Bryan Wickenhauser says he might expect a podium spot somewhere behind Ethan Passant. That all depends, though, on who shows up from Jackson Hole and how Pete Swenson performs. Based on results from the first two COSMIC races, it seems Crested Butte and Jackson Hole have the corner on this year’s […]

As Greg Hill pushes his way towards his goal of climbing 1 million vertical feet on skis in 100 days, another C.A.M.P. sponsored Team Crested Butte athlete gives him a run at the 24 Hours of Sunlight … Read the article from the Denver Post here See detailed race results here

The one-ounce C.A.M.P. Nano Wire carabiner has received the prestigious Best in Gear (B.I.G.) award from Rock & Ice magazine. The award will be presented in the 2007 Gear Guide hitting shelves this month. B.I.G. awards represent a consensus among the editors on the best gear in a variety of categories. Selection criteria include overall […]

Alpinist 19 has a written account from Charlie Fowler of a gnarly fall he took from the North Chimney on the Diamond in 1984. He walked away from that incident unscathed, but died in December along with Christine Boskoff during a discovery expedition in China. Fowler’s body was recovered in avalanche debris. Boskoff’s remains are […]

Finishing times for the first two COSMIC races are posted at www.cosmicski.com. The gap between the winners and the followers was larger in the second race at Snowmass, but the initial results show that this will be an increasingly competitive series … Sunlight results – click here Snowmass results – click here

Lou Dawson over at Wild Snow picks up on the “amazing lightweight gear” and becomes a believer.  Thanks Lou, it was a pleasure hosting you. One of the crew from BC.Com, whom we were visiting with at the time, almost skipped a heartbeat upon your arrival and was moved to share his most recent trip […]