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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.
Dec 25 2014 1:05PM
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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.
Dec 15 2015 9:14PM
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cydwhit
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Yesterday was fun







Jan 4 2016 10:55AM
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bardissono
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Highline divide near Mt. Baker


Coming up Paradise at Mt. Rainier
Jan 28 2016 3:58AM
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GayWolf420
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bumping this even though I don't even tour. love seeing Wasatch stoke!
Feb 5 2016 12:39PM
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mikeystark
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Deep days in Tahoe again.
Feb 14 2016 8:51PM
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doyle.
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Whistler backcountry a couple months ago
Feb 16 2016 1:51AM
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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
Mar 3 2016 5:59PM
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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
Mar 17 2016 1:35AM
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Hugo-rxl
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sweat touring to the pass of Saoubiste, french pyrénées.
Mar 17 2016 2:59PM
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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.
Mar 29 2016 2:42AM
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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 :(
Mar 30 2016 10:14PM
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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.
Apr 1 2016 2:03AM
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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
Apr 10 2016 8:12PM
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PoLaRpEaK
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Apr 18 2016 7:30PM
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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)
Jun 8 2016 3:24AM
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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
Jun 26 2016 7:52PM
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patagonialuke
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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.
Jul 8 2016 12:13PM
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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
Jul 8 2016 12:21PM
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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.
Jul 27 2016 1:38PM
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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?
Jul 27 2016 4:15PM
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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.
Jul 27 2016 6:27PM
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creaturelo
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Couple shots of the kinfolk in Ashcroft!
Sep 8 2016 10:46AM
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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 !
Sep 28 2016 4:41AM
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jca
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Here's one from the first skin of the year today.
Oct 23 2016 2:11AM
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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.









Nov 8 2016 11:32AM
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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.
Dec 4 2016 5:29PM
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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


Dec 25 2016 9:38PM
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skistupid
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The reality of ski mountaineering.
Dec 30 2016 3:06PM
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ShredMasterPlus
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https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/852354/Early-Season-Shreddy-Times
Dec 31 2016 7:31PM
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Jaybrtn
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Alpental backcountry a few days ago

Jan 12 2017 7:52PM
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cozyco
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Nice day today!
Jan 20 2017 3:09PM
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patagonialuke
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Finally got back out today after being sidelined by school, work, and being super sick.

Jan 30 2017 4:07PM
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cemmens
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Nuketown 2020
Feb 10 2017 11:25PM
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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.
Mar 14 2017 4:04AM
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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:
Apr 11 2017 10:42AM
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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
Apr 17 2017 10:33AM
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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
May 29 2017 3:46PM
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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.
Jun 28 2017 11:25PM
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Piste.Off
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Skin up Mt. St. Vrain in RMNP a few weeks ago

Nov 14 2017 11:31PM
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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
Dec 5 2017 7:03PM
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kalle.
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i'm blessed to call this my home
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Dec 6 2017 3:21PM
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