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Bleeding Edge: These Are the Best Knife Steels Just Hitting the Market

About every five years, the “best” readily available steel changes and we are about 4 years and 11 months into the reign of the M390 family of steels. This means that it is about time to cast our sights out to the bleeding edge of metallurgy and see what is coming next.

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Adam Ondra Fires First Repeat of ‘Trofeo dell’Adriatico’ (5.15a)

Adam Ondra claimed the second ascent of 'Trofeo dell'Adriatico,' a decade-old Arco route bolted by David Lama and first freed by Gabriele Moroni.

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Talent Search: Iconic Minneapolis Outdoors Shop Wants to Train a New Owner

Fifty years after opening Midwest Mountaineering, founder Rod Johnson wants to find the right professional to run it for the next 50.

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China to Launch a Robotic Skiing Insect at the Beijing Olympics, Because of Course

In what we can only assume is further evidence the end is nigh, Chinese engineers have 'perfected' a six-legged robot and will unleash its terror on the world at the Winter Olympics.

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An Inside Look at the Premier Big Mountain Safety Class in the Country

“There’s this massive chasm between the current style of avalanche training and modern backcountry skiing. It just doesn’t meet the needs of many skiers,” said Zahan Billimoria, a Patagonia athlete and Exum guide, as we skinned up Granite Canyon in Teton National Park. “We need to abandon the curriculum and instead foster curiosity and collaboration in learning snow safety and understanding risks.”

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