It was January 1st 2010, a new year! while most where fast asleep at 7am with pending hangovers, I chose a different path of celebration for the new year. with pack strapped on, and ice axe hanging, my friend John and I hopped in my truck and headed the 25 snow-covered miles to Ricketts Glen
every backpacker and adventure enthusiast probably has some sort of survival guide in there bag of tricks, but its not always practical to have it on you when you will need it most. This forces us to photo copy key points, or memorize it, which is not a bad thing by any mean, but what
A mountaineer without an ice axe is like a bird with out wings, they are both kinda stuck without much mobility. that why its important to have a piece of equipment your comfortable with. i just recently picked up a Black Diamond Raven Axefrom my local shop. From the first time I held the Raven