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K2 WayBack Alpine Ski
Tramdock RSS &bull Yesterday
You spend the pre-season training your legs to gobble up thousands of vertical as you earn your backcountry turns, and you should have a ski that has the same idea of fun. The K2 WayBack Alpine Ski craves hut-to-hut trips… Full Story »
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K2 Performer Full-Zip Hooded Sweatshirt - Men's
Tramdock RSS &bull Aug 31, 2010
The Head Peak XP Alpine Ski Boot gives you the power to attack the whole mountain without feeling like your foot is in a vise. An EVA liner with custom HP Breathing Concept and a wide last (106mm) gives you… Full Story »
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K2 DarkSide Alpine Ski
Tramdock RSS &bull Aug 29, 2010
An invisible force draws you to the K2 DarkSide Alpine Ski, making you feel helpless as a small child. Imposing as the Death Star and good-looking as Ewan McGregor, these big-mountain rocket launchers boast an incredible girth and specialize in… Full Story »
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- backcountry
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- POW
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- Skis
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K2 Chogori Randonnee Ski
Tramdock RSS &bull Aug 24, 2010
The K2 Chogori Randonnee Ski is a tough-as-nails everyday touring ski. This ski has a slightly wider tip and tail than the Sahale, and it's a tad bit heavier as well. That's OK, though. When you're traveling through variable conditions… Full Story »
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K2 Shuksan Randonnee Ski
SteepandCheap.com &bull Aug 21, 2010
Helpful? At Steep and Cheap, we sell premium, core outdoor gear and clothing at prices that are downright criminal. Here's how it works: Steep and Cheap sells one screamin' deal at a time until it's gone. The deals are fat,… Full Story »
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Extreme skier Fredrik Ericsson plunges to his death on K2 attempt
SKIREBEL Magazine &bull Aug 13, 2010Tags: climbing, cooking, Extreme Skiing, Fredrik Ericsson, K2, skiing. Friends gathered at base camp on K2 on August 9th to honour the memory of Swedish mountaineer and professional skier Fredrik "Frippe" Ericsson who fell to his death while attempting to… Full Story »
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- Extreme skiing
- K2
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Fredrik Ericsson Dies Attempting First Ski Descent On K2
About.com Skiing &bull Aug 7, 2010
Reports out of Pakistan are that Swedish "ski adventurer" Fredrik Ericsson has fallen and died in his attempt to climb and ski from the summit of the world's second highest mountain, K2 (8612m). Ericsson was on a push to the… Full Story »
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Fredrik Ericsson Dies Attempting First K2 Ski Descent
About.com Skiing &bull Aug 7, 2010
Reports out of Pakistan are that Swedish "ski adventurer" Fredrik Ericsson has fallen and died in his attempt to climb and ski from the summit of the world's second highest mountain, K2 (8612m). Ericsson was on a push to the… Full Story »
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Fredrik Ericsson K2 Fatal Accident
Powder Magazine - News &bull Aug 6, 2010
Words by Derek Taylor Homeboyski.com is reporting that Swedish Ski Mountaineer Fredrik Ericsson was killed in a fall while attempting to summit and ski K2, the world's second-highest peak. Ericsson was attempting to ski the three highest summits in the… Full Story »
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Fredrick Ericsson Dies on K2
TetonAT.com &bull Aug 6, 2010It is being reported on HomeboySki.com that Swedish ski mountaineer Fredrick Ericsson has died on K2. Fredrick, who was trying to ski K2, was with female Austrian mountaineer Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner and on a summit bid when Fredrick, for unknown reasons,… Full Story »
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Fredrik Ericsson's Death on K2
Homeboy's Skiing Blog &bull Aug 6, 2010Swedish skier and climber Fredrik Ericsson was killed on K2. A very sad day on K2 and those os us who knew Fredrik. Full Story »
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Fredrik Ericsson's Quest to Ski K2
SkiNet.com Top Stories &bull Jul 26, 2010
Fredrik Ericsson is attempting to ski the world's three tallest mountains within the span of two yearsatoday, he hopes to cross the first of three finish lines by summiting and skiing K2. Fredrik Ericsson is attempting to ski the worldas… Full Story »
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Season Recap: Pep Fujas
Powder Magazine &bull Jul 23, 2010
Interview by Mike RoggeHey Pep, how's it going? Hey Mike, things are great! How was your season? My season was great! I didn't get a lot done in terms of filming this year, but what I did do I'm very satisfied with. I kicked off my season with a trip to India with Andy Mahre. It was a quick trip, approximately 9 days, to a place called Gulmarg. It was a hell of a trip. No snow, an unfortunate encounter with a rock left me with a huge bruise and hematoma on my back, great food and wonderful people made… Full Story »
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K2 Ski Factory Tour
Off-Piste &bull Jul 16, 2010
The spring issue of Off-Piste included an article on the handmade or boutique ski movement by Don Pattison. The article looks at the current growth of small ski manufacturers, and it looks at a few of the higher profile operations.… Full Story »
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Fredrik Ericsson Skis From 7,000m On K2
About.com Skiing &bull Jul 14, 2010
Swedish "ski adventurer" Fredrik Ericsson, along with journalist Trey Cook, are well into Fredrik's attempt to climb and ski from the summit of the world's second highest mountain, K2 (8612m). Ericsson and Cook made the climb up to Camp 3… Full Story »
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Nasty Weather on Broad Peak and K2
TetonAT.com &bull Jul 7, 2010I've been getting some reports regarding the status of the Broad Peak and K2 Ski Expeditions going on the the Himalaya right now, and it seems as though bad weather currently has them on hold. Both teams have made it… Full Story »
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Revelation Mountains - Alaska
StraightChuter.com - Backcountry Skiing & Beyond &bull Jun 30, 2010
This trip began two years ago as a brain-child of Noah Howell. Noah had heard vague rumors of a remote, rugged mountain range called the Revelations and had tried to fly in there from Talkeetna but was thwarted by the weather.A In the big AK picture, the Revelations are about 140 miles west/northwest of Anchorage and form an almost perfect equidistant triangle between them, Talkeetna and Anchorage.A You can fly there from either Talkeetna or Anchorage, although Anchorage has more planes to choose from, better weather and better down-time distractions. The closest town to the Revelation Mountains is McGrath, which… Full Story »
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K2 Pontoon Alpine Ski
Tramdock RSS &bull Jun 23, 2010
In 2004, the legendary Shane McConkey pioneered an unheard-of approach to ski design, and the K2 Pontoon Alpine Ski was born. And as the Pontoon built a legend of its own, it kept coming back every year like spring flowers, Santa Claus, and the flu. Expert riders load this ski in the car on epic powder days worth calling in sickor quitting a jobfor. Columbia. This ski was a gamechanger for me. It has changed how well I ski and allowed me to do things I had only dreamed of… Full Story »
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Extreme skier Fredrik Ericsson attempts to ski K2 again
SKIREBEL Magazine &bull Jun 14, 2010Swedish ski mountaineer Fredrik Ericsson has announced plans to complete ski descent of K2 again this summer, a year after his first attempt was curtailed by the death of his expedition partner, Italian Michele Fait, who fell to his death… Full Story »
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Sneak Peek at 2010 Ski Testing: K2 Wayback
Off-Piste &bull Jun 9, 2010
K2's 2010 backcountry ski line-up has a few notable changes from the 2009 season. First, all of K2's Backside line feature their new p-tex top sheet material. The idea behind the p-tex is to keep snow from building up on… Full Story »
